Have Buck Smith and Manuel Esparza ever fought each other?

Yes. Buck Smith and Manuel Esparza have met 2 times and Buck Smith leads the series 1-0.

Who has the better record, Smith or Esparza?

Buck Smith is 183-20-2 and Manuel Esparza is 0-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Buck Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Smith or Esparza?

Buck Smith has 121 knockout wins and Manuel Esparza has 0. Buck Smith has more.

Do Smith and Esparza have any common opponents?

Buck Smith and Manuel Esparza share 1 common opponent: Reggie Strickland. Buck Smith fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Esparza?

This comparison is drawn from 229 bouts tracked for Buck Smith and 7 bouts tracked for Manuel Esparza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Buck Smith vs Manuel Esparza — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Buck Smith

Manuel Esparza

Buck Smith (183-20-2) and Manuel Esparza (0-6 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Smith

183

Wins121 KO · 66%

Losses

Draws229 tracked bouts

Esparza

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Smith leads 1–0

Buck Smith and Manuel Esparza have met 2 times; Smith leads 1–0.
Met	1997Dec 2	1998Feb 10	Series
Buck SmithFighter A	WWon	NCNo decision	1–0W–L
Manuel EsparzaFighter B	LLost	NCNo decision	0–1W–L
Result	UDSmith vs Esparza	NDSmith vs Esparza	2Meetings

The Numbers

Smith 4 · Esparza 1 of 5 measurable rows

SmithEdge = longer wingEsparza

Record^†: 183-20-2 (edge)0-6
Win %0–100%: 89.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 121: 121 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 66.12%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 66%—
Times stopped^‡max 9: 9
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 10.6: 10.6 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 229: 229
7

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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: Buck Smith: 5′9″; Manuel Esparza: No height on file
Reachnot held: Buck Smith: 68″; Manuel Esparza: No reach on file
Agenot held: Buck Smith: 61; Manuel Esparza: No date of birth
Stance: Buck Smith: Orthodox; Manuel Esparza: Not recorded

Buck Smith left, Manuel Esparza right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Buck Smith183 wins · from 229 tracked bouts

121 by KO/TKO 66%62 on the cards 34%

Manuel Esparza0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Esparza yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buck Smith 229, Manuel Esparza 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Smith better on 11 shared · Buck Smith better on 1

SmithBuck Smith

Opponent

EsparzaManuel Esparza

Buck Smith
5–0 against
Win, PTS
1995Dec 1995
Win, PTS
1995Aug 1995
Win, PTS
1995Mar 1995
Win, UD
1994Nov 1994
Win, PTS
1994Sep 1994
StricklandReggie StricklandUnited States 66–276–17 · Super MiddleweightSmith betterBuck Smith better — 5–0 to 0–1
Manuel Esparza
Loss, MD
1997Apr 1997

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

Buck Smith last boxed on Apr 10, 2009 — 6,402 days ago. Smith had lost five straight.LLLLL

Kahwagi May 2003Fogle Aug 2006Calloway Feb 2007Oliveira Jun 2007Reed Apr 200910.6 tracked bouts per year

Manuel Esparza last boxed on Jan 14, 2009 — 6,489 days ago. Esparza had lost four straight.NCLLLL

Smith Feb 1998Bonsante Jun 1999Jr. Aug 1999Camacho Oct 1999Miranda Jan 20090.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Buck Smith and Manuel Esparza ever fought each other?: Yes. Buck Smith and Manuel Esparza have met 2 times and Buck Smith leads the series 1-0.
Who has the better record, Smith or Esparza?: Buck Smith is 183-20-2 and Manuel Esparza is 0-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Buck Smith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Smith or Esparza?: Buck Smith has 121 knockout wins and Manuel Esparza has 0. Buck Smith has more.
Do Smith and Esparza have any common opponents?: Buck Smith and Manuel Esparza share 1 common opponent: Reggie Strickland. Buck Smith fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Smith and Esparza?: This comparison is drawn from 229 bouts tracked for Buck Smith and 7 bouts tracked for Manuel Esparza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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