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Marvin Johnson vs Paul Cardoza — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Marvin Johnson

Paul Cardoza

Marvin Johnson (43-6) and Paul Cardoza (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Johnson

43

Wins35 KO · 81%

6

Losses

0

Draws50 tracked bouts

Cardoza

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Johnson leads 1–0

Marvin Johnson and Paul Cardoza have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.

Marvin Johnson and Paul Cardoza have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met1975Apr 17Series
Marvin JohnsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paul CardozaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Johnson 4 · Cardoza 1 of 5 measurable rows
JohnsonCardoza
Record†
43-6 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
87.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 35
35 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
81.4%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
82%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.6—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
1

† 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
Marvin Johnson: 5′10″
Paul Cardoza: No height on file
Reachnot held
Marvin Johnson: 72″
Paul Cardoza: No reach on file
Agenot held
Marvin Johnson: 72
Paul Cardoza: No date of birth
Stance
Marvin Johnson: Southpaw
Paul Cardoza: Not recorded

Marvin Johnson left, Paul Cardoza 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%

Paul Cardoza0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Paul Cardoza: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cardoza yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Marvin Johnson 50, Paul Cardoza 1 — 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

Marvin Johnson last boxed on May 23, 1987 — 14,397 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

Paul Cardoza last boxed on Apr 17, 1975 — 18,816 days ago. Cardoza had lost the most recent, to Marvin Johnson.L

Johnson Apr 1975

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Marvin Johnson and Paul Cardoza ever fought each other?
Yes. Marvin Johnson and Paul Cardoza met once on April 17, 1975, and Marvin Johnson won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WApr 17, 1975 · Johnson · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or Cardoza?
Marvin Johnson is 43-6 and Paul Cardoza is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Marvin Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Johnson43–687.8%

Cardoza0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Cardoza?
Marvin Johnson has 35 knockout wins and Paul Cardoza has 0. Marvin Johnson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johnson3581.4%

Cardoza0

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and Cardoza have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Marvin Johnson and Paul Cardoza have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Cardoza?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Marvin Johnson and 1 bout tracked for Paul Cardoza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson50bouts

Cardoza1bout

How They Win ↓

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