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James Hope vs José Benavidez — record, stats and common opponents compared

James Hope

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José Benavidez

James Hope (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) and José Benavidez (28-3-1) 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.

Hope

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Benavidez

28

Wins19 KO · 68%

3

Losses

1

Draw34 tracked bouts

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

Benavidez leads 1–0

James Hope and José Benavidez have met 1 time; Benavidez leads 1–0.

James Hope and José Benavidez have met 1 time; Benavidez leads 1–0.
Met2011May 7Series
James HopeFighter ALLost0–1W–L
José BenavidezFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Hope 0 · Benavidez 5 of 5 measurable rows
HopeBenavidez
Record†
0-628-3-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
89.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
0
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.86%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—69%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.3
0.9
2.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
6
34

† 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
James Hope: No height on file
José Benavidez: 5′10″
Reachnot held
James Hope: No reach on file
José Benavidez: 71″
Agenot held
James Hope: No date of birth
José Benavidez: 34
Stance
James Hope: Not recorded
José Benavidez: Orthodox

James Hope left, José Benavidez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James Hope0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

James Hope: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hope yet.

José Benavidez29 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

José Benavidez: 29 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (69%) and 9 on the cards (31%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 69%9 on the cards 31%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Hope 6, José Benavidez 34 — 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

James Hope last boxed on Dec 3, 2011 — 5,435 days ago. Hope had lost six straight.LLLLL

O'Connor Nov 2009Algieri Jan 2010Barthelemy Mar 2011Benavidez May 2011Gómez Dec 20110.9 tracked bouts per year

José Benavidez has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Danny Rosenberger. Benavidez last boxed on Feb 1, 2025 — 626 days ago.LWLWNC

García Jul 2022Janjanin Aug 2023Charlo Nov 2023Results Feb 2025Rosenberger Feb 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Hope and José Benavidez ever fought each other?
Yes. James Hope and José Benavidez met once on May 7, 2011, and José Benavidez won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

LMay 7, 2011 · Benavidez · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hope or Benavidez?
James Hope is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and José Benavidez is 28-3-1. José Benavidez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hope0–60%

Benavidez28–3–189.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hope or Benavidez?
James Hope has 0 knockout wins and José Benavidez has 19. José Benavidez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hope0

Benavidez1967.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hope and Benavidez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Hope and José Benavidez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hope and Benavidez?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for James Hope and 34 bouts tracked for José Benavidez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hope6bouts

Benavidez34bouts

How They Win ↓

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