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Jimmy Jones (2-7-4 across 14 tracked bouts) and Ken Overlin (136-19-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Jimmy Jones vs Ken Overlin — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jimmy Jones

Tracked record

2–7–4

14 tracked bouts

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

Ken Overlin

136–19–10

169 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Ken Overlin leads 1–0

The Numbers

2-7-4
Record
136-19-10 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

30.8%
Win %
85.5% (edge)
1
Wins by knockout
24 (edge)
KO rate
17.65%
50% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
18%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Times stopped
2

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
0.8
Bouts per year
14.5 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

14
Bouts tracked
169

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′9″ (175 cm)
Reach
70″ (178 cm)
Age
116
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Middleweight
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jimmy Jones · 2 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0

Ken Overlin · 136 wins

KO/TKO
24
Decision
112
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (14 and 169 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Jimmy Jones

    LTKO R5 · Dec 1939

    Billy Soose

    Ken Overlin

    LUD · May 1941LUD · Mar 1941LSD · Jul 1940

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Jimmy Jones

LLWLD

L2 streak · last fought Dec 19, 1939

Ken Overlin

WWWWD

W4 streak · last fought Sep 26, 1942

Common Questions

Have Jimmy Jones and Ken Overlin ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Jones and Ken Overlin met once on June 17, 1936, and Ken Overlin won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Jimmy Jones or Ken Overlin?
Jimmy Jones is 2-7-4 across the 14 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ken Overlin is 136-19-10. Ken Overlin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Jimmy Jones or Ken Overlin?
Jimmy Jones has 1 knockout win and Ken Overlin has 24. Ken Overlin has more.
Do Jimmy Jones and Ken Overlin have any common opponents?
Jimmy Jones and Ken Overlin share 1 common opponent: Billy Soose. Jimmy Jones fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jimmy Jones and Ken Overlin?
This comparison is drawn from 14 bouts tracked for Jimmy Jones and 169 bouts tracked for Ken Overlin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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