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Dmitry Bivol vs Jose Cortes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dmitry Bivol

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Jose Cortes

Dmitry Bivol (25-1) and Jose Cortes (3-1 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. They haven't fought, in the fights Kill The Body tracks. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Bivol

25

Wins12 KO · 48%

1

Loss

0

Draws26 tracked bouts

Cortes

Tracked record

3–1

counted from 4 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

Dmitry Bivol and Jose Cortes haven't fought — no bout between them in the fights we track.

Haven't fought

No bout between them in the fights we track.

The Numbers

Bivol 5 · Cortes 0 of 5 measurable rows
BivolCortes
Record†
25-1 (edge)3-1
Win %0–100%
96.2% (edge)
75%
Wins by knockoutmax 12
12 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
48%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
48% (edge)
33%
Times stopped‡levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 9
9 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 26
26
4

† 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

Heightnot held
Dmitry Bivol: 6′0″
Jose Cortes: No height on file
Reachnot held
Dmitry Bivol: 72″
Jose Cortes: No reach on file
Agenot held
Dmitry Bivol: 35
Jose Cortes: No date of birth
Stance
Dmitry Bivol: Orthodox
Jose Cortes: Not recorded

Dmitry Bivol left, Jose Cortes right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dmitry Bivol25 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

Dmitry Bivol: 25 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (48%) and 13 on the cards (52%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 48%13 on the cards 52%

Jose Cortes3 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Jose Cortes: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dmitry Bivol 26, Jose Cortes 4 — 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

Dmitry Bivol has won two straight since losing a decision to Artur Beterbiev. Bivol last boxed on May 30, 2026 — 158 days ago.WWLWW

Arthur Dec 2023Zinad Jun 2024Beterbiev Oct 2024Beterbiev Feb 2025Eifert May 20262.3 tracked bouts per year

Jose Cortes has won three straight since losing a decision to Kelton Hall. Cortes last boxed on Oct 18, 2026 — 17 days ago.LWWW

Hall Jan 2026Melendez Apr 2026Pierre Jun 2026Edwards Oct 2026

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dmitry Bivol and Jose Cortes ever fought each other?
Dmitry Bivol and Jose Cortes haven't fought, in the fights Kill The Body tracks.
Who has the better record, Bivol or Cortes?
Dmitry Bivol is 25-1 and Jose Cortes is 3-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Dmitry Bivol has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Bivol25–196.2%

Cortes3–175%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bivol or Cortes?
Dmitry Bivol has 12 knockout wins and Jose Cortes has 1. Dmitry Bivol has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bivol1248%

Cortes1

The Numbers ↓
Do Bivol and Cortes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dmitry Bivol and Jose Cortes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bivol and Cortes?
This comparison is drawn from 26 bouts tracked for Dmitry Bivol and 4 bouts tracked for Jose Cortes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bivol26bouts

Cortes4bouts

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