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Ken Norton (42-7-1) and Randall Cobb (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Ken Norton vs Randall Cobb — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Ken Norton

42–7–1

54 tracked bouts

🇺🇸AMERICAN

Randall Cobb

Tracked record

2–5

7 tracked bouts

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

Ken Norton leads 1–0

The Numbers

42-7-1 (edge)
Record
2-5

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

85% (edge)
Win %
28.6%
33 (edge)
Wins by knockout
1
78.57%
KO rate
77% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
50%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

4
Times stopped
0 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Title reigns
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.9

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

54
Bouts tracked
7

Tale of the Tape

6′3″ (190 cm)
Height
6′3″ (190 cm)
80″ (203 cm)
Reach
83
Age
72
Orthodox
Stance
Orthadox
Heavyweight
Division
United States
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Ken Norton · 44 wins

KO/TKO
34
Decision
10
Other
0

Randall Cobb · 2 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (54 and 7 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • Ken Norton

    LSD · Jun 1978

    Larry Holmes

    Randall Cobb

    LUD · Nov 1982
  • Ken Norton

    LKO R1 · Mar 1979

    Earnie Shavers

    Randall Cobb

    WTKO R8 · Aug 1980

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Ken Norton

LWDLW

L1 streak · last fought May 11, 1981

Randall Cobb

WLLLL

W1 streak · last fought Mar 18, 1988

Common Questions

Have Ken Norton and Randall Cobb ever fought each other?
Yes. Ken Norton and Randall Cobb met once on November 7, 1980, and Ken Norton won by SD.
Who has the better record, Ken Norton or Randall Cobb?
Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Randall Cobb is 2-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ken Norton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Ken Norton or Randall Cobb?
Ken Norton has 33 knockout wins and Randall Cobb has 1. Ken Norton has more.
Do Ken Norton and Randall Cobb have any common opponents?
Ken Norton and Randall Cobb share 2 common opponents: Larry Holmes and Earnie Shavers. Randall Cobb fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ken Norton and Randall Cobb?
This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 7 bouts tracked for Randall Cobb. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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