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Alfonso López III vs Kelly Pavlik — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alfonso López III

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Kelly Pavlik

Alfonso López III (36-4) and Kelly Pavlik (40-2) 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.

III

36

Wins27 KO · 75%

4

Losses

0

Draws40 tracked bouts

Pavlik

40

Wins34 KO · 85%

2

Losses

0

Draws42 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Pavlik leads 1–0

Alfonso López III and Kelly Pavlik have met 1 time; Pavlik leads 1–0.

Alfonso López III and Kelly Pavlik have met 1 time; Pavlik leads 1–0.
Met2011May 7Series
Alfonso López IIIFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Kelly PavlikFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

III 0 · Pavlik 8 of 8 measurable rows
IIIPavlik
Record
36-440-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
90%
95.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
27
34 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
75%
85% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
75%
85% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
2.1
3.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42
40
42

† 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+1″
Alfonso López III: 6′1″
Kelly Pavlik: 6′2″ (edge)
Reach+1″
Alfonso López III: 76″ (edge)
Kelly Pavlik: 75″
AgeSame age
Alfonso López III: 44
Kelly Pavlik: 44
Stance
Alfonso López III: Orthodox
Kelly Pavlik: Orthodox

Alfonso López III left, Kelly Pavlik right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alfonso López III36 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Alfonso López III: 36 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (75%), 8 on the cards (22%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 75%8 on the cards 22%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Kelly Pavlik40 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Kelly Pavlik: 40 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (85%) and 6 on the cards (15%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 85%6 on the cards 15%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alfonso López III 40, Kelly Pavlik 42 — 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

Alfonso López III has won four straight since losing by stoppage to Gilberto Ramírez. III last boxed on Jun 6, 2026 — 146 days ago.LWWWW

Ramírez Dec 2020Darmos Dec 2021Silva Apr 2022Gonzalez Apr 2024Silva Jun 20262.1 tracked bouts per year

Kelly Pavlik last boxed on Jul 7, 2012 — 5,228 days ago. Pavlik had won four straight since losing a decision to Sergio Martínez.LWWWW

Martínez Apr 2010III May 2011Jaco Mar 2012Sigmon Jun 2012Rosinsky Jul 20123.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alfonso López III and Kelly Pavlik ever fought each other?
Yes. Alfonso López III and Kelly Pavlik met once on May 7, 2011, and Kelly Pavlik won by MD.
The meeting

LMay 7, 2011 · Pavlik · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, III or Pavlik?
Alfonso López III is 36-4 and Kelly Pavlik is 40-2. Kelly Pavlik has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

III36–490%

Pavlik40–295.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, III or Pavlik?
Alfonso López III has 27 knockout wins and Kelly Pavlik has 34. Kelly Pavlik has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

III2775%

Pavlik3485%

The Numbers ↓
Do III and Pavlik have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Alfonso López III and Kelly Pavlik have faced.
Who is bigger, III or Pavlik?
Kelly Pavlik is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 4 cm above the other. Alfonso López III also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
Height · reach

III185 cm193 cm reach

Pavlik189 cm190 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on III and Pavlik?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Alfonso López III and 42 bouts tracked for Kelly Pavlik. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

III40bouts

Pavlik42bouts

How They Win ↓

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