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Joe Smith, Jr. vs Melvin Russell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joe Smith, Jr.

Melvin Russell

Joe Smith, Jr. (28-5) and Melvin Russell (0-4 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.

Jr.

28

Wins22 KO · 79%

5

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Russell

Tracked record

0–4

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

Jr. leads 1–0

Joe Smith, Jr. and Melvin Russell have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Joe Smith, Jr. and Melvin Russell have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2018Jun 30Series
Joe Smith, Jr.Fighter AWWon1–0W–L
Melvin RussellFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Jr. 6 · Russell 0 of 6 measurable rows
Jr.Russell
Record†
28-5 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
84.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
78.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
79%—
Times stopped‡max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
33
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
Joe Smith, Jr.: 6′0″
Melvin Russell: No height on file
Reachnot held
Joe Smith, Jr.: 76″
Melvin Russell: No reach on file
Agenot held
Joe Smith, Jr.: 37
Melvin Russell: No date of birth
Stance
Joe Smith, Jr.: Orthodox
Melvin Russell: Not recorded

Joe Smith, Jr. left, Melvin Russell right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joe Smith, Jr.28 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Joe Smith, Jr.: 28 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (79%) and 6 on the cards (21%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 79%6 on the cards 21%

Melvin Russell0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Melvin Russell: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Russell yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joe Smith, Jr. 33, Melvin Russell 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

Joe Smith, Jr. last boxed on Oct 7, 2023 — 1,112 days ago. Jr. had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Álvarez Aug 2020Vlasov Apr 2021Geffrard Jan 2022Beterbiev Jun 2022Ramírez Oct 20232.4 tracked bouts per year

Melvin Russell last boxed on Apr 6, 2019 — 2,757 days ago. Russell had lost four straight.LLLL

Rodríguez Jul 2017Wilson Sep 2017Jr. Jun 2018III Apr 20192.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joe Smith, Jr. and Melvin Russell ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Smith, Jr. and Melvin Russell met once on June 30, 2018, and Joe Smith, Jr. won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WJun 30, 2018 · Jr. · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jr. or Russell?
Joe Smith, Jr. is 28-5 and Melvin Russell is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Joe Smith, Jr. has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Jr.28–584.8%

Russell0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jr. or Russell?
Joe Smith, Jr. has 22 knockout wins and Melvin Russell has 0. Joe Smith, Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jr.2278.6%

Russell0

The Numbers ↓
Do Jr. and Russell have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joe Smith, Jr. and Melvin Russell have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jr. and Russell?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Joe Smith, Jr. and 4 bouts tracked for Melvin Russell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jr.33bouts

Russell4bouts

How They Win ↓

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