Have Kirk Johnson and Vitali Klitschko ever fought each other?

Yes. Kirk Johnson and Vitali Klitschko met once on December 6, 2003, and Vitali Klitschko won by TKO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Johnson or Klitschko?

Kirk Johnson is 37-2-1 and Vitali Klitschko is 45-2. Vitali Klitschko has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Klitschko?

Kirk Johnson has 27 knockout wins and Vitali Klitschko has 41. Vitali Klitschko has more.

Do Johnson and Klitschko have any common opponents?

Kirk Johnson and Vitali Klitschko share 4 common opponents: Larry Donald, Ross Puritty and Levi Billups (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Klitschko?

This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Kirk Johnson and 47 bouts tracked for Vitali Klitschko. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Kirk Johnson vs Vitali Klitschko — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Vitali Klitschko

Kirk Johnson (37-2-1) and Vitali Klitschko (45-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Johnson

Wins27 KO · 73%

Losses

Draw41 tracked bouts

Klitschko

Wins41 KO · 91%

Losses

Draws47 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Klitschko leads 1–0

Kirk Johnson and Vitali Klitschko have met 1 time; Klitschko leads 1–0.
Met	2003Dec 6	Series
Kirk JohnsonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Vitali KlitschkoFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR2Klitschko vs Johnson	1Meeting

Klitschko vs Johnson · Dec 6, 2003

The Numbers

Johnson 1 · Klitschko 7 of 8 measurable rows

JohnsonEdge = longer wingKlitschko

Record: 37-2-145-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 93.8%
95.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 41: 27
41 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 72.97%
91.11% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 73%
91% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 2: 1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 5: 0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3: 2.4
3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47: 41
47

† 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: Kirk Johnson: 6′2″; Vitali Klitschko: No height on file
Reachnot held: Kirk Johnson: 81″; Vitali Klitschko: No reach on file
Agenot held: Kirk Johnson: 54; Vitali Klitschko: No date of birth
Stance: Kirk Johnson: Not recorded; Vitali Klitschko: Orthodox

Kirk Johnson left, Vitali Klitschko right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Kirk Johnson37 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

27 by KO/TKO 73%9 on the cards 24%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Vitali Klitschko45 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

41 by KO/TKO 91%4 on the cards 9%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Kirk Johnson 41, Vitali Klitschko 47 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · even on 44 shared · even on 4

JohnsonKirk Johnson

Opponent

KlitschkoVitali Klitschko

Kirk Johnson
Win, UD
2001Jul 2001
DonaldLarry DonaldUnited States 42–5–3 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Vitali Klitschko
Win, TKO 10
2002Nov 2002
Kirk Johnson
Win, UD
1994May 1994
PurittyRoss PurittyUnited States 31–20–3 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
Vitali Klitschko
Win, TKO 11
2001Dec 2001
Kirk Johnson
Win, UD
1998Aug 1998
BillupsLevi BillupsEvenEven — 1–0 both
Vitali Klitschko
Win, KO 2
1998Mar 1998
Kirk Johnson
Win, TKO 7
1997Jul 1997
MonacoLouis MonacoUnited States 16–39–5EvenEven — 1–0 both
Vitali Klitschko
Win, KO 3
1998Mar 1998

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

Kirk Johnson last boxed on Apr 29, 2010 — 6,020 days ago. Johnson had won once since a no contest with Javier Mora.LWWNCW

Klitschko Dec 2003Martinez Jul 2004Díaz Jun 2005Mora Mar 2006Robertson Apr 20102.4 tracked bouts per year

Vitali Klitschko last boxed on Sep 8, 2012 — 5,156 days ago. Klitschko had won 13 straight, the most recent against Manuel Charr.WWWWW

Briggs Oct 2010Solís Mar 2011Adamek Sep 2011Chisora Feb 2012Charr Sep 20123 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Kirk Johnson and Vitali Klitschko ever fought each other?: Yes. Kirk Johnson and Vitali Klitschko met once on December 6, 2003, and Vitali Klitschko won by TKO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Johnson or Klitschko?: Kirk Johnson is 37-2-1 and Vitali Klitschko is 45-2. Vitali Klitschko has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Klitschko?: Kirk Johnson has 27 knockout wins and Vitali Klitschko has 41. Vitali Klitschko has more.
Do Johnson and Klitschko have any common opponents?: Kirk Johnson and Vitali Klitschko share 4 common opponents: Larry Donald, Ross Puritty and Levi Billups (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Klitschko?: This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Kirk Johnson and 47 bouts tracked for Vitali Klitschko. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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