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César Bazán vs Paul McCloskey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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César Bazán

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Paul McCloskey

César Bazán (49-11-1) and Paul McCloskey (24-3) 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.

Bazán

49

Wins32 KO · 65%

11

Losses

1

Draw6 tracked bouts

McCloskey

24

Wins12 KO · 50%

3

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McCloskey leads 1–0

César Bazán and Paul McCloskey have met 1 time; McCloskey leads 1–0.

César Bazán and Paul McCloskey have met 1 time; McCloskey leads 1–0.
Met2008Mar 29Series
César BazánFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Paul McCloskeyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Bazán 2 · McCloskey 5 of 7 measurable rows
BazánMcCloskey
Record
49-11-124-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.1%
88.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
65.31% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
50% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
0.6
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
6
27

† 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
César Bazán: No height on file
Paul McCloskey: 5′9″
Reach+5″
César Bazán: 75″ (edge)
Paul McCloskey: 70″
Age4 yrs apart
César Bazán: 51
Paul McCloskey: 47
Stance
César Bazán: Orthodox
Paul McCloskey: Southpaw

César Bazán left, Paul McCloskey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
César Bazán1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

César Bazán: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Paul McCloskey24 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Paul McCloskey: 24 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (50%) and 12 on the cards (50%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 50%12 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — César Bazán 6, Paul McCloskey 27 — 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

César Bazán last boxed on Jul 26, 2008 — 6,660 days ago. Bazán had lost five straight.LLLLL

Johnston Feb 1999Castillo Jan 2001Cotto Feb 2003McCloskey Mar 2008Alvarado Jul 20080.6 tracked bouts per year

Paul McCloskey last boxed on Dec 21, 2013 — 4,686 days ago. McCloskey had won one in a row before losing a decision to Dave Ryan.LWLWL

Khan Apr 2011Prescott Sep 2011Corley May 2012Pérez Sep 2012Ryan Dec 20133.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have César Bazán and Paul McCloskey ever fought each other?
Yes. César Bazán and Paul McCloskey met once on March 29, 2008, and Paul McCloskey won by PTS.
The meeting

LMar 29, 2008 · McCloskey · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bazán or McCloskey?
César Bazán is 49-11-1 and Paul McCloskey is 24-3. Paul McCloskey has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Bazán49–11–181.1%

McCloskey24–388.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bazán or McCloskey?
César Bazán has 32 knockout wins and Paul McCloskey has 12. César Bazán has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bazán3265.3%

McCloskey1250%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bazán and McCloskey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both César Bazán and Paul McCloskey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bazán and McCloskey?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for César Bazán and 27 bouts tracked for Paul McCloskey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bazán6bouts

McCloskey27bouts

How They Win ↓

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