Have John Tate and Wesley Smith ever fought each other?

Yes. John Tate and Wesley Smith met once on January 16, 1988, and John Tate won by UD.

Who has the better record, Tate or Smith?

John Tate is 34-3 and Wesley Smith is 0-10 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. John Tate has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Tate or Smith?

John Tate has 23 knockout wins and Wesley Smith has 0. John Tate has more.

Do Tate and Smith have any common opponents?

John Tate and Wesley Smith share 1 common opponent: Bernardo Mercado. John Tate fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tate and Smith?

This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for John Tate and 10 bouts tracked for Wesley Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

John Tate vs Wesley Smith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John Tate

Wesley Smith

John Tate (34-3) and Wesley Smith (0-10 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Tate

Wins23 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws38 tracked bouts

Smith

Tracked record

0–10

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Tate leads 1–0

John Tate and Wesley Smith have met 1 time; Tate leads 1–0.
Met	1988Jan 16	Series
John TateFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Wesley SmithFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDTate vs Smith	1Meeting

Tate vs Smith · Jan 16, 1988

The Numbers

Tate 6 · Smith 0 of 6 measurable rows

TateEdge = longer wingSmith

Record^†: 34-3 (edge)0-10
Win %0–100%: 91.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 23: 23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 67.65%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 68%—
Times stopped^‡max 4: 3 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.2: 2.2 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38: 38
10

† 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 Tate: 6′4″; Wesley Smith: No height on file
Reachnot held: John Tate: 80″; Wesley Smith: No reach on file
Agenot held: John Tate: Died aged 43; Wesley Smith: No date of birth
Stance: John Tate: Orthodox; Wesley Smith: Not recorded

John Tate left, Wesley Smith 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 Tate34 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

23 by KO/TKO 68%10 on the cards 29%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Wesley Smith0 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Smith yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Tate 38, Wesley Smith 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Tate better on 11 shared · John Tate better on 1

TateJohn Tate

Opponent

SmithWesley Smith

John Tate
Win, TKO 2
1978Jun 1978
MercadoBernardo MercadoColombia 33–5Tate betterJohn Tate better — 1–0 to 0–1
Wesley Smith
Loss, KO
1988Aug 1988

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 Tate has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Tate last boxed on Jun 10, 1994.WWWLL

Jones Nov 1987Green Dec 1987Smith Jan 1988Quarless Mar 1988Pearce Jun 19942.2 tracked bouts per year

Wesley Smith last boxed on Nov 27, 1998 — 10,187 days ago. Smith had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Tate Jan 1988Mercado Aug 1988McCall Sep 1988Austin Sep 1998Linberger Nov 19980.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have John Tate and Wesley Smith ever fought each other?: Yes. John Tate and Wesley Smith met once on January 16, 1988, and John Tate won by UD.
Who has the better record, Tate or Smith?: John Tate is 34-3 and Wesley Smith is 0-10 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. John Tate has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Tate or Smith?: John Tate has 23 knockout wins and Wesley Smith has 0. John Tate has more.
Do Tate and Smith have any common opponents?: John Tate and Wesley Smith share 1 common opponent: Bernardo Mercado. John Tate fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tate and Smith?: This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for John Tate and 10 bouts tracked for Wesley Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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