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Chris Byrd vs José Ribalta — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Chris Byrd

🇨🇺CUBA

José Ribalta

Chris Byrd (41-6-1) and José Ribalta (38-17-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Byrd

41

Wins22 KO · 54%

6

Losses

1

Draw49 tracked bouts

Ribalta

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

17

Losses

1

Draw56 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Byrd leads 1–0

Chris Byrd and José Ribalta have met 1 time; Byrd leads 1–0.

Chris Byrd and José Ribalta have met 1 time; Byrd leads 1–0.
Met1999Jun 3Series
Chris ByrdFighter AWWon1–0W–L
José RibaltaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultRTDR31Meeting

The Numbers

Byrd 4 · Ribalta 4 of 8 measurable rows
ByrdRibalta
Record
41-6-1 (edge)38-17-1
Win %0–100%
86.5% (edge)
68.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
22
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
53.66%
71.05% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
51%
71% (edge)
Times stopped†max 9
4 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.2
2.9
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
49
56

† 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
Chris Byrd: 6′1″
José Ribalta: No height on file
Reachnot held
Chris Byrd: 74″
José Ribalta: No reach on file
Age7 yrs apart
Chris Byrd: 56
José Ribalta: 63
Stance
Chris Byrd: Southpaw
José Ribalta: Orthodox

Chris Byrd left, José Ribalta right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Chris Byrd43 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Chris Byrd: 43 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (51%) and 21 on the cards (49%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 51%21 on the cards 49%

José Ribalta38 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

José Ribalta: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%), 10 on the cards (26%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%10 on the cards 26%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chris Byrd 49, José Ribalta 56 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Byrd better on 1

Byrd

Opponent

Ribalta

  • Chris Byrd

    Win, RTD 9

    2000

    KlitschkoByrd better

    José Ribalta

    Loss, TKO 2

    1998

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

Chris Byrd last boxed on Mar 21, 2009 — 6,420 days ago. Byrd had won once since losses to Alexander Povetkin and Shaun George.LWLLW

Klitschko Apr 2006Marinaccio Apr 2007Povetkin Oct 2007George May 2008Sandow Mar 20092.9 tracked bouts per year

José Ribalta last boxed on Oct 8, 1999 — 9,872 days ago. Ribalta had lost five straight.LLLLL

Schulz Dec 1996Donald Jul 1997Klitschko Jun 1998Byrd Jun 1999Ruddock Oct 19993.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Chris Byrd and José Ribalta ever fought each other?
Yes. Chris Byrd and José Ribalta met once on June 3, 1999, and Chris Byrd won by RTD in round 3.
The meeting

WJun 3, 1999 · Byrd · RTD R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Byrd or Ribalta?
Chris Byrd is 41-6-1 and José Ribalta is 38-17-1. Chris Byrd has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Byrd41–6–186.5%

Ribalta38–17–168.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Byrd or Ribalta?
Chris Byrd has 22 knockout wins and José Ribalta has 27. José Ribalta has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Byrd2253.7%

Ribalta2771.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Byrd and Ribalta have any common opponents?
Chris Byrd and José Ribalta share 1 common opponent: Vitali Klitschko. Chris Byrd fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Vitali KlitschkoWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Byrd and Ribalta?
This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Chris Byrd and 56 bouts tracked for José Ribalta. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Byrd49bouts

Ribalta56bouts

How They Win ↓

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