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Gilberto Ramírez vs Joe Smith, Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gilberto Ramírez

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Joe Smith, Jr.

Gilberto Ramírez (48-2) 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 4 common opponents.

Ramírez

48

Wins30 KO · 63%

2

Losses

0

Draws50 tracked bouts

Jr.

28

Wins22 KO · 79%

5

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ramírez leads 1–0

Gilberto Ramírez and Joe Smith, Jr. have met 1 time; Ramírez leads 1–0.

Gilberto Ramírez and Joe Smith, Jr. have met 1 time; Ramírez leads 1–0.
Met2023Oct 7Series
Gilberto RamírezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joe Smith, Jr.Fighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ramírez 5 · Jr. 2 of 7 measurable rows
RamírezJr.
Record
48-2 (edge)28-5
Win %0–100%
96% (edge)
84.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
22
KO rate0–100%
62.5%
78.57% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
63%
79% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3
3 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
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

Height+2″
Gilberto Ramírez: 6′2″ (edge)
Joe Smith, Jr.: 6′0″
Reach+1″
Gilberto Ramírez: 75″
Joe Smith, Jr.: 76″ (edge)
Age2 yrs apart
Gilberto Ramírez: 35
Joe Smith, Jr.: 37
Stance
Gilberto Ramírez: Southpaw
Joe Smith, Jr.: Orthodox

Gilberto Ramírez 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
Gilberto Ramírez48 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Gilberto Ramírez: 48 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (63%) and 18 on the cards (38%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 63%18 on the cards 38%

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 — Gilberto Ramírez 50, Joe Smith, Jr. 33 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Ramírez better on 2 · even on 2

Ramírez

Opponent

Jr.

  • Gilberto Ramírez

    Loss, UD

    2022

    BivolEven

    Joe Smith, Jr.

    Loss, UD

    2019

  • Gilberto Ramírez

    Win, KO 4

    2021

    BarreraRamírez better

    Joe Smith, Jr.

    Loss, UD

    2017

  • Gilberto Ramírez

    Win, UD

    2015

    VlasovEven

    Joe Smith, Jr.

    Win, MD

    2021

  • Gilberto Ramírez

    2–0 against

    Win, MD

    2018

    Win, UD

    2017

    HartRamírez better

    Joe Smith, Jr.

    Win, SD

    2020

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

Gilberto Ramírez had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to David Benavidez. Ramírez last boxed on May 2, 2026 — 170 days ago.WWWWL

Jr. Oct 2023Goulamirian Mar 2024Billam-Smith Nov 2024Dorticos Jun 2025Benavidez May 20263 tracked bouts per year

Joe Smith, Jr. last boxed on Oct 7, 2023 — 1,108 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 Gilberto Ramírez and Joe Smith, Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. Gilberto Ramírez and Joe Smith, Jr. met once on October 7, 2023, and Gilberto Ramírez won by UD.
The meeting

WOct 7, 2023 · Ramírez · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ramírez or Jr.?
Gilberto Ramírez is 48-2 and Joe Smith, Jr. is 28-5. Gilberto Ramírez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ramírez48–296%

Jr.28–584.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ramírez or Jr.?
Gilberto Ramírez has 30 knockout wins and Joe Smith, Jr. has 22. Gilberto Ramírez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ramírez3062.5%

Jr.2278.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ramírez and Jr. have any common opponents?
Gilberto Ramírez and Joe Smith, Jr. share 4 common opponents: Dmitry Bivol, Sullivan Barrera and Maxim Vlasov (and 1 other). Gilberto Ramírez fared better against 2 of them.
4 shared opponents

Dmitry BivolLL

Sullivan BarreraWL

Maxim VlasovWW

Jesse HartWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Ramírez or Jr.?
Gilberto Ramírez is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 6 cm above the other. Joe Smith, Jr. also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
Height · reach

Ramírez189 cm190 cm reach

Jr.183 cm193 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ramírez and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Gilberto Ramírez and 33 bouts tracked for Joe Smith, Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ramírez50bouts

Jr.33bouts

How They Win ↓

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