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Daniel Jacobs vs José Varela — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Daniel Jacobs

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José Varela

Daniel Jacobs (37-5) and José Varela (0-5 across 5 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.

Jacobs

37

Wins30 KO · 81%

5

Losses

0

Draws42 tracked bouts

Varela

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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

Jacobs leads 1–0

Daniel Jacobs and José Varela have met 1 time; Jacobs leads 1–0.

Daniel Jacobs and José Varela have met 1 time; Jacobs leads 1–0.
Met2009Apr 24Series
Daniel JacobsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
José VarelaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
How it endedKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Jacobs 6 · Varela 0 of 6 measurable rows
JacobsVarela
Record†
37-5 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%
88.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
81.08%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
81%—
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42
42
5

† 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

Reachnot held
Daniel Jacobs: 74″
José Varela: No reach on file
Age27 yrs apart
Daniel Jacobs: 39
José Varela: 66
Stance
Daniel Jacobs: Orthodox
José Varela: Not recorded

Daniel Jacobs left, José Varela right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Daniel Jacobs37 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Daniel Jacobs: 37 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (81%) and 7 on the cards (19%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 81%7 on the cards 19%

José Varela0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

José Varela: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Varela yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Daniel Jacobs 42, José Varela 5 — 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

Daniel Jacobs last boxed on Jul 6, 2024 — 806 days ago. Jacobs had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Álvarez May 2019Jr. Dec 2019Rosado Nov 2020Ryder Feb 2022Jr. Jul 20242.5 tracked bouts per year

José Varela last boxed on Sep 19, 2009 — 6,210 days ago. Varela had lost five straight.LLLLL

Rubio Aug 2003Miranda Jun 2005Julio Aug 2008Jacobs Apr 2009Lara Sep 20090.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Daniel Jacobs and José Varela ever fought each other?
Yes. Daniel Jacobs and José Varela met once on April 24, 2009, and Daniel Jacobs won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WApr 24, 2009 · Jacobs · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jacobs or Varela?
Daniel Jacobs is 37-5 and José Varela is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Daniel Jacobs has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Jacobs37–588.1%

Varela0–50%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jacobs or Varela?
Daniel Jacobs has 30 knockout wins and José Varela has 0. Daniel Jacobs has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jacobs3081.1%

Varela0

The Numbers ↓
Do Jacobs and Varela have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Daniel Jacobs and José Varela have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jacobs and Varela?
This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Daniel Jacobs and 5 bouts tracked for José Varela. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jacobs42bouts

Varela5bouts

How They Win ↓

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