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David Jaco vs Melvin Hosey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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David Jaco

Melvin Hosey

David Jaco (24-25-1) and Melvin Hosey (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.

Jaco

24

Wins19 KO · 79%

25

Losses

1

Draw50 tracked bouts

Hosey

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

Jaco leads 1–0

David Jaco and Melvin Hosey have met 1 time; Jaco leads 1–0.

David Jaco and Melvin Hosey have met 1 time; Jaco leads 1–0.
Met1983Apr 16Series
David JacoFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Melvin HoseyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Jaco 4 · Hosey 1 of 5 measurable rows
JacoHosey
Record†
24-25-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
49% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
79.17%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
79%—
Times stopped‡max 18
18
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.7
3.7 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
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

Agenot held
David Jaco: 69
Melvin Hosey: No date of birth
Stance
David Jaco: Orthodox
Melvin Hosey: Not recorded

David Jaco left, Melvin Hosey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
David Jaco24 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

David Jaco: 24 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (79%) and 5 on the cards (21%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 79%5 on the cards 21%

Melvin Hosey0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Melvin Hosey: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hosey yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Jaco 50, Melvin Hosey 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

David Jaco last boxed on Sep 17, 1994 — 11,725 days ago. Jaco had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Zolkin Jun 1992Cooper Jul 1992Bowen Jan 1993Rodrigues Jul 1993Bey Sep 19943.7 tracked bouts per year

Melvin Hosey last boxed on Apr 16, 1983 — 15,897 days ago. Hosey had lost two straight.LL

Ratliff Nov 1980Jaco Apr 19830.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Jaco and Melvin Hosey ever fought each other?
Yes. David Jaco and Melvin Hosey met once on April 16, 1983, and David Jaco won by TKO.
The meeting

WApr 16, 1983 · Jaco · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jaco or Hosey?
David Jaco is 24-25-1 and Melvin Hosey is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. David Jaco has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Jaco24–25–149%

Hosey0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jaco or Hosey?
David Jaco has 19 knockout wins and Melvin Hosey has 0. David Jaco has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jaco1979.2%

Hosey0

The Numbers ↓
Do Jaco and Hosey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Jaco and Melvin Hosey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jaco and Hosey?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for David Jaco and 2 bouts tracked for Melvin Hosey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jaco50bouts

Hosey2bouts

How They Win ↓

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