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Gustavo Ballas vs José Froilán Nieva — record, stats and common opponents compared

Gustavo Ballas (105-9-6) and José Froilán Nieva (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Nieva

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 José Froilán Nieva have met 1 time; Ballas leads 1–0.

Gustavo Ballas and José Froilán Nieva have met 1 time; Ballas leads 1–0.
Met1982May 7Series
Gustavo BallasFighter AWWon1–0W–L
José Froilán NievaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Ballas 4 · Nieva 1 of 5 measurable rows
BallasNieva
Record†
105-9-6 (edge)0-1
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
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
8.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 120
120
1

† 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″
José Froilán Nieva: No height on file
Agenot held
Gustavo Ballas: 68
José Froilán Nieva: No date of birth
Stance
Gustavo Ballas: Orthodox
José Froilán Nieva: Not recorded

Gustavo Ballas left, José Froilán Nieva 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%

José Froilán Nieva0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

José Froilán Nieva: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Nieva yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gustavo Ballas 120, José Froilán Nieva 1 — 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 — 13,200 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

José Froilán Nieva last boxed on May 7, 1982 — 16,252 days ago. Nieva had lost the most recent, to Gustavo Ballas.L

Ballas May 1982

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gustavo Ballas and José Froilán Nieva ever fought each other?
Yes. Gustavo Ballas and José Froilán Nieva met once on May 7, 1982, and Gustavo Ballas won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WMay 7, 1982 · Ballas · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ballas or Nieva?
Gustavo Ballas is 105-9-6 and José Froilán Nieva is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Nieva0–10%

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

Ballas2927.6%

Nieva0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ballas and Nieva have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gustavo Ballas and José Froilán Nieva have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ballas and Nieva?
This comparison is drawn from 120 bouts tracked for Gustavo Ballas and 1 bout tracked for José Froilán Nieva. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ballas120bouts

Nieva1bout

How They Win ↓

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