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 McDermott (28-8) and Matt Skelton (29-9 across 38 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.
John McDermott vs Matt Skelton — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- John McDermott wonSkelton vs McDermottMar 15, 2013 · UD
- Matt Skelton wonSkelton vs McDermottDec 10, 2005 · TKO · R1
The Numbers
- 28-8 (edge)
- Record
- 29-9
- 77.8% (edge)
- Win %
- 76.3%
- 18
- Wins by knockout
- 21 (edge)
- 64.29%
- KO rate
- —
- 50%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 83% (edge)
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.9
- Bouts per year
- 3.2 (edge)
- 10
- Bouts tracked
- 38
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
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 76″ (193 cm)
- Reach
- 80″ (203 cm) (edge)
- 46
- Age
- 59
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- British (Scottish)
- Nationality
- British
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohn McDermott · 4 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
2
Other
0
Matt Skelton · 29 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
5
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (10 and 38 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
John McDermott
WLLLL
W1 streak · last fought Mar 15, 2013
Matt Skelton
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Jul 12, 2014
Common Questions
- Have John McDermott and Matt Skelton ever fought each other?
- Yes. John McDermott and Matt Skelton have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, John McDermott or Matt Skelton?
- John McDermott is 28-8 and Matt Skelton is 29-9 across the 38 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. John McDermott has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, John McDermott or Matt Skelton?
- John McDermott has 18 knockout wins and Matt Skelton has 21. Matt Skelton has more.
- Do John McDermott and Matt Skelton have any common opponents?
- John McDermott and Matt Skelton share 2 common opponents: David Price and Danny Williams. Matt Skelton fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John McDermott and Matt Skelton?
- This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for John McDermott and 38 bouts tracked for Matt Skelton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.