Have Abner Cotto and Jorge Linares ever fought each other?

Yes. Abner Cotto and Jorge Linares met once on September 29, 2018, and Jorge Linares won by KO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Cotto or Linares?

Abner Cotto is 23-4 and Jorge Linares is 47-9. Abner Cotto has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Cotto or Linares?

Abner Cotto has 12 knockout wins and Jorge Linares has 29. Jorge Linares has more.

Do Cotto and Linares have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Abner Cotto and Jorge Linares have faced.

Who is bigger, Cotto or Linares?

Abner Cotto is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 5 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cotto and Linares?

This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Abner Cotto and 56 bouts tracked for Jorge Linares. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Abner Cotto vs Jorge Linares — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Abner Cotto (23-4) and Jorge Linares (47-9) 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.

Cotto

Wins12 KO · 52%

Losses

Draws27 tracked bouts

Linares

Wins29 KO · 62%

Losses

Draws56 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Linares leads 1–0

Abner Cotto and Jorge Linares have met 1 time; Linares leads 1–0.
Met	2018Sep 29	Series
Abner CottoFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Jorge LinaresFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR3Linares vs Cotto	1Meeting

Linares vs Cotto · Sep 29, 2018

The Numbers

Cotto 4 · Linares 4 of 8 measurable rows

CottoEdge = longer wingLinares

Record: 23-4 (edge)47-9
Win %0–100%: 85.2% (edge)
83.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 29: 12
29 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 52.17%
61.7% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 52%
62% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 6: 3 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 5: 0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 2.9: 2.9 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56: 27
56

† 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

Height+2″: Abner Cotto: 5′9″ (edge); Jorge Linares: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Abner Cotto: No reach on file; Jorge Linares: 69″
Age2 yrs apart: Abner Cotto: 39; Jorge Linares: 41
Stance: Abner Cotto: Orthodox; Jorge Linares: Orthodox

Abner Cotto left, Jorge Linares right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Abner Cotto23 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

12 by KO/TKO 52%11 on the cards 48%

Jorge Linares47 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 62%18 on the cards 38%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Abner Cotto 27, Jorge Linares 56 — 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

Abner Cotto last boxed on Sep 29, 2018 — 2,943 days ago. Cotto had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Jorge Linares.WWWWL

Amoako May 2016López May 2017Rodríguez Aug 2017Santana May 2018Linares Sep 20182.9 tracked bouts per year

Jorge Linares last boxed on Oct 21, 2023 — 1,095 days ago. Linares had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Morales Feb 2020Haney May 2021Abdullaev Feb 2022Hamazaryan Dec 2022Catterall Oct 20232.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Abner Cotto and Jorge Linares ever fought each other?: Yes. Abner Cotto and Jorge Linares met once on September 29, 2018, and Jorge Linares won by KO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Cotto or Linares?: Abner Cotto is 23-4 and Jorge Linares is 47-9. Abner Cotto has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Cotto or Linares?: Abner Cotto has 12 knockout wins and Jorge Linares has 29. Jorge Linares has more.
Do Cotto and Linares have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Abner Cotto and Jorge Linares have faced.
Who is bigger, Cotto or Linares?: Abner Cotto is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 5 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cotto and Linares?: This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Abner Cotto and 56 bouts tracked for Jorge Linares. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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