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Azumah Nelson vs Jesse James Leija — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Azumah Nelson

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Jesse James Leija

Azumah Nelson (39-6-2) 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 4 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Nelson

39

Wins28 KO · 72%

6

Losses

2

Draws47 tracked bouts

Leija

47

Wins19 KO · 40%

7

Losses

2

Draws57 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Leija leads 2–1 with 1 draw

Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija have met 4 times; Leija leads 2–1 with 1 draw.

Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija have met 4 times; Leija leads 2–1 with 1 draw.
Met1993Sep 101994May 71996Jun 11998Jul 11Series
Azumah NelsonFighter ADDrawLLostWWonLLost1–2–1W–L–D
Jesse James LeijaFighter BDDrawWWonLLostWWon2–1–1W–L–D
ResultSDUDTKOR6UD4Meetings

The Numbers

Nelson 5 · Leija 3 of 8 measurable rows
NelsonLeija
Record
39-6-247-7-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
85.1%
85.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%
71.79% (edge)
40.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
72% (edge)
40%
Times stopped†max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
1.6
3.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
47
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

HeightLevel
Azumah Nelson: 5′5″
Jesse James Leija: 5′5″
Reach+2″
Azumah Nelson: 68″ (edge)
Jesse James Leija: 66″
Age8 yrs apart
Azumah Nelson: 68
Jesse James Leija: 60
Stance
Azumah Nelson: Orthodox
Jesse James Leija: Orthodox

Azumah Nelson 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
Azumah Nelson39 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

Azumah Nelson: 39 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (72%) and 11 on the cards (28%). Counted from 47 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 72%11 on the cards 28%

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 — Azumah Nelson 47, Jesse James Leija 57 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Nelson better on 1

Nelson

Opponent

Leija

  • Azumah Nelson

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 5

    1995

    Win, MD

    1993

    RuelasNelson 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

Azumah Nelson last boxed on Jun 24, 2008 — 6,695 days ago. Nelson had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Ruelas Dec 1995Leija Jun 1996Hernández Mar 1997Leija Jul 1998Fenech Jun 20081.6 tracked bouts per year

Jesse James Leija last boxed on Jan 29, 2005 — 7,937 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 Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija ever fought each other?
Yes. Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija have met 4 times and Jesse James Leija leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.
The 4 meetings

LJul 11, 1998 · Leija · UD

WJun 1, 1996 · Nelson · TKO R6

LMay 7, 1994 · Leija · UD

DSep 10, 1993 · Draw · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nelson or Leija?
Azumah Nelson is 39-6-2 and Jesse James Leija is 47-7-2. Jesse James Leija has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Nelson39–6–285.1%

Leija47–7–285.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Leija?
Azumah Nelson has 28 knockout wins and Jesse James Leija has 19. Azumah Nelson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nelson2871.8%

Leija1940.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nelson and Leija have any common opponents?
Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija share 1 common opponent: Gabriel Ruelas. Azumah Nelson fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Gabriel RuelasWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Leija?
This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Azumah Nelson and 57 bouts tracked for Jesse James Leija. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nelson47bouts

Leija57bouts

How They Win ↓

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