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Ignacio Esparza vs Simon Kean — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ignacio Esparza

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Simon Kean

Ignacio Esparza (22-3) and Simon Kean (23-2) 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.

Esparza

22

Wins14 KO · 64%

3

Losses

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Kean

23

Wins22 KO · 96%

2

Losses

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kean leads 1–0

Ignacio Esparza and Simon Kean have met 1 time; Kean leads 1–0.

Ignacio Esparza and Simon Kean have met 1 time; Kean leads 1–0.
Met2018Apr 7Series
Ignacio EsparzaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Simon KeanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Esparza 0 · Kean 7 of 7 measurable rows
EsparzaKean
Record
22-323-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
88%
92% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 22
14
22 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
63.64%
95.65% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
67%
96% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
1.1
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedlevelmax 25
25
25

† 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
Ignacio Esparza: No height on file
Simon Kean: 6′5″
Reachnot held
Ignacio Esparza: 77″
Simon Kean: No reach on file
Age12 yrs apart
Ignacio Esparza: 49
Simon Kean: 37
Stance
Ignacio Esparza: Orthodox
Simon Kean: Orthodox

Ignacio Esparza left, Simon Kean right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ignacio Esparza21 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

Ignacio Esparza: 21 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (67%), 6 on the cards (29%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 25 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 67%6 on the cards 29%1 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Simon Kean23 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

Simon Kean: 23 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (96%) and 1 on the cards (4%). Counted from 25 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 96%1 on the cards 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ignacio Esparza 25, Simon Kean 25 — 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

Ignacio Esparza last boxed on Mar 23, 2024 — 939 days ago. Esparza had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Reyes Oct 2013Flores Jun 2015Beck Oct 2016Kean Apr 2018Hunter Mar 20241.1 tracked bouts per year

Simon Kean last boxed on Oct 28, 2023 — 1,086 days ago. Kean had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Joseph Parker.WWWWL

Haynesworth Jun 2021Winters Feb 2022Ouatah Sep 2022Molina Mar 2023Parker Oct 20233.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ignacio Esparza and Simon Kean ever fought each other?
Yes. Ignacio Esparza and Simon Kean met once on April 7, 2018, and Simon Kean won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

LApr 7, 2018 · Kean · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Esparza or Kean?
Ignacio Esparza is 22-3 and Simon Kean is 23-2. Simon Kean has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Esparza22–388%

Kean23–292%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Esparza or Kean?
Ignacio Esparza has 14 knockout wins and Simon Kean has 22. Simon Kean has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Esparza1463.6%

Kean2295.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Esparza and Kean have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ignacio Esparza and Simon Kean have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Esparza and Kean?
This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Ignacio Esparza and 25 bouts tracked for Simon Kean. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Esparza25bouts

Kean25bouts

How They Win ↓

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