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Dat Nguyen vs Jayson Velez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dat Nguyen

🇵🇷WELTERWEIGHT

Jayson Velez

Dat Nguyen (20-3) and Jayson Velez (30-10-1) 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.

Nguyen

20

Wins7 KO · 35%

3

Losses

0

Draws23 tracked bouts

Velez

30

Wins21 KO · 70%

10

Losses

1

Draw22 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Velez leads 1–0

Dat Nguyen and Jayson Velez have met 1 time; Velez leads 1–0.

Dat Nguyen and Jayson Velez have met 1 time; Velez leads 1–0.
Met2013Oct 5Series
Dat NguyenFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jayson VelezFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Nguyen 3 · Velez 3 of 6 measurable rows
NguyenVelez
Record
20-3 (edge)30-10-1
Win %0–100%
87% (edge)
74.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
7
21 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
35%
70% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
35%
63% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
0 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡levelmax 1.8
1.8
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 23
23
22

† 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

Height+2″
Dat Nguyen: 5′6″
Jayson Velez: 5′8″ (edge)
Reach+2″
Dat Nguyen: 66″
Jayson Velez: 68″ (edge)
Age6 yrs apart
Dat Nguyen: 44
Jayson Velez: 38
Stance
Dat Nguyen: Orthodox
Jayson Velez: Orthodox

Dat Nguyen left, Jayson Velez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dat Nguyen20 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

Dat Nguyen: 20 tracked wins — 7 by KO/TKO (35%) and 13 on the cards (65%). Counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

7 by KO/TKO 35%13 on the cards 65%

Jayson Velez8 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Jayson Velez: 8 tracked wins — 5 by KO/TKO (63%) and 3 on the cards (38%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

5 by KO/TKO 63%3 on the cards 38%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dat Nguyen 23, Jayson Velez 22 — 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

Dat Nguyen last boxed on Feb 21, 2017 — 3,526 days ago. Nguyen had won three straight since losses to Luis Del Valle and Jayson Velez.LLWWW

Valle Jun 2011Velez Oct 2013Molina May 2016Lule Jun 2016Flores Feb 20171.8 tracked bouts per year

Jayson Velez has lost seven straight. Velez last boxed on Mar 21, 2026 — 211 days ago.LLLLL

Jr. Feb 2021Mercado Oct 2022Bell Nov 2023Álamo Jul 2024Walker Mar 20261.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dat Nguyen and Jayson Velez ever fought each other?
Yes. Dat Nguyen and Jayson Velez met once on October 5, 2013, and Jayson Velez won by SD.
The meeting

LOct 5, 2013 · Velez · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nguyen or Velez?
Dat Nguyen is 20-3 and Jayson Velez is 30-10-1. Dat Nguyen has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Nguyen20–387%

Velez30–10–174.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nguyen or Velez?
Dat Nguyen has 7 knockout wins and Jayson Velez has 21. Jayson Velez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nguyen735%

Velez2170%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nguyen and Velez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dat Nguyen and Jayson Velez have faced.
Who is bigger, Nguyen or Velez?
Jayson Velez is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 5 cm above the other. Jayson Velez also has the longer reach, by 6 cm.
Height · reach

Nguyen168 cm167 cm reach

Velez173 cm173 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nguyen and Velez?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Dat Nguyen and 22 bouts tracked for Jayson Velez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nguyen23bouts

Velez22bouts

How They Win ↓

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