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Ernesto España vs Michael Benjamin — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ernesto España (36-8) and Michael Benjamin (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

España

36

Wins29 KO · 81%

8

Losses

0

Draws44 tracked bouts

Benjamin

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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

Benjamin leads 1–0

Ernesto España and Michael Benjamin have met 1 time; Benjamin leads 1–0.

Ernesto España and Michael Benjamin have met 1 time; Benjamin leads 1–0.
Met1988Aug 29Series
Ernesto EspañaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Michael BenjaminFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

España 5 · Benjamin 1 of 6 measurable rows
EspañaBenjamin
Record†
36-8 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
81.8% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
80.56%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
81% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.3
3.3 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44
44
2

† 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
Ernesto España: 5′11″
Michael Benjamin: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ernesto España: 72″
Michael Benjamin: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ernesto España: 71
Michael Benjamin: No date of birth
Stance
Ernesto España: Orthodox
Michael Benjamin: Not recorded

Ernesto España left, Michael Benjamin right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ernesto España36 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Ernesto España: 36 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (81%) and 7 on the cards (19%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 81%7 on the cards 19%

Michael Benjamin1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Michael Benjamin: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernesto España 44, Michael Benjamin 2 — 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

Ernesto España last boxed on Aug 29, 1988 — 13,929 days ago. España had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Mancini Jul 1982Williams Jan 1985Rodriguez Jun 1985Ellis Mar 1987Benjamin Aug 19883.3 tracked bouts per year

Michael Benjamin last boxed on Feb 6, 1993 — 12,307 days ago. Benjamin had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Eamonn Loughran.WL

España Aug 1988Loughran Feb 19930.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ernesto España and Michael Benjamin ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernesto España and Michael Benjamin met once on August 29, 1988, and Michael Benjamin won by UD.
The meeting

LAug 29, 1988 · Benjamin · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, España or Benjamin?
Ernesto España is 36-8 and Michael Benjamin is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ernesto España has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

España36–881.8%

Benjamin1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, España or Benjamin?
Ernesto España has 29 knockout wins and Michael Benjamin has 0. Ernesto España has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

España2980.6%

Benjamin0

The Numbers ↓
Do España and Benjamin have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernesto España and Michael Benjamin have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on España and Benjamin?
This comparison is drawn from 44 bouts tracked for Ernesto España and 2 bouts tracked for Michael Benjamin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

España44bouts

Benjamin2bouts

How They Win ↓

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