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Cherneka Johnson vs Melissa Esquivel — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Cherneka Johnson

Melissa Esquivel

Cherneka Johnson (19-3) and Melissa Esquivel (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Johnson

19

Wins8 KO · 42%

3

Losses

0

Draws22 tracked bouts

Esquivel

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Johnson leads 1–0

Cherneka Johnson and Melissa Esquivel have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.

Cherneka Johnson and Melissa Esquivel have met 1 time; Johnson leads 1–0.
Met2022Apr 20Series
Cherneka JohnsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Melissa EsquivelFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Johnson 4 · Esquivel 0 of 4 measurable rows
JohnsonEsquivel
Record†
19-3 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
86.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 8
8 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
42.11%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
42%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.1—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 22
22
2

† 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
Cherneka Johnson: 5′5″
Melissa Esquivel: No height on file
Reachnot held
Cherneka Johnson: 65″
Melissa Esquivel: No reach on file
Agenot held
Cherneka Johnson: 31
Melissa Esquivel: No date of birth
Stance
Cherneka Johnson: Orthodox
Melissa Esquivel: Not recorded

Cherneka Johnson left, Melissa Esquivel right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Cherneka Johnson19 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Cherneka Johnson: 19 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (42%) and 11 on the cards (58%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 42%11 on the cards 58%

Melissa Esquivel0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Melissa Esquivel: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Esquivel yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Cherneka Johnson 22, Melissa Esquivel 2 — 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

Cherneka Johnson had won four in a row before losing a decision to Dina Thorslund. Johnson last boxed on Aug 8, 2026 — 84 days ago.WWWWL

Hughes May 2024Hughes Mar 2025Metcalf Jul 2025Galle Dec 2025Thorslund Aug 20262.1 tracked bouts per year

Melissa Esquivel last boxed on Apr 20, 2022 — 1,655 days ago. Esquivel had lost two straight.LL

Cruz Nov 2021Johnson Apr 2022

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Cherneka Johnson and Melissa Esquivel ever fought each other?
Yes. Cherneka Johnson and Melissa Esquivel met once on April 20, 2022, and Cherneka Johnson won by MD.
The meeting

WApr 20, 2022 · Johnson · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or Esquivel?
Cherneka Johnson is 19-3 and Melissa Esquivel is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Cherneka Johnson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Johnson19–386.4%

Esquivel0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Esquivel?
Cherneka Johnson has 8 knockout wins and Melissa Esquivel has 0. Cherneka Johnson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Johnson842.1%

Esquivel0

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and Esquivel have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Cherneka Johnson and Melissa Esquivel have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Esquivel?
This comparison is drawn from 22 bouts tracked for Cherneka Johnson and 2 bouts tracked for Melissa Esquivel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson22bouts

Esquivel2bouts

How They Win ↓

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