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Alex García vs Bernard Benton — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alex García

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Bernard Benton

Alex García (40-6-1) and Bernard Benton (21-6-1) 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.

García

40

Wins29 KO · 73%

6

Losses

1

Draw50 tracked bouts

Benton

21

Wins9 KO · 43%

6

Losses

1

Draw28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

García leads 1–0

Alex García and Bernard Benton have met 1 time; García leads 1–0.

Alex García and Bernard Benton have met 1 time; García leads 1–0.
Met1990Oct 9Series
Alex GarcíaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Bernard BentonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

García 5 · Benton 3 of 8 measurable rows
GarcíaBenton
Record
40-6-1 (edge)21-6-1
Win %0–100%
86.2% (edge)
76.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
9
KO rate0–100%
72.5% (edge)
42.86%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73% (edge)
43%
Times stopped†max 6
6
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.1
2
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
28

† 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″
Alex García: 6′2″ (edge)
Bernard Benton: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Alex García: 78″
Bernard Benton: No reach on file
Age5 yrs apart
Alex García: 64
Bernard Benton: 69
Stance
Alex García: Orthodox
Bernard Benton: Orthodox

Alex García left, Bernard Benton right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alex García40 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Alex García: 40 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (73%) and 11 on the cards (28%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 73%11 on the cards 28%

Bernard Benton21 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Bernard Benton: 21 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (43%) and 12 on the cards (57%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 43%12 on the cards 57%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alex García 50, Bernard Benton 28 — 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

Alex García last boxed on Apr 5, 2005 — 7,871 days ago. García had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Wallace McDaniel.LWWWL

Jr. Apr 1995Lopez Aug 1997Harris Aug 1999McCarthy Dec 1999McDaniel Apr 20052 tracked bouts per year

Bernard Benton last boxed on Jan 13, 1995 — 11,606 days ago. Benton had won three straight since losses to Pierre Coetzer and Alex García.LLWWW

Coetzer Sep 1987García Oct 1990Johnson Nov 1992Bentley Jan 1993Huffman Jan 19952.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alex García and Bernard Benton ever fought each other?
Yes. Alex García and Bernard Benton met once on October 9, 1990, and Alex García won by TKO.
The meeting

WOct 9, 1990 · García · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, García or Benton?
Alex García is 40-6-1 and Bernard Benton is 21-6-1. Alex García has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

García40–6–186.2%

Benton21–6–176.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, García or Benton?
Alex García has 29 knockout wins and Bernard Benton has 9. Alex García has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

García2972.5%

Benton942.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do García and Benton have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Alex García and Bernard Benton have faced.
Who is bigger, García or Benton?
Alex García is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 6 cm above the other.
Height · reach

García188 cm198 cm reach

Benton182 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on García and Benton?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Alex García and 28 bouts tracked for Bernard Benton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

García50bouts

Benton28bouts

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