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.
John L. Gardner (3-2 across 5 tracked bouts) and Michael Dokes (53-6-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
John L. Gardner vs Michael Dokes — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Michael Dokes leads 1–0- Michael Dokes wonDokes vs GardnerJun 12, 1981 · KO · R4
The Numbers
- 3-2
- Record
- 53-6-2 (edge)
- 60%
- Win %
- 88.5% (edge)
- 2
- Wins by knockout
- 33 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 62.26%
- 100% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 65%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 0
- Title reigns
- 1 (edge)
- 1.2
- Bouts per year
- 3 (edge)
- 5
- Bouts tracked
- 62
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 78″ (198 cm)
- 73
- Age
- 68
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohn L. Gardner · 3 wins
KO/TKO
3
Decision
0
Other
0
Michael Dokes · 54 wins
KO/TKO
35
Decision
18
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (5 and 62 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedJohn L. Gardner
WKO R6 · Mar 1981Michael Dokes
WTKO R1 · Jun 1980WTKO R1 · Jun 1980DSD · Apr 1980
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
John L. Gardner
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Jun 12, 1981
Michael Dokes
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Oct 11, 1997
Common Questions
- Have John L. Gardner and Michael Dokes ever fought each other?
- Yes. John L. Gardner and Michael Dokes met once on June 12, 1981, and Michael Dokes won by KO in round 4.
- Who has the better record, John L. Gardner or Michael Dokes?
- John L. Gardner is 3-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Michael Dokes is 53-6-2. Michael Dokes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, John L. Gardner or Michael Dokes?
- John L. Gardner has 2 knockout wins and Michael Dokes has 33. Michael Dokes has more.
- Do John L. Gardner and Michael Dokes have any common opponents?
- John L. Gardner and Michael Dokes share 2 common opponents: Ossie Ocasio and Jimmy Young. Michael Dokes fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John L. Gardner and Michael Dokes?
- This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for John L. Gardner and 62 bouts tracked for Michael Dokes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.