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Gilberto Román (54-6-1) and Jiro Watanabe (26-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Gilberto Román vs Jiro Watanabe — record, stats and common opponents compared

Head to Head

Gilberto Román leads 1–0

The Numbers

54-6-1
Record
26-2 (edge)
89.3%
Win %
92.9% (edge)
35 (edge)
Wins by knockout
17
64.81%
KO rate
65.38% (edge)
65%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
65%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2
Times stopped
0 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
2 (edge)
6.9 (edge)
Bouts per year
4

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

61
Bouts tracked
28

Tale of the Tape

5′3″ (160 cm)
Height
5′5″ (166 cm) (edge)
64
Age
71
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Super Flyweight
Division
Super Flyweight
Mexico
Nationality
Japanese

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gilberto Román · 54 wins

KO/TKO
35
Decision
18
Other
1

Jiro Watanabe · 26 wins

KO/TKO
17
Decision
8
Other
1

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (61 and 28 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Gilberto Román

    WTKO R2 · Jun 1984

    Berlin Olivetti

    Jiro Watanabe

    WKO R2 · Jun 1981

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Gilberto Román

LWLWW

L1 streak · last fought Jun 9, 1990

Jiro Watanabe

LWWWW

L1 streak · last fought Mar 30, 1986

Common Questions

Have Gilberto Román and Jiro Watanabe ever fought each other?
Yes. Gilberto Román and Jiro Watanabe met once on March 30, 1986, and Gilberto Román won by UD.
Who has the better record, Gilberto Román or Jiro Watanabe?
Gilberto Román is 54-6-1 and Jiro Watanabe is 26-2. Jiro Watanabe has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Gilberto Román or Jiro Watanabe?
Gilberto Román has 35 knockout wins and Jiro Watanabe has 17. Gilberto Román has more.
Do Gilberto Román and Jiro Watanabe have any common opponents?
Gilberto Román and Jiro Watanabe share 1 common opponent: Berlin Olivetti. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Gilberto Román or Jiro Watanabe?
Jiro Watanabe is the taller fighter at 166 cm, 6 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gilberto Román and Jiro Watanabe?
This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Gilberto Román and 28 bouts tracked for Jiro Watanabe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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