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Jimmy Young vs John Jordan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy Young

John Jordan

Jimmy Young (35-18-3) and John Jordan (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Young

35

Wins11 KO · 31%

18

Losses

3

Draws57 tracked bouts

Jordan

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Young leads 1–0

Jimmy Young and John Jordan have met 1 time; Young leads 1–0.

Jimmy Young and John Jordan have met 1 time; Young leads 1–0.
Met1974Mar 4Series
Jimmy YoungFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John JordanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Young 5 · Jordan 0 of 5 measurable rows
YoungJordan
Record†
35-18-3 (edge)1-3
Win %0–100%
65.2% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 11
11 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
31.43%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
31% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
4

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Jimmy Young: 6′2″
John Jordan: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jimmy Young: 74″
John Jordan: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jimmy Young: Died aged 56
John Jordan: No date of birth
Stance
Jimmy Young: Orthodox
John Jordan: Not recorded

Jimmy Young left, John Jordan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jimmy Young35 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Jimmy Young: 35 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (31%) and 24 on the cards (69%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 31%24 on the cards 69%

John Jordan1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

John Jordan: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Young 57, John Jordan 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jimmy Young has won two straight since losing a decision to Tim Anderson. Young last boxed on Sep 22, 1990.NCWLWW

Jameson Aug 1987Kellar Apr 1988Anderson Jun 1988Lux Aug 1988Porter Sep 19902.7 tracked bouts per year

John Jordan last boxed on Oct 9, 1978 — 17,543 days ago. Jordan had lost two straight, after one straight win.LWLL

Bodell Jun 1969Stander Mar 1973Young Mar 1974Bobick Oct 19780.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Young and John Jordan ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Young and John Jordan met once on March 4, 1974, and Jimmy Young won by UD.
The meeting

WMar 4, 1974 · Young · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Young or Jordan?
Jimmy Young is 35-18-3 and John Jordan is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Young has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Young35–18–365.2%

Jordan1–325%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Young or Jordan?
Jimmy Young has 11 knockout wins and John Jordan has 0. Jimmy Young has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Young1131.4%

Jordan0

The Numbers ↓
Do Young and Jordan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Young and John Jordan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Young and Jordan?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Young and 4 bouts tracked for John Jordan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Young57bouts

Jordan4bouts

How They Win ↓

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