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Ángel Espada vs José Cuevas — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇵🇷WELTERWEIGHT

Ángel Espada

🇲🇽WELTERWEIGHT

José Cuevas

Ángel Espada (44-11-4) and José Cuevas (35-15) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Espada

44

Wins27 KO · 61%

11

Losses

4

Draws59 tracked bouts

Cuevas

35

Wins31 KO · 89%

15

Losses

0

Draws49 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Cuevas leads 3–0

Ángel Espada and José Cuevas have met 3 times; Cuevas leads 3–0.

Ángel Espada and José Cuevas have met 3 times; Cuevas leads 3–0.
Met1976Jul 171977Nov 191979Dec 8Series
Ángel EspadaFighter ALLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
José CuevasFighter BWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
ResultTKOR2RTDR11TKOR103Meetings

The Numbers

Espada 4 · Cuevas 4 of 8 measurable rows
EspadaCuevas
Record
44-11-4 (edge)35-15
Win %0–100%
78% (edge)
70%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
27
31 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
61.36%
88.57% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
61%
89% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
4 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.9
3.9 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59
59
49

† 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″
Ángel Espada: 5′9″ (edge)
José Cuevas: 5′8″
Age10 yrs apart
Ángel Espada: 78
José Cuevas: 68
Stance
Ángel Espada: Orthodox
José Cuevas: Orthodox

Ángel Espada left, José Cuevas right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ángel Espada44 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

Ángel Espada: 44 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (61%), 16 on the cards (36%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 59 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 61%16 on the cards 36%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

José Cuevas35 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

José Cuevas: 35 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (89%) and 4 on the cards (11%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 89%4 on the cards 11%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ángel Espada 59, José Cuevas 49 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 2

Espada

Opponent

Cuevas

  • Ángel Espada

    Loss, TKO 4

    1980

    HearnsEven

    José Cuevas

    Loss, TKO 2

    1980

  • Ángel Espada

    Win, UD

    1975

    GrayEven

    José Cuevas

    Win, KO 2

    1977

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ángel Espada last boxed on Dec 10, 1981 — 16,384 days ago. Espada had won once since losses to José Cuevas and Thomas Hearns.WWLLW

Hailstock Feb 1979Edward Jun 1979Cuevas Dec 1979Hearns Mar 1980Alfonso Dec 19813.9 tracked bouts per year

José Cuevas last boxed on Sep 25, 1989 — 13,538 days ago. Cuevas had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Lupe Aquino.LWWWL

Vaca Dec 1986Valenzuela Jul 1987Carballo May 1989Martínez Jul 1989Aquino Sep 19892.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ángel Espada and José Cuevas ever fought each other?
Yes. Ángel Espada and José Cuevas have met 3 times and José Cuevas leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

LDec 8, 1979 · Cuevas · TKO R10

LNov 19, 1977 · Cuevas · RTD R11

LJul 17, 1976 · Cuevas · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Espada or Cuevas?
Ángel Espada is 44-11-4 and José Cuevas is 35-15. Ángel Espada has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Espada44–11–478%

Cuevas35–1570%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Espada or Cuevas?
Ángel Espada has 27 knockout wins and José Cuevas has 31. José Cuevas has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Espada2761.4%

Cuevas3188.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Espada and Cuevas have any common opponents?
Ángel Espada and José Cuevas share 2 common opponents: Thomas Hearns and Clyde Gray. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Thomas HearnsLL

Clyde GrayWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Espada or Cuevas?
Ángel Espada is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Espada175 cm

Cuevas173 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Espada and Cuevas?
This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for Ángel Espada and 49 bouts tracked for José Cuevas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Espada59bouts

Cuevas49bouts

How They Win ↓

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