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Eleider Álvarez vs Joe Smith, Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Eleider Álvarez

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Joe Smith, Jr.

Eleider Álvarez (25-2) and Joe Smith, Jr. (28-5) 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.

Álvarez

25

Wins13 KO · 52%

2

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Jr.

28

Wins22 KO · 79%

5

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Eleider Álvarez and Joe Smith, Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Eleider Álvarez and Joe Smith, Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2020Aug 22Series
Eleider ÁlvarezFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Joe Smith, Jr.Fighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Álvarez 4 · Jr. 3 of 7 measurable rows
ÁlvarezJr.
Record
25-2 (edge)28-5
Win %0–100%
92.6% (edge)
84.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
13
22 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
52%
78.57% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
52%
79% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
27
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
Eleider Álvarez: 6′0″
Joe Smith, Jr.: 6′0″
ReachLevel
Eleider Álvarez: 76″
Joe Smith, Jr.: 76″
Age5 yrs apart
Eleider Álvarez: 42
Joe Smith, Jr.: 37
Stance
Eleider Álvarez: Orthodox
Joe Smith, Jr.: Orthodox

Eleider Álvarez left, Joe Smith, Jr. right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Eleider Álvarez25 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Eleider Álvarez: 25 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (52%) and 12 on the cards (48%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Joe Smith, Jr.28 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Joe Smith, Jr.: 28 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (79%) and 6 on the cards (21%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 79%6 on the cards 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eleider Álvarez 27, Joe Smith, Jr. 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

Eleider Álvarez last boxed on Aug 22, 2020 — 2,252 days ago. Álvarez had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Joe Smith, Jr..WWLWL

Pascal Jun 2017Kovalev Aug 2018Kovalev Feb 2019Seals Jan 2020Jr. Aug 20202.5 tracked bouts per year

Joe Smith, Jr. last boxed on Oct 7, 2023 — 1,111 days ago. Jr. had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Álvarez Aug 2020Vlasov Apr 2021Geffrard Jan 2022Beterbiev Jun 2022Ramírez Oct 20232.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eleider Álvarez and Joe Smith, Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. Eleider Álvarez and Joe Smith, Jr. met once on August 22, 2020, and Joe Smith, Jr. won by KO in round 9.
The meeting

LAug 22, 2020 · Jr. · KO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Álvarez or Jr.?
Eleider Álvarez is 25-2 and Joe Smith, Jr. is 28-5. Eleider Álvarez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Álvarez25–292.6%

Jr.28–584.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Álvarez or Jr.?
Eleider Álvarez has 13 knockout wins and Joe Smith, Jr. has 22. Joe Smith, Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Álvarez1352%

Jr.2278.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Álvarez and Jr. have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eleider Álvarez and Joe Smith, Jr. have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Álvarez and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Eleider Álvarez and 33 bouts tracked for Joe Smith, Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Álvarez27bouts

Jr.33bouts

How They Win ↓

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