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 José Nápoles (81-7) 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 José Nápoles — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
José Nápoles leads 1–0- José Nápoles wonNápoles vs MelendezJul 31, 1971 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 0-3
- Record
- 81-7 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 92% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 54 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 66.67%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 67%
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.9
- Bouts per year
- 5.1 (edge)
- 3
- Bouts tracked
- 88
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)
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- Reach
- 72″ (183 cm)
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- Age
- 86
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- Stance
- Orthodox
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- Nationality
- Mexican
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDavid Melendez · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
José Nápoles · 81 wins
KO/TKO
54
Decision
25
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (3 and 88 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
José Nápoles
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Dec 6, 1975
Common Questions
- Have David Melendez and José Nápoles ever fought each other?
- Yes. David Melendez and José Nápoles met once on July 31, 1971, and José Nápoles won by TKO in round 5.
- Who has the better record, David Melendez or José Nápoles?
- David Melendez is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and José Nápoles is 81-7. José Nápoles 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 José Nápoles?
- David Melendez has 0 knockout wins and José Nápoles has 54. José Nápoles has more.
- Do David Melendez and José Nápoles have any common opponents?
- David Melendez and José Nápoles share 1 common opponent: John H. Stracey. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on David Melendez and José Nápoles?
- This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for David Melendez and 88 bouts tracked for José Nápoles. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.