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Marvin Johnson vs Mate Parlov — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Marvin Johnson

Cross-division

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT, CRUISERWEIGHT

Mate Parlov

Marvin Johnson (43-6) and Mate Parlov (24-3-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Johnson

43

Wins35 KO · 81%

6

Losses

0

Draws50 tracked bouts

Parlov

24

Wins12 KO · 50%

3

Losses

2

Draws29 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Johnson leads 1–0

Marvin Johnson and Mate Parlov have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.

Marvin Johnson and Mate Parlov have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met1978Dec 2Series
Marvin JohnsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mate ParlovFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Johnson 6 · Parlov 2 of 8 measurable rows
JohnsonParlov
Record
43-6 (edge)24-3-2
Win %0–100%
87.8% (edge)
86.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 35
35 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
81.4% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
82% (edge)
50%
Times stopped†max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 6
3.6
6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
29

† 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
Marvin Johnson: 5′10″
Mate Parlov: No height on file
Reachnot held
Marvin Johnson: 72″
Mate Parlov: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Marvin Johnson: 72
Mate Parlov: Died aged 59
Stance
Marvin Johnson: Southpaw
Mate Parlov: Southpaw

Marvin Johnson left, Mate Parlov right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Marvin Johnson44 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Marvin Johnson: 44 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (82%) and 8 on the cards (18%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 82%8 on the cards 18%

Mate Parlov24 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Mate Parlov: 24 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (50%) and 12 on the cards (50%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 50%12 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Marvin Johnson 50, Mate Parlov 29 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Parlov better on 1

Johnson

Opponent

Parlov

  • Marvin Johnson

    0–2 against

    Loss, TKO 8

    1979

    Loss, TKO

    1977

    MuhammadParlov better

    Mate Parlov

    0–1–1 against

    Draw, PTS

    1976

    Loss, PTS

    1976

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

Marvin Johnson last boxed on May 23, 1987 — 14,395 days ago. Johnson had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Leslie Stewart.WWWWL

Searcy Oct 1985Lux Dec 1985Stewart Feb 1986Emébé Sep 1986Stewart May 19873.6 tracked bouts per year

Mate Parlov has lost the most recent, to Marvin Camel. Parlov last boxed on Mar 31, 1980.LWWDL

Johnson Dec 1978Maye Jul 1979Mundine Sep 1979Camel Dec 1979Camel Mar 19806 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Marvin Johnson and Mate Parlov ever fought each other?
Yes. Marvin Johnson and Mate Parlov met once on December 2, 1978, and Marvin Johnson won by TKO.
The meeting

WDec 2, 1978 · Johnson · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or Parlov?
Marvin Johnson is 43-6 and Mate Parlov is 24-3-2. Marvin Johnson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Johnson43–687.8%

Parlov24–3–286.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Parlov?
Marvin Johnson has 35 knockout wins and Mate Parlov has 12. Marvin Johnson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johnson3581.4%

Parlov1250%

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and Parlov have any common opponents?
Marvin Johnson and Mate Parlov share 1 common opponent: Matthew Saad Muhammad. Mate Parlov fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Parlov?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Marvin Johnson and 29 bouts tracked for Mate Parlov. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson50bouts

Parlov29bouts

How They Win ↓

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