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.
Emile Griffith (85-24-2) and Rafael Gutierrez (2-6-2 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Emile Griffith vs Rafael Gutierrez — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Emile Griffith leads 1–0- Emile Griffith wonGriffith vs GutierrezMar 23, 1971 · UD
The Numbers
- 85-24-2 (edge)
- Record
- 2-6-2
- 77.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 30%
- 23 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 27.06%
- KO rate
- —
- 27%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 50% (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 14 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.3
- 112
- Bouts tracked
- 10
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
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- —
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 88
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEmile Griffith · 85 wins
KO/TKO
23
Decision
62
Other
0
Rafael Gutierrez · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (112 and 10 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedEmile Griffith
WSD · Jun 1964WSD · Jun 1963LUD · Mar 1963WSD · Dec 1960Rafael Gutierrez
WTKO R6 · Aug 1971LTKO R6 · Mar 1969Emile Griffith
WSD · Aug 1962LSD · Apr 1960WSD · Mar 1960Rafael Gutierrez
DMD · Nov 1970DPTS · Apr 1968LTKO R4 · Feb 1968
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Emile Griffith
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Jul 30, 1977
Rafael Gutierrez
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought Nov 27, 1981
Common Questions
- Have Emile Griffith and Rafael Gutierrez ever fought each other?
- Yes. Emile Griffith and Rafael Gutierrez met once on March 23, 1971, and Emile Griffith won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Emile Griffith or Rafael Gutierrez?
- Emile Griffith is 85-24-2 and Rafael Gutierrez is 2-6-2 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Emile Griffith has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Emile Griffith or Rafael Gutierrez?
- Emile Griffith has 23 knockout wins and Rafael Gutierrez has 1. Emile Griffith has more.
- Do Emile Griffith and Rafael Gutierrez have any common opponents?
- Emile Griffith and Rafael Gutierrez share 2 common opponents: Luis Manuel Rodríguez and Denny Moyer. Emile Griffith fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Emile Griffith and Rafael Gutierrez?
- This comparison is drawn from 112 bouts tracked for Emile Griffith and 10 bouts tracked for Rafael Gutierrez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.