Jake Paul's Best Wins: Ranking His Top 5 Performances

Updated: October 2026

Strip away the noise — the callouts, the controversies, the Netflix spectacle — and Jake Paul's boxing career comes down to the nights he actually won. Across a 12-2 record built since January 2020, a handful of victories stand above the rest: the ones that required real skill, real composure, and real opposition. These are Jake Paul's best wins, ranked by what they proved and what they meant.

This is not a ranking of biggest names or biggest paydays. It is a ranking of performances — the five nights "The Problem Child" looked most like a genuine professional boxer.

5. Tyron Woodley II — KO, Round 6 (December 2021)

The rematch knockout of Tyron Woodley earns its place for one reason: finality. Their first fight in August 2021 had gone to a disputed split decision, with plenty of observers feeling the former UFC welterweight champion had done enough. The December rematch erased all doubt. Paul knocked Woodley out in round 6, producing the single most replayed finish of his career and the signature moment of his early run. Against a proven champion who had already seen his best, Paul delivered his best. That is what great fighters do.

4. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr — Unanimous Decision (June 28, 2025)

On paper, this might be the most legitimate win of Paul's career. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is a former WBC middleweight world champion — a genuine titleholder, not a crossover novelty. Paul beat him by unanimous decision over ten rounds in Anaheim. Whatever Chavez Jr's condition or motivation on the night, a ten-round decision win over a former world champion is a credential no other crossover boxer can claim. It was the quiet, workmanlike win that the loudest critics of Paul's career could not easily dismiss.

3. Nate Diaz — Unanimous Decision (August 2023)

The Nate Diaz fight was the first test of the post-Tommy Fury rebuild, and Paul passed it with flying colors. Coming off his first career loss, he needed to show he could go ten disciplined rounds against a battle-tested veteran — and he did exactly that, winning a clear unanimous decision. Diaz brought relentless pressure and championship experience, and Paul boxed smart, managed his energy, and never let the moment overwhelm him. It was the performance that proved the Fury loss had made him better, not broken him.

2. Anderson Silva — Unanimous Decision (October 2022)

At the time, this was the biggest win of Jake Paul's career, and it still ranks near the top. Anderson Silva is one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time, and while boxing was not his primary sport, he was a far more dangerous and experienced striker than anyone Paul had faced. Paul won by unanimous decision over eight rounds, handling the occasion and the opponent with a composure that surprised many observers. It was the win that moved him from curiosity to contender-in-the-making in the eyes of the mainstream sports media.

1. Mike Tyson — Unanimous Decision (November 15, 2024)

The number one spot belongs to the biggest night of his career. On November 15, 2024, at AT&T Stadium in Texas, Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson by unanimous decision in front of a sold-out stadium and a global Netflix audience. Yes, Tyson was 58 and had not fought professionally in nearly two decades — the context matters and should never be hidden. But the performance itself was exactly what it needed to be: disciplined, controlled, professional. Paul boxed behind his jab, managed the distance, and never got drawn into a firefight with one of history's most dangerous punchers. The event reportedly delivered his biggest payday ever and made him a permanent fixture in the mainstream sports conversation. Biggest stage, biggest audience, cleanest execution — that is the number one win.

Jake Paul's Best Wins: Honorable Mentions

• Mike Perry (TKO 6, July 2024): A sustained beatdown of one of combat sports' toughest men — the perfect tune-up for Tyson.
• Ben Askren (TKO 1, April 2021): A first-round demolition of a former Bellator and ONE champion that announced Paul as a serious problem for the MMA world.
• Andre August (KO 1, December 2023): The opening statement of the "real boxer" phase — a career professional stopped in one round.

FAQs

What is Jake Paul's best win?

The unanimous-decision victory over Mike Tyson on November 15, 2024, at AT&T Stadium in Texas — the biggest stage, the biggest audience, and a disciplined professional performance.

Has Jake Paul beaten a real boxer?

Yes. He holds decision wins over former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (June 2025) and stopped career professionals Andre August and Ryan Bourland in the first round. His loss to Tommy Fury in February 2023 remains his only defeat to a career boxer by decision.

What is Jake Paul's boxing record?

12 wins and 2 losses across 14 professional fights, with 7 wins by knockout or technical knockout.

Who is the best opponent Jake Paul has beaten?

By name recognition, Mike Tyson. By boxing credentials, former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. By degree of difficulty at the time, Anderson Silva.

What is Jake Paul's most impressive knockout win?

The sixth-round knockout of Tyron Woodley in their December 2021 rematch — the defining finish of his early career.

Five wins, five different lessons. The Woodley rematch showed his power, Diaz showed his discipline, Silva showed his composure, Chavez Jr showed his legitimacy, and Tyson showed he could carry the biggest stage in the sport. As Jake Paul prepares his comeback from the broken jaw, these are the performances his next opponent will be studying — and the standard his return will be judged against.