Muhammad Ali Professional Boxing Record
Muhammad Ali retired from boxing with a record of 56-5 and a 60.7% knockout rate. A heavyweight world champion, Ali won 9 world titles, with 37 wins via KO—14 in world-title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.
Boxing Career
Muhammad Ali (The Greatest) was born in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. on January 17, 1942. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on October 29, 1960 against Tunney Hunsaker. Ali defeated Hunsaker via 6-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Ali became a world champion fight at the age of 22 after 19 professional fights. He challenged Sonny Liston for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight titles and stopped the champion in the 6th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world titles. With this win, he also became the undisputed heavyweight world champion — in his very first world-title fight.
Ali's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Trevor Berbick at age 39, on December 11, 1981.
Some of Muhammad Ali's best fights were against Bob Foster (HOFer), George Foreman (HOFer), Sonny Liston (HOFer), Ernie Terrell, Leon Spinks, Archie Moore (HOFer), and Joe Frazier (HOFer). For a top-10 list of Ali's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Muhammad Ali".
Ali has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Muhammad Ali Losses".
Muhammad Ali Record
Below is a detailed breakdown of Muhammad Ali's professional boxing record, including every fight, opponent, result, and method of victory.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Dec 11, 1981 | 39 | 
Trevor Berbick 27 19-2-1 | loss | UD 10 |
60 | Oct 02, 1980 | 38 | 
Larry Holmes 30 35-0 | loss | RTD 10 |
59 | Sep 15, 1978 | 36 | 
Leon Spinks 25 7-0-1 | win | UD 15 |
58 | Feb 15, 1978 | 36 |
Leon Spinks 24 6-0-1 | loss | SD 15 |
57 | Sep 29, 1977 | 35 | 
Earnie Shavers 33 54-5-1 | win | UD 15 |
56 | May 16, 1977 | 35 | 
Alfredo Evangelista 22 14-1-1 | win | UD 15 |
55 | Sep 28, 1976 | 34 | 
Ken Norton 33 37-3 | win | UD 15 |
54 | May 24, 1976 | 34 | 
Richard Dunn 31 33-9 | win | TKO 5 |
53 | Apr 30, 1976 | 34 | 
Jimmy Young 27 17-4-2 | win | UD 15 |
52 | Feb 20, 1976 | 34 | 
Jean-Pierre Coopman 29 24-3 | win | KO 5 |
51 | Oct 01, 1975 | 33 | 
Joe Frazier 31 32-2 | win | RTD 14 |
50 | Jun 30, 1975 | 33 | 
Joe Bugner 25 51-6-1 | win | UD 15 |
49 | May 16, 1975 | 33 | 
Ron Lyle 34 30-2-1 | win | TKO 11 |
48 | Mar 24, 1975 | 33 | 
Chuck Wepner 36 31-9-2 | win | TKO 15 |
47 | Oct 30, 1974 | 32 | 
George Foreman 25 40-0 | win | KO 8 |
46 | Jan 28, 1974 | 32 |
Joe Frazier 30 30-1 | win | UD 12 |
45 | Oct 20, 1973 | 31 | 
Rudie Lubbers 28 21-1 | win | UD 12 |
44 | Sep 10, 1973 | 31 |
Ken Norton 30 30-1 | win | SD 12 |
43 | Mar 31, 1973 | 31 |
Ken Norton 29 29-1 | loss | SD 12 |
42 | Feb 14, 1973 | 31 |
Joe Bugner 22 43-4-1 | win | UD 12 |
41 | Nov 21, 1972 | 30 | 
Bob Foster 30 49-5 | win | KO 8 |
40 | Sep 20, 1972 | 30 | 
Floyd Patterson 37 55-7-1 | win | RTD 7 |
39 | Jul 19, 1972 | 30 | 
Alvin Lewis 29 26-4 | win | TKO 11 |
38 | Jun 27, 1972 | 30 | 
Jerry Quarry 27 43-5-4 | win | TKO 7 |
37 | May 01, 1972 | 30 | 
George Chuvalo 34 66-17-2 | win | UD 12 |
36 | Apr 01, 1972 | 30 | 
Mac Foster 29 28-1 | win | UD 15 |
35 | Dec 26, 1971 | 29 | 
Jürgen Blin 28 27-9-6 | win | KO 7 |
34 | Nov 17, 1971 | 29 | 
Buster Mathis 28 29-2 | win | UD 12 |
33 | Jul 26, 1971 | 29 | 
Jimmy Ellis 31 30-6 | win | TKO 12 |
32 | Mar 08, 1971 | 29 |
Joe Frazier 27 26-0 | loss | UD 15 |
31 | Dec 07, 1970 | 28 | 
Oscar Bonavena 28 46-6-1 | win | TKO 15 |
30 | Oct 26, 1970 | 28 |
Jerry Quarry 25 37-4-4 | win | RTD 3 |
29 | Mar 22, 1967 | 25 | 
Zora Folley 35 74-7-4 | win | KO 7 |
28 | Feb 06, 1967 | 25 | 
Ernie Terrell 27 39-4 | win | UD 15 |
27 | Nov 14, 1966 | 24 | 
Cleveland Williams 33 65-5-1 | win | TKO 3 |
26 | Sep 10, 1966 | 24 | 
Karl Mildenberger 28 49-2-3 | win | TKO 12 |
25 | Aug 06, 1966 | 24 | 
Brian London 32 35-13 | win | KO 3 |
24 | May 21, 1966 | 24 | 
Henry Cooper 32 33-11-1 | win | TKO 6 |
23 | Mar 29, 1966 | 24 |
George Chuvalo 28 34-11-2 | win | UD 15 |
22 | Nov 22, 1965 | 23 |
Floyd Patterson 30 43-4 | win | TKO 12 |
21 | May 25, 1965 | 23 | 
Sonny Liston 33 35-2 | win | KO 1 |
20 | Feb 25, 1964 | 22 |
Sonny Liston 31 35-1 | win | RTD 6 |
19 | Jun 18, 1963 | 21 |
Henry Cooper 29 27-8-1 | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Mar 13, 1963 | 21 | 
Doug Jones 26 21-3-1 | win | UD 10 |
17 | Jan 24, 1963 | 21 | 
Charlie Powell 30 23-6-3 | win | KO 3 |
16 | Nov 15, 1962 | 20 | 
Archie Moore 48 185-22-10 | win | TKO 4 |
15 | Jul 20, 1962 | 20 |  Alejandro Lavorante | win | KO 5 |
14 | May 19, 1962 | 20 | Billy Daniels | win | TKO 7 |
13 | Apr 23, 1962 | 20 | George Logan | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Feb 28, 1962 | 20 | Don Warner | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Feb 10, 1962 | 20 | Sonny Banks | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Nov 29, 1961 | 19 | Willi Besmanoff | win | TKO 7 |
9 | Oct 07, 1961 | 19 | Alex Miteff | win | TKO 6 |
8 | Jul 22, 1961 | 19 | Alonzo Johnson | win | UD 10 |
7 | Jun 26, 1961 | 19 | Duke Sabedong | win | UD 10 |
6 | Apr 19, 1961 | 19 | LaMar Clark | win | KO 2 |
5 | Feb 21, 1961 | 19 | Donnie Fleeman | win | RTD 6 |
4 | Feb 07, 1961 | 19 | Jim Robinson | win | KO 1 |
3 | Jan 17, 1961 | 19 | Tony Esperti | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Dec 27, 1960 | 18 | Herb Siler | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Oct 29, 1960 | 18 | Tunney Hunsaker | win | UD 6 |