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John L. Gardner vs Ossie Ocasio — record, stats and common opponents compared

John L. Gardner

🇵🇷PUERTO RICO

Ossie Ocasio

John L. Gardner (4-2 across 6 tracked bouts) and Ossie Ocasio (23-13-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Gardner

Tracked record

4–2

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ocasio

23

Wins12 KO · 52%

13

Losses

1

Draw37 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

Gardner leads 1–0

John L. Gardner and Ossie Ocasio have met 1 time; Gardner leads 1–0.

John L. Gardner and Ossie Ocasio have met 1 time; Gardner leads 1–0.
Met1981Mar 17Series
John L. GardnerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ossie OcasioFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Gardner 4 · Ocasio 3 of 7 measurable rows
GardnerOcasio
Record†
4-2 (edge)23-13-1
Win %0–100%
66.7% (edge)
63.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 12
3
12 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—52.17%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
52%
Times stopped‡max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.2
1.3
2.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
6
37

† 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
John L. Gardner: No height on file
Ossie Ocasio: 6′0″
Reachnot held
John L. Gardner: No reach on file
Ossie Ocasio: 74″
Age2 yrs apart
John L. Gardner: 73
Ossie Ocasio: 71
Stance
John L. Gardner: Not recorded
Ossie Ocasio: Orthodox

John L. Gardner left, Ossie Ocasio right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John L. Gardner4 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

John L. Gardner: 4 tracked wins — 4 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

4 by KO/TKO 100%

Ossie Ocasio23 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

Ossie Ocasio: 23 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (52%) and 11 on the cards (48%). Counted from 37 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 52%11 on the cards 48%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John L. Gardner 6, Ossie Ocasio 37 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Ocasio better on 1 · even on 1

Gardner

Opponent

Ocasio

  • John L. Gardner

    Loss, KO 4

    1981

    DokesEven

    Ossie Ocasio

    0–1–1 against

    Loss, TKO 1

    1980

    Draw, SD

    1980

  • John L. Gardner

    Loss, PTS

    1979

    YoungOcasio better

    Ossie Ocasio

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1979

    Win, SD

    1978

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

John L. Gardner last boxed on Jun 12, 1981 — 16,565 days ago. Gardner had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Michael Dokes.WLWWL

Ekwelum May 1977Young Dec 1979Gauwe Apr 1980Ocasio Mar 1981Dokes Jun 19811.3 tracked bouts per year

Ossie Ocasio last boxed on Nov 23, 1992 — 12,383 days ago. Ocasio had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Lewis Jun 1990Harding Oct 1990Hunter Dec 1990Williams Aug 1992García Nov 19922.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John L. Gardner and Ossie Ocasio ever fought each other?
Yes. John L. Gardner and Ossie Ocasio met once on March 17, 1981, and John L. Gardner won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

WMar 17, 1981 · Gardner · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gardner or Ocasio?
John L. Gardner is 4-2 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ossie Ocasio is 23-13-1. John L. Gardner has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Gardner4–266.7%

Ocasio23–13–163.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Gardner or Ocasio?
John L. Gardner has 3 knockout wins and Ossie Ocasio has 12. Ossie Ocasio has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Gardner3

Ocasio1252.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gardner and Ocasio have any common opponents?
John L. Gardner and Ossie Ocasio share 2 common opponents: Michael Dokes and Jimmy Young. Ossie Ocasio fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Michael DokesL0–1–1

Jimmy YoungLW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gardner and Ocasio?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for John L. Gardner and 37 bouts tracked for Ossie Ocasio. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gardner6bouts

Ocasio37bouts

How They Win ↓

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