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Donovan Ruddock vs José Ribalta — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Donovan Ruddock

🇨🇺CUBA

José Ribalta

Donovan Ruddock (40-6-1) and José Ribalta (38-17-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 6 common opponents.

Ruddock

40

Wins30 KO · 75%

6

Losses

1

Draw47 tracked bouts

Ribalta

38

Wins27 KO · 71%

17

Losses

1

Draw56 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ruddock leads 1–0

Donovan Ruddock and José Ribalta have met 1 time; Ruddock leads 1–0.

Donovan Ruddock and José Ribalta have met 1 time; Ruddock leads 1–0.
Met1999Oct 8Series
Donovan RuddockFighter AWWon1–0W–L
José RibaltaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Ruddock 6 · Ribalta 1 of 7 measurable rows
RuddockRibalta
Record
40-6-1 (edge)38-17-1
Win %0–100%
86.2% (edge)
68.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
27
KO rate0–100%
75% (edge)
71.05%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
75% (edge)
71%
Times stopped†max 9
5 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.2
1.4
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56
47
56

† 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
Donovan Ruddock: 6′3″
José Ribalta: No height on file
Reachnot held
Donovan Ruddock: 82″
José Ribalta: No reach on file
Age1 yr apart
Donovan Ruddock: 62
José Ribalta: 63
Stance
Donovan Ruddock: Orthodox
José Ribalta: Orthodox

Donovan Ruddock left, José Ribalta right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Donovan Ruddock40 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

Donovan Ruddock: 40 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (75%), 9 on the cards (23%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 47 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 75%9 on the cards 23%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

José Ribalta38 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

José Ribalta: 38 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (71%), 10 on the cards (26%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 56 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 71%10 on the cards 26%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Donovan Ruddock 47, José Ribalta 56 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Ruddock better on 2 · Ribalta better on 2 · even on 2

Ruddock

Opponent

Ribalta

  • Donovan Ruddock

    Win, TKO 4

    1990

    DokesRuddock better

    José Ribalta

    Loss, UD

    1992

  • Donovan Ruddock

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1991

    Loss, TKO 7

    1991

    TysonRibalta better

    José Ribalta

    Loss, TKO

    1986

  • Donovan Ruddock

    Win, KO 7

    1989

    SmithRuddock better

    José Ribalta

    Loss, SD

    1985

  • Donovan Ruddock

    Win, TKO 5

    1987

    EvansEven

    José Ribalta

    Win, UD

    1983

  • Donovan Ruddock

    Win, TKO 1

    1986

    HouckEven

    José Ribalta

    Win, KO 3

    1986

  • Donovan Ruddock

    Loss, TKO 8

    1985

    JacoRibalta better

    José Ribalta

    Win, KO 5

    1986

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Donovan Ruddock last boxed on Sep 11, 2015 — 4,056 days ago. Ruddock had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Dillon Carman.WWWWL

Sconiers Apr 2001Marcus Oct 2001Olubowale Mar 2015Barrak May 2015Carman Sep 20151.4 tracked bouts per year

José Ribalta last boxed on Oct 8, 1999 — 9,873 days ago. Ribalta had lost five straight.LLLLL

Schulz Dec 1996Donald Jul 1997Klitschko Jun 1998Byrd Jun 1999Ruddock Oct 19993.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Donovan Ruddock and José Ribalta ever fought each other?
Yes. Donovan Ruddock and José Ribalta met once on October 8, 1999, and Donovan Ruddock won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WOct 8, 1999 · Ruddock · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ruddock or Ribalta?
Donovan Ruddock is 40-6-1 and José Ribalta is 38-17-1. Donovan Ruddock has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ruddock40–6–186.2%

Ribalta38–17–168.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ruddock or Ribalta?
Donovan Ruddock has 30 knockout wins and José Ribalta has 27. Donovan Ruddock has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ruddock3075%

Ribalta2771.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ruddock and Ribalta have any common opponents?
Donovan Ruddock and José Ribalta share 6 common opponents: Michael Dokes, Mike Tyson and James Smith (and 3 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
6 shared opponents

Michael DokesWL

Mike TysonLL

James SmithWL

Robert EvansWW

and 2 more

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruddock and Ribalta?
This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Donovan Ruddock and 56 bouts tracked for José Ribalta. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ruddock47bouts

Ribalta56bouts

How They Win ↓

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