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John Simpson vs Lee Selby — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John Simpson

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Lee Selby

John Simpson (26-11) and Lee Selby (28-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Simpson

26

Wins11 KO · 42%

11

Losses

0

Draws7 tracked bouts

Selby

28

Wins9 KO · 32%

4

Losses

0

Draws32 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Selby leads 1–0

John Simpson and Lee Selby have met 1 time; Selby leads 1–0.

John Simpson and Lee Selby have met 1 time; Selby leads 1–0.
Met2011Dec 14Series
John SimpsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Lee SelbyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Simpson 2 · Selby 6 of 8 measurable rows
SimpsonSelby
Record
26-1128-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
70.3%
87.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 11
11 (edge)
9
KO rate0–100%
42.31% (edge)
32.14%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
32% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.3
1
2.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 32
7
32

† 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

Height+1″
John Simpson: 5′7″
Lee Selby: 5′8″ (edge)
Reach+5″
John Simpson: 65″
Lee Selby: 70″ (edge)
Age4 yrs apart
John Simpson: 43
Lee Selby: 39
Stance
John Simpson: Orthodox
Lee Selby: Orthodox

John Simpson left, Lee Selby 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 Simpson1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

John Simpson: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Lee Selby28 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

Lee Selby: 28 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (32%), 18 on the cards (64%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 32 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 32%18 on the cards 64%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Simpson 7, Lee Selby 32 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Selby better on 1

Simpson

Opponent

Selby

  • John Simpson

    0–2 against

    Loss, MD

    2011

    Loss, SD

    2010

    SmithSelby better

    Lee Selby

    Win, KO 8

    2011

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 Simpson last boxed on Mar 1, 2014 — 4,614 days ago. Simpson had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Smith Apr 2011Selby Dec 2011Tseveenpurev May 2013Coyle Nov 2013Murray Mar 20141 tracked bouts per year

Lee Selby last boxed on Mar 26, 2022 — 1,667 days ago. Selby had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Warrington May 2018Douglas Feb 2019Burns Oct 2019Jr. Oct 2020Lemos Mar 20222.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Simpson and Lee Selby ever fought each other?
Yes. John Simpson and Lee Selby met once on December 14, 2011, and Lee Selby won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

LDec 14, 2011 · Selby · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Simpson or Selby?
John Simpson is 26-11 and Lee Selby is 28-4. Lee Selby has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Simpson26–1170.3%

Selby28–487.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Simpson or Selby?
John Simpson has 11 knockout wins and Lee Selby has 9. John Simpson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Simpson1142.3%

Selby932.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Simpson and Selby have any common opponents?
John Simpson and Lee Selby share 1 common opponent: Stephen Smith. Lee Selby fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Stephen SmithLW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Simpson or Selby?
Lee Selby is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 3 cm above the other. Lee Selby also has the longer reach, by 12 cm.
Height · reach

Simpson170 cm165 cm reach

Selby173 cm177 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Simpson and Selby?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for John Simpson and 32 bouts tracked for Lee Selby. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Simpson7bouts

Selby32bouts

How They Win ↓

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