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.
David Melendez (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and John H. Stracey (45-5-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
David Melendez vs John H. Stracey — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
John H. Stracey leads 1–0- John H. Stracey wonStracey vs MelendezDec 5, 1972 · TKO · R7
The Numbers
- 0-3
- Record
- 45-5-1 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 89.2% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 37 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 82.22%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 82%
- 3
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.9
- Bouts per year
- 5.9 (edge)
- 3
- Bouts tracked
- 51
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 5′7″ (171 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
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- Age
- 75
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- British
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDavid Melendez · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
John H. Stracey · 45 wins
KO/TKO
37
Decision
6
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (3 and 51 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
David Melendez
LLL
L3 streak · last fought Dec 5, 1972
John H. Stracey
WLLWW
W1 streak · last fought May 23, 1978
Common Questions
- Have David Melendez and John H. Stracey ever fought each other?
- Yes. David Melendez and John H. Stracey met once on December 5, 1972, and John H. Stracey won by TKO in round 7.
- Who has the better record, David Melendez or John H. Stracey?
- David Melendez is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John H. Stracey is 45-5-1. John H. Stracey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, David Melendez or John H. Stracey?
- David Melendez has 0 knockout wins and John H. Stracey has 37. John H. Stracey has more.
- Do David Melendez and John H. Stracey have any common opponents?
- David Melendez and John H. Stracey share 1 common opponent: José Nápoles. John H. Stracey fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on David Melendez and John H. Stracey?
- This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for David Melendez and 51 bouts tracked for John H. Stracey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.