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David Oliver Joyce vs Leigh Wood — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇮🇪IRELAND

David Oliver Joyce

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Leigh Wood

David Oliver Joyce (12-2) and Leigh Wood (29-4) 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.

Joyce

12

Wins9 KO · 75%

2

Losses

0

Draws14 tracked bouts

Wood

29

Wins17 KO · 59%

4

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Wood leads 1–0

David Oliver Joyce and Leigh Wood have met 1 time; Wood leads 1–0.

David Oliver Joyce and Leigh Wood have met 1 time; Wood leads 1–0.
Met2019Oct 4Series
David Oliver JoyceFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Leigh WoodFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Joyce 4 · Wood 4 of 8 measurable rows
JoyceWood
Record
12-229-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
85.7%
87.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
9
17 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
75% (edge)
58.62%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
75% (edge)
59%
Times stopped†max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 4
0
4 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 4.3
4.3 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
14
33

† 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

HeightLevel
David Oliver Joyce: 5′7″
Leigh Wood: 5′7″
ReachLevel
David Oliver Joyce: 67″
Leigh Wood: 67″
Age1 yr apart
David Oliver Joyce: 39
Leigh Wood: 38
Stance
David Oliver Joyce: Orthodox
Leigh Wood: Orthodox

David Oliver Joyce left, Leigh Wood 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 Oliver Joyce12 wins · from 14 tracked bouts

David Oliver Joyce: 12 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (75%) and 3 on the cards (25%). Counted from 14 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 75%3 on the cards 25%

Leigh Wood29 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Leigh Wood: 29 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (59%) and 12 on the cards (41%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 59%12 on the cards 41%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Oliver Joyce 14, Leigh Wood 33 — 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 Oliver Joyce last boxed on Sep 26, 2020 — 2,218 days ago. Joyce had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Ionut Baluta.WWLWL

Tiffney Apr 2019Teran Jul 2019Wood Oct 2019Haskins Feb 2020Baluta Sep 20204.3 tracked bouts per year

Leigh Wood has won once since losing by stoppage to Anthony Cacace. Wood last boxed on Feb 21, 2026 — 244 days ago.LWWLW

Lara Feb 2023Lara May 2023Warrington Oct 2023Cacace May 2025Warrington Feb 20262.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Oliver Joyce and Leigh Wood ever fought each other?
Yes. David Oliver Joyce and Leigh Wood met once on October 4, 2019, and Leigh Wood won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

LOct 4, 2019 · Wood · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Joyce or Wood?
David Oliver Joyce is 12-2 and Leigh Wood is 29-4. Leigh Wood has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Joyce12–285.7%

Wood29–487.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Joyce or Wood?
David Oliver Joyce has 9 knockout wins and Leigh Wood has 17. Leigh Wood has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Joyce975%

Wood1758.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Joyce and Wood have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Oliver Joyce and Leigh Wood have faced.
Who is bigger, Joyce or Wood?
David Oliver Joyce is the taller fighter at 171 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Joyce171 cm170 cm reach

Wood170 cm170 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joyce and Wood?
This comparison is drawn from 14 bouts tracked for David Oliver Joyce and 33 bouts tracked for Leigh Wood. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Joyce14bouts

Wood33bouts

How They Win ↓

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