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Head-to-head record

Dexter Jackson vs Markus Rühl

Dexter Jackson
Dexter Jackson
12 5
17 head-to-head meetings
Markus Rühl
Markus Rühl
Athlete A
Dexter Jackson
Dexter Jackson
United States Men's Open Bodybuilding
Athlete B
Markus Rühl
Markus Rühl
Germany Men's Open Bodybuilding
17 Shared Contests
1999 First Meeting
2009 Last Meeting
Query-derived Compiled from contest-result records and cached for performance; community flags are reviewed before any change. Updated August 8, 2026

Dexter Jackson vs Markus Rühl head-to-head record and every decided contest between them on record.

Meetings
17
Dexter Jackson
12 ahead
Markus Rühl
5 ahead
Span
1999–2009
At the Olympia
Dexter Jackson 6–1 Markus Rühl in 7

In 17 meetings, Dexter Jackson finished ahead of Markus Rühl 12 times to 5, including 7 Mr. Olympia showdowns.

Head-to-Head Meetings

Year Contest Division Dexter Jackson Markus Rühl Winner
2009 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #3 #15 Dexter Jackson
2007 Arnold Classic Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 #9 Dexter Jackson
2006 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #4 #8 Dexter Jackson
2004 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #4 #5 Dexter Jackson
2004 Grand Prix Australia Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 #3 Dexter Jackson
2004 Arnold Classic Men's Open Bodybuilding #3 #5 Dexter Jackson
2003 Maximum Pro Invitational Men's Open Bodybuilding #3 #2 Markus Rühl
2003 Arnold Classic Men's Open Bodybuilding #4 #3 Markus Rühl
2002 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #4 #8 Dexter Jackson
2001 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #8 #14 Dexter Jackson
2000 Toronto Pro Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 #1 Markus Rühl
2000 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #9 #7 Markus Rühl
2000 Night of Champions Men's Open Bodybuilding #8 #2 Markus Rühl
1999 World Pro Championships Men's Open Bodybuilding #4 #7 Dexter Jackson
1999 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #9 #12 Dexter Jackson
1999 Night of Champions Men's Open Bodybuilding #3 #4 Dexter Jackson
1999 Grand Prix England Men's Open Bodybuilding #4 #7 Dexter Jackson

Head-to-Head at Shared Contests

Dexter Jackson
12
Wins Head-to-Head
17 shared contests
Markus Rühl
5
Wins Head-to-Head

Attribute Tug-of-War

Each bar splits a metric by each athlete's share of their combined total. A centered bar means they are level.

Career Overlap Timeline

Shared Contest

Career Stats Comparison

Shared Contest History

Year Contest Division Dexter Jackson Markus Rühl Winner

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Method

This page counts finishing positions

Every figure here comes from where each athlete placed in the contest record. Judging sheets and point spreads are not in the database, so a comparison tells you who finished higher on the night. It does not tell you by how much, or how close the call was.

  • A head-to-head result needs both athletes at the same contest in the same division. Two athletes on the same stage in different divisions were never judged against each other, so that show is not counted as a meeting.
  • Only contests both athletes actually entered can be settled here. Careers that never overlapped produce a side-by-side record and no head-to-head, because there is nothing to count.
  • Career totals cover the results we hold. A missing regional or amateur show lowers a total; it never invents one.
  • A shared placement is left as a tie. It is reported separately rather than split between the two athletes.

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