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Gustavo Ballas vs John Meza — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gustavo Ballas

John Meza

Gustavo Ballas (105-9-6) and John Meza (0-3 across 3 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.

Ballas

105

Wins29 KO · 28%

9

Losses

6

Draws120 tracked bouts

Meza

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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

Ballas leads 1–0

Gustavo Ballas and John Meza have met 1 time; Ballas leads 1–0.

Gustavo Ballas and John Meza have met 1 time; Ballas leads 1–0.
Met1979Nov 16Series
Gustavo BallasFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John MezaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Ballas 5 · Meza 1 of 6 measurable rows
BallasMeza
Record†
105-9-6 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
90% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
27.62%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
28%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 8.7
8.7 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 120
120
3

† 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
Gustavo Ballas: 5′2″
John Meza: No height on file
Agenot held
Gustavo Ballas: 68
John Meza: No date of birth
Stance
Gustavo Ballas: Orthodox
John Meza: Not recorded

Gustavo Ballas left, John Meza right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gustavo Ballas105 wins · from 120 tracked bouts

Gustavo Ballas: 105 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (28%), 74 on the cards (70%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 120 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 28%74 on the cards 70%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

John Meza0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

John Meza: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Meza yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gustavo Ballas 120, John Meza 3 — 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

Gustavo Ballas last boxed on Sep 14, 1990 — 13,187 days ago. Ballas had won once since a draw with Raúl Ojeda.WDWDW

Diaz Aug 1990Diaz Aug 1990Carlevaris Aug 1990Ojeda Sep 1990Barrios Sep 19908.7 tracked bouts per year

John Meza last boxed on Nov 16, 1979 — 17,142 days ago. Meza had lost three straight.LLL

Soo-hwan May 1975Gómez Feb 1977Ballas Nov 19790.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gustavo Ballas and John Meza ever fought each other?
Yes. Gustavo Ballas and John Meza met once on November 16, 1979, and Gustavo Ballas won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WNov 16, 1979 · Ballas · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ballas or Meza?
Gustavo Ballas is 105-9-6 and John Meza is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gustavo Ballas has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ballas105–9–690%

Meza0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ballas or Meza?
Gustavo Ballas has 29 knockout wins and John Meza has 0. Gustavo Ballas has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ballas2927.6%

Meza0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ballas and Meza have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gustavo Ballas and John Meza have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ballas and Meza?
This comparison is drawn from 120 bouts tracked for Gustavo Ballas and 3 bouts tracked for John Meza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ballas120bouts

Meza3bouts

How They Win ↓

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