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Arturo Gatti vs Jesse James Leija — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Arturo Gatti

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Jesse James Leija

Arturo Gatti (40-9) and Jesse James Leija (47-7-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Gatti

40

Wins31 KO · 78%

9

Losses

0

Draws49 tracked bouts

Leija

47

Wins19 KO · 40%

7

Losses

2

Draws57 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gatti leads 1–0

Arturo Gatti and Jesse James Leija have met 1 time; Gatti leads 1–0.

Arturo Gatti and Jesse James Leija have met 1 time; Gatti leads 1–0.
Met2005Jan 29Series
Arturo GattiFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jesse James LeijaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Gatti 4 · Leija 3 of 7 measurable rows
GattiLeija
Record
40-947-7-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.6%
85.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%
77.5% (edge)
40.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
78% (edge)
40%
Times stopped†levelmax 5
5
5
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
3
3.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
49
57

† 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+3″
Arturo Gatti: 5′8″ (edge)
Jesse James Leija: 5′5″
Reach+2″
Arturo Gatti: 68″ (edge)
Jesse James Leija: 66″
Agenot comparable
Arturo Gatti: Died aged 37
Jesse James Leija: 60
Stance
Arturo Gatti: Orthodox
Jesse James Leija: Orthodox

Arturo Gatti left, Jesse James Leija right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Arturo Gatti40 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Arturo Gatti: 40 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (78%) and 9 on the cards (23%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 78%9 on the cards 23%

Jesse James Leija47 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Jesse James Leija: 47 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (40%), 23 on the cards (49%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (11%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 40%23 on the cards 49%5 by another method or unrecorded 11%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Arturo Gatti 49, Jesse James Leija 57 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Gatti better on 1 · Leija better on 2 · even on 1

Gatti

Opponent

Leija

  • Arturo Gatti

    2–1 against

    Win, UD

    2003

    Win, UD

    2002

    Loss, MD

    2002

    WardLeija better

    Jesse James Leija

    Win, TD 5

    2002

  • Arturo Gatti

    Loss, TKO 5

    2001

    HoyaEven

    Jesse James Leija

    Loss, RTD 2

    1995

  • Arturo Gatti

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1998

    Loss, SD

    1998

    RobinsonLeija better

    Jesse James Leija

    Win, UD

    2000

  • Arturo Gatti

    Win, TKO 5

    1997

    RuelasGatti better

    Jesse James Leija

    Loss, UD

    1994

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

Arturo Gatti has lost two straight, after one straight win. Gatti last boxed on Jul 14, 2007.WLWLL

Leija Jan 2005Mayweather Jun 2005Damgaard Jan 2006Baldomir Jul 2006Gómez Jul 20073 tracked bouts per year

Jesse James Leija last boxed on Jan 29, 2005 — 7,941 days ago. Leija had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Arturo Gatti.WWWWL

Casillas May 2003Mena Nov 2003Logan Apr 2004Bojado Jul 2004Gatti Jan 20053.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Arturo Gatti and Jesse James Leija ever fought each other?
Yes. Arturo Gatti and Jesse James Leija met once on January 29, 2005, and Arturo Gatti won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

WJan 29, 2005 · Gatti · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gatti or Leija?
Arturo Gatti is 40-9 and Jesse James Leija is 47-7-2. Jesse James Leija has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Gatti40–981.6%

Leija47–7–285.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Gatti or Leija?
Arturo Gatti has 31 knockout wins and Jesse James Leija has 19. Arturo Gatti has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Gatti3177.5%

Leija1940.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gatti and Leija have any common opponents?
Arturo Gatti and Jesse James Leija share 4 common opponents: Micky Ward, Oscar De La Hoya and Ivan Robinson (and 1 other). Jesse James Leija fared better against 2 of them.
4 shared opponents

Micky Ward2–1W

Oscar De La HoyaLL

Ivan RobinsonLW

Gabriel RuelasWL

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Gatti or Leija?
Arturo Gatti is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 8 cm above the other. Arturo Gatti also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
Height · reach

Gatti173 cm173 cm reach

Leija165 cm168 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gatti and Leija?
This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Arturo Gatti and 57 bouts tracked for Jesse James Leija. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gatti49bouts

Leija57bouts

How They Win ↓

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