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Billy Backus vs José Cuevas — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Backus

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José Cuevas

Billy Backus (48-20-5) and José Cuevas (35-15) 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.

Backus

48

Wins22 KO · 46%

20

Losses

5

Draws74 tracked bouts

Cuevas

35

Wins31 KO · 89%

15

Losses

0

Draws49 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Cuevas leads 1–0

Billy Backus and José Cuevas have met 1 time; Cuevas leads 1–0.

Billy Backus and José Cuevas have met 1 time; Cuevas leads 1–0.
Met1978May 20Series
Billy BackusFighter ALLost0–1W–L
José CuevasFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultRTDR11Meeting

The Numbers

Backus 2 · Cuevas 5 of 7 measurable rows
BackusCuevas
Record
48-20-535-15 (edge)
Win %0–100%
69.2%
70% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31
22
31 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
45.83%
88.57% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
47%
89% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 5
5
5
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 4.4
4.4 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 74
74
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

Heightnot held
Billy Backus: No height on file
José Cuevas: 5′8″
Age15 yrs apart
Billy Backus: 83
José Cuevas: 68
Stance
Billy Backus: Southpaw
José Cuevas: Orthodox

Billy Backus 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
Billy Backus49 wins · from 74 tracked bouts

Billy Backus: 49 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (47%) and 26 on the cards (53%). Counted from 74 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 47%26 on the cards 53%

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 — Billy Backus 74, José Cuevas 49 — 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

Billy Backus last boxed on May 20, 1978 — 17,683 days ago. Backus had lost the most recent, to José Cuevas.WWWDL

Barrientos Apr 1977Rodriguez Jun 1977Grier Aug 1977Azevedo Nov 1977Cuevas May 19784.4 tracked bouts per year

José Cuevas last boxed on Sep 25, 1989 — 13,537 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 Billy Backus and José Cuevas ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Backus and José Cuevas met once on May 20, 1978, and José Cuevas won by RTD in round 1.
The meeting

LMay 20, 1978 · Cuevas · RTD R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Backus or Cuevas?
Billy Backus is 48-20-5 and José Cuevas is 35-15. José Cuevas has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Backus48–20–569.2%

Cuevas35–1570%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Backus or Cuevas?
Billy Backus has 22 knockout wins and José Cuevas has 31. José Cuevas has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Backus2245.8%

Cuevas3188.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Backus and Cuevas have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Backus and José Cuevas have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Backus and Cuevas?
This comparison is drawn from 74 bouts tracked for Billy Backus and 49 bouts tracked for José Cuevas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Backus74bouts

Cuevas49bouts

How They Win ↓

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