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Danny García vs Julio Gamboa — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Danny García

🇳🇮NICARAGUA

Julio Gamboa

Danny García (38-4) and Julio Gamboa (28-13-2) 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.

García

38

Wins22 KO · 58%

4

Losses

0

Draws42 tracked bouts

Gamboa

28

Wins17 KO · 61%

13

Losses

2

Draws7 tracked bouts

Head to Head

García leads 1–0

Danny García and Julio Gamboa have met 1 time; García leads 1–0.

Danny García and Julio Gamboa have met 1 time; García leads 1–0.
Met2008May 3Series
Danny GarcíaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Julio GamboaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

García 6 · Gamboa 1 of 7 measurable rows
GarcíaGamboa
Record
38-4 (edge)28-13-2
Win %0–100%
90.5% (edge)
67.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
57.89%
60.71% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
55%—
Times stopped†max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.3
2.3 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42
42
7

† 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
Danny García: 5′9″
Julio Gamboa: No height on file
Reach+1″
Danny García: 69″ (edge)
Julio Gamboa: 68″
Age16 yrs apart
Danny García: 38
Julio Gamboa: 54
Stance
Danny García: Orthodox
Julio Gamboa: Orthodox

Danny García left, Julio Gamboa right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Danny García38 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Danny García: 38 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (55%), 16 on the cards (42%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 55%16 on the cards 42%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Julio Gamboa0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Julio Gamboa: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Gamboa yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Danny García 42, Julio Gamboa 7 — 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

Danny García has won once since losing by stoppage to Erislandy Lara. García last boxed on Oct 18, 2025 — 370 days ago.WLWLW

Redkach Jan 2020Jr. Dec 2020Jr. Jul 2022Lara Sep 2024Gonzalez Oct 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Julio Gamboa last boxed on May 3, 2008 — 6,747 days ago. Gamboa had lost five straight.LLLLL

Machado Aug 2000Méndez Aug 2001Valbuena Mar 2003León Nov 2004García May 20080.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Danny García and Julio Gamboa ever fought each other?
Yes. Danny García and Julio Gamboa met once on May 3, 2008, and Danny García won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 3, 2008 · García · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, García or Gamboa?
Danny García is 38-4 and Julio Gamboa is 28-13-2. Danny García has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

García38–490.5%

Gamboa28–13–267.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, García or Gamboa?
Danny García has 22 knockout wins and Julio Gamboa has 17. Danny García has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

García2257.9%

Gamboa1760.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do García and Gamboa have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Danny García and Julio Gamboa have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on García and Gamboa?
This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Danny García and 7 bouts tracked for Julio Gamboa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

García42bouts

Gamboa7bouts

How They Win ↓

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