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John McDermott vs Pelé Reid — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John McDermott

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Pelé Reid

John McDermott (28-8) and Pelé Reid (20-6-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

McDermott

28

Wins18 KO · 64%

8

Losses

0

Draws36 tracked bouts

Reid

20

Wins17 KO · 85%

6

Losses

2

Draws28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McDermott leads 1–0

John McDermott and Pelé Reid have met 1 time; McDermott leads 1–0.

John McDermott and Pelé Reid have met 1 time; McDermott leads 1–0.
Met2008Apr 18Series
John McDermottFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Pelé ReidFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

McDermott 5 · Reid 2 of 7 measurable rows
McDermottReid
Record
28-8 (edge)20-6-2
Win %0–100%
77.8% (edge)
75%
Wins by knockoutmax 18
18 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
64.29%
85% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
64%
85% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
4 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36
36
28

† 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 McDermott: 6′3″
Pelé Reid: No height on file
Reachnot held
John McDermott: 76″
Pelé Reid: No reach on file
Age7 yrs apart
John McDermott: 46
Pelé Reid: 53
Stance
John McDermott: Orthodox
Pelé Reid: Orthodox

John McDermott left, Pelé Reid 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 McDermott28 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

John McDermott: 28 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (64%) and 10 on the cards (36%). Counted from 36 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 64%10 on the cards 36%

Pelé Reid20 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Pelé Reid: 20 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (85%) and 3 on the cards (15%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 85%3 on the cards 15%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John McDermott 36, Pelé Reid 28 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · McDermott better on 1 · even on 3

McDermott

Opponent

Reid

  • John McDermott

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 2

    2007

    Win, PTS

    2001

    SimpkinMcDermott better

    Pelé Reid

    Draw, PTS

    2002

  • John McDermott

    Win, PTS

    2007

    KingEven

    Pelé Reid

    Win, TKO

    2006

  • John McDermott

    Win, PTS

    2003

    McCaffertyEven

    Pelé Reid

    1–0–1 against

    Draw, PTS

    2002

    Win, TKO 3

    2001

  • John McDermott

    Win, TKO 2

    2001

    RiceEven

    Pelé Reid

    Win, PTS

    2001

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 McDermott last boxed on Mar 15, 2013 — 4,967 days ago. McDermott had won two straight since losing by stoppage to David Price.LWLWW

Fury Jun 2010Olubamiwo Feb 2011Price Jan 2012Dolgovs Feb 2012Skelton Mar 20132.9 tracked bouts per year

Pelé Reid last boxed on Mar 7, 2009 — 6,436 days ago. Reid had won once since losses to John McDermott and Sam Sexton.WWLLW

Sukhaterin Mar 2007Woollas Jun 2007McDermott Apr 2008Sexton Sep 2008Ingleby Mar 20092.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John McDermott and Pelé Reid ever fought each other?
Yes. John McDermott and Pelé Reid met once on April 18, 2008, and John McDermott won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WApr 18, 2008 · McDermott · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McDermott or Reid?
John McDermott is 28-8 and Pelé Reid is 20-6-2. John McDermott has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

McDermott28–877.8%

Reid20–6–275%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McDermott or Reid?
John McDermott has 18 knockout wins and Pelé Reid has 17. John McDermott has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McDermott1864.3%

Reid1785%

The Numbers ↓
Do McDermott and Reid have any common opponents?
John McDermott and Pelé Reid share 4 common opponents: Luke Simpkin, Paul King and Derek McCafferty (and 1 other). John McDermott fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McDermott and Reid?
This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for John McDermott and 28 bouts tracked for Pelé Reid. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McDermott36bouts

Reid28bouts

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