Have Josh Taylor and Ryan Martin ever fought each other?

Yes. Josh Taylor and Ryan Martin met once on November 3, 2018, and Josh Taylor won by TKO in round 7.

Who has the better record, Taylor or Martin?

Josh Taylor is 19-3 and Ryan Martin is 26-3. Ryan Martin has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Taylor or Martin?

Josh Taylor has 13 knockout wins and Ryan Martin has 16. Ryan Martin has more.

Do Taylor and Martin have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Josh Taylor and Ryan Martin have faced.

Who is bigger, Taylor or Martin?

Ryan Martin is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 2 cm above the other. Ryan Martin also has the longer reach, by 11 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and Martin?

This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Josh Taylor and 27 bouts tracked for Ryan Martin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Josh Taylor vs Ryan Martin — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Josh Taylor (19-3) and Ryan Martin (26-3) 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.

Taylor

Wins13 KO · 68%

Losses

Draws23 tracked bouts

Martin

Wins16 KO · 62%

Losses

Draws27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Taylor leads 1–0

Josh Taylor and Ryan Martin have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.
Met	2018Nov 3	Series
Josh TaylorFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Ryan MartinFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
How it ended	TKOR7Taylor vs Martin	1Meeting

Taylor vs Martin · Nov 3, 2018

The Numbers

Taylor 4 · Martin 4 of 8 measurable rows

TaylorEdge = longer wingMartin

Record: 19-326-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 86.4%
89.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16: 13
16 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 68.42% (edge)
61.54%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 70% (edge)
58%
Times stopped^†max 1: 0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 5: 5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 3.6: 2.3
3.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27: 23
27

† 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″: Josh Taylor: 5′10″; Ryan Martin: 5′11″ (edge)
Reach+4″: Josh Taylor: 70″; Ryan Martin: 74″ (edge)
Age2 yrs apart: Josh Taylor: 35; Ryan Martin: 33
Stance: Josh Taylor: Southpaw; Ryan Martin: Orthodox

Josh Taylor left, Ryan Martin right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Josh Taylor20 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

14 by KO/TKO 70%6 on the cards 30%

Ryan Martin24 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

14 by KO/TKO 58%10 on the cards 42%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Josh Taylor 23, Ryan Martin 27 — 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

Josh Taylor has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Taylor last boxed on May 24, 2025 — 484 days ago.WWLLL

Ramírez May 2021Catterall Feb 2022López Jun 2023Catterall May 2024Essuman May 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Ryan Martin last boxed on Feb 20, 2021 — 2,038 days ago. Martin had won two in a row before losing a decision to Robert Easter Jr..WLWWL

Prescott May 2018Taylor Nov 2018Velasquez Jun 2020Herrera Oct 2020Jr. Feb 20213.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Josh Taylor and Ryan Martin ever fought each other?: Yes. Josh Taylor and Ryan Martin met once on November 3, 2018, and Josh Taylor won by TKO in round 7.
Who has the better record, Taylor or Martin?: Josh Taylor is 19-3 and Ryan Martin is 26-3. Ryan Martin has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Taylor or Martin?: Josh Taylor has 13 knockout wins and Ryan Martin has 16. Ryan Martin has more.
Do Taylor and Martin have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Josh Taylor and Ryan Martin have faced.
Who is bigger, Taylor or Martin?: Ryan Martin is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 2 cm above the other. Ryan Martin also has the longer reach, by 11 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and Martin?: This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Josh Taylor and 27 bouts tracked for Ryan Martin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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