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Johnny Nelson vs Magne Havnaa — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Nelson

Magne Havnaa

Johnny Nelson (45-12-2) and Magne Havnaa (1-0 across 1 tracked bout) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Nelson

45

Wins29 KO · 64%

12

Losses

2

Draws61 tracked bouts

Havnaa

Tracked record

1–0

counted from 1 bout 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

Havnaa leads 1–0

Johnny Nelson and Magne Havnaa have met 1 time; Havnaa leads 1–0.

Johnny Nelson and Magne Havnaa have met 1 time; Havnaa leads 1–0.
Met1986Oct 3Series
Johnny NelsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Magne HavnaaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Nelson 3 · Havnaa 3 of 6 measurable rows
NelsonHavnaa
Record†
45-12-21-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
78%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
64.44%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
64% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.1—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61
61
1

† 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
Johnny Nelson: 6′2″
Magne Havnaa: No height on file
Reachnot held
Johnny Nelson: 81″
Magne Havnaa: No reach on file
Agenot held
Johnny Nelson: 59
Magne Havnaa: No date of birth
Stance
Johnny Nelson: Orthodox
Magne Havnaa: Not recorded

Johnny Nelson left, Magne Havnaa right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Johnny Nelson45 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

Johnny Nelson: 45 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (64%) and 16 on the cards (36%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 64%16 on the cards 36%

Magne Havnaa1 win · from 1 tracked bout

Magne Havnaa: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Nelson 61, Magne Havnaa 1 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Johnny Nelson last boxed on Nov 26, 2005 — 7,647 days ago. Nelson had won three straight since a draw with Guillermo Jones.WDWWW

Sellers Apr 2002Jones Nov 2002Petkovic Nov 2003May Sep 2004Cantatore Nov 20053.1 tracked bouts per year

Magne Havnaa last boxed on Oct 3, 1986 — 14,641 days ago. Havnaa had won once, the most recent against Johnny Nelson.W

Nelson Oct 1986

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Nelson and Magne Havnaa ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Nelson and Magne Havnaa met once on October 3, 1986, and Magne Havnaa won by PTS.
The meeting

LOct 3, 1986 · Havnaa · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nelson or Havnaa?
Johnny Nelson is 45-12-2 and Magne Havnaa is 1-0 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Magne Havnaa has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Nelson45–12–278%

Havnaa1–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Havnaa?
Johnny Nelson has 29 knockout wins and Magne Havnaa has 0. Johnny Nelson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nelson2964.4%

Havnaa0

The Numbers ↓
Do Nelson and Havnaa have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Nelson and Magne Havnaa have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Havnaa?
This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Johnny Nelson and 1 bout tracked for Magne Havnaa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nelson61bouts

Havnaa1bout

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