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Erik Morales vs Paulie Ayala — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

Erik Morales

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Paulie Ayala

Erik Morales (52-9) and Paulie Ayala (35-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Morales

52

Wins36 KO · 69%

9

Losses

0

Draws61 tracked bouts

Ayala

35

Wins12 KO · 34%

3

Losses

0

Draws38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Morales leads 1–0

Erik Morales and Paulie Ayala have met 1 time; Morales leads 1–0.

Erik Morales and Paulie Ayala have met 1 time; Morales leads 1–0.
Met2002Nov 16Series
Erik MoralesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paulie AyalaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Morales 4 · Ayala 4 of 8 measurable rows
MoralesAyala
Record
52-935-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
85.2%
92.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 36
36 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
69.23% (edge)
34.29%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
69% (edge)
34%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 8
8 (edge)
3
Bouts per year‡max 3.3
3.1
3.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61
61
38

† 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

Height+3″
Erik Morales: 5′8″ (edge)
Paulie Ayala: 5′5″
Reach+6″
Erik Morales: 72″ (edge)
Paulie Ayala: 66″
Age6 yrs apart
Erik Morales: 50
Paulie Ayala: 56
Stance
Erik Morales: Orthodox
Paulie Ayala: Southpaw

Erik Morales left, Paulie Ayala right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Erik Morales52 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

Erik Morales: 52 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (69%) and 16 on the cards (31%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 69%16 on the cards 31%

Paulie Ayala35 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Paulie Ayala: 35 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (34%) and 23 on the cards (66%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 34%23 on the cards 66%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Erik Morales 61, Paulie Ayala 38 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Ayala better on 1 · even on 1

Morales

Opponent

Ayala

  • Erik Morales

    1–2 against

    Loss, MD

    2004

    Loss, UD

    2002

    Win, SD

    2000

    BarreraAyala better

    Paulie Ayala

    Loss, TKO 10

    2004

  • Erik Morales

    Win, TKO 2

    1996

    CargleEven

    Paulie Ayala

    Win, TKO 3

    1994

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

Erik Morales last boxed on Oct 20, 2012 — 5,116 days ago. Morales had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Lorenzo Dec 2010Maidana Apr 2011Cano Sep 2011García Mar 2012García Oct 20123.1 tracked bouts per year

Paulie Ayala last boxed on Jun 19, 2004 — 8,161 days ago. Ayala had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Marco Antonio Barrera.WWLWL

Adams Aug 2001Adams Feb 2002Morales Nov 2002Ruiz Nov 2003Barrera Jun 20043.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Erik Morales and Paulie Ayala ever fought each other?
Yes. Erik Morales and Paulie Ayala met once on November 16, 2002, and Erik Morales won by UD.
The meeting

WNov 16, 2002 · Morales · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Morales or Ayala?
Erik Morales is 52-9 and Paulie Ayala is 35-3. Paulie Ayala has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Morales52–985.2%

Ayala35–392.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Morales or Ayala?
Erik Morales has 36 knockout wins and Paulie Ayala has 12. Erik Morales has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Morales3669.2%

Ayala1234.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Morales and Ayala have any common opponents?
Erik Morales and Paulie Ayala share 2 common opponents: Marco Antonio Barrera and Lee Cargle. Paulie Ayala fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Marco Antonio Barrera1–2L

Lee CargleWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Morales or Ayala?
Erik Morales is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 7 cm above the other. Erik Morales also has the longer reach, by 15 cm.
Height · reach

Morales173 cm183 cm reach

Ayala166 cm168 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Morales and Ayala?
This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Erik Morales and 38 bouts tracked for Paulie Ayala. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Morales61bouts

Ayala38bouts

How They Win ↓

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