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Ken Norton vs Randy Stephens — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ken Norton

Randy Stephens

Ken Norton (42-7-1) and Randy Stephens (1-5 across 6 tracked bouts) 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.

Norton

42

Wins33 KO · 79%

7

Losses

1

Draw50 tracked bouts

Stephens

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 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

Norton leads 1–0

Ken Norton and Randy Stephens have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.

Ken Norton and Randy Stephens have met 1 time; Norton leads 1–0.
Met1978Nov 10Series
Ken NortonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Randy StephensFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Norton 6 · Stephens 1 of 7 measurable rows
NortonStephens
Record†
42-7-1 (edge)1-5
Win %0–100%
85% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 33
33 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
78.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
79% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.7
3.7 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
6

† 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
Ken Norton: 6′3″
Randy Stephens: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ken Norton: 80″
Randy Stephens: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ken Norton: Died aged 70
Randy Stephens: No date of birth
Stance
Ken Norton: Orthodox
Randy Stephens: Not recorded

Ken Norton left, Randy Stephens right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ken Norton42 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Ken Norton: 42 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (79%) and 9 on the cards (21%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 79%9 on the cards 21%

Randy Stephens1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Randy Stephens: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts 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 — Ken Norton 50, Randy Stephens 6 — 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

Ken Norton had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Gerry Cooney. Norton last boxed on May 11, 1981.WLDWL

Stephens Nov 1978Shavers Mar 1979LeDoux Aug 1979Cobb Nov 1980Cooney May 19813.7 tracked bouts per year

Randy Stephens last boxed on May 20, 1983 — 15,857 days ago. Stephens had lost five straight.LLLLL

Mercado Apr 1977Coetzee May 1978Norton Nov 1978Knoetze Oct 1979Ocasio May 19830.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ken Norton and Randy Stephens ever fought each other?
Yes. Ken Norton and Randy Stephens met once on November 10, 1978, and Ken Norton won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WNov 10, 1978 · Norton · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Norton or Stephens?
Ken Norton is 42-7-1 and Randy Stephens is 1-5 across the 6 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.
Records · win %

Norton42–7–185%

Stephens1–516.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Norton or Stephens?
Ken Norton has 33 knockout wins and Randy Stephens has 0. Ken Norton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Norton3378.6%

Stephens0

The Numbers ↓
Do Norton and Stephens have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ken Norton and Randy Stephens have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Norton and Stephens?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Ken Norton and 6 bouts tracked for Randy Stephens. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Norton50bouts

Stephens6bouts

How They Win ↓

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