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.
Larry Middleton (2-5-1 across 8 tracked bouts) and Ron Lyle (43-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 5 common opponents.
Larry Middleton vs Ron Lyle — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Ron Lyle leads 2–0- Ron Lyle wonLyle vs MiddletonOct 31, 1973 · UD
- Ron Lyle wonLyle vs MiddletonDec 9, 1972 · KO · R3
The Numbers
- 2-5-1
- Record
- 43-7-1 (edge)
- 31.3%
- Win %
- 85.3% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 31 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 72.09%
- 50%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 73% (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.7
- Bouts per year
- 2.2 (edge)
- 8
- Bouts tracked
- 54
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 76″ (193 cm)
- —
- Age
- 85
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyLarry Middleton · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Ron Lyle · 44 wins
KO/TKO
32
Decision
12
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (8 and 54 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Larry Middleton
LLDWL
L2 streak · last fought Jul 10, 1976
Ron Lyle
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Aug 18, 1995
Common Questions
- Have Larry Middleton and Ron Lyle ever fought each other?
- Yes. Larry Middleton and Ron Lyle have met 2 times and Ron Lyle leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Larry Middleton or Ron Lyle?
- Larry Middleton is 2-5-1 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ron Lyle is 43-7-1. Ron Lyle has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Larry Middleton or Ron Lyle?
- Larry Middleton has 1 knockout win and Ron Lyle has 31. Ron Lyle has more.
- Do Larry Middleton and Ron Lyle have any common opponents?
- Larry Middleton and Ron Lyle share 5 common opponents: Joe Bugner, Jimmy Ellis and Oscar Bonavena (and 2 others). Ron Lyle fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Larry Middleton and Ron Lyle?
- This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Larry Middleton and 54 bouts tracked for Ron Lyle. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.