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James Kirkland vs Jose Luis Rodriguez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Kirkland

Jose Luis Rodriguez

James Kirkland (34-3) and Jose Luis Rodriguez (1-4 across 5 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.

Kirkland

34

Wins30 KO · 88%

3

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Rodriguez

Tracked record

1–4

counted from 5 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

Kirkland leads 1–0

James Kirkland and Jose Luis Rodriguez have met 1 time; Kirkland leads 1–0.

James Kirkland and Jose Luis Rodriguez have met 1 time; Kirkland leads 1–0.
Met2002Jul 13Series
James KirklandFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jose Luis RodriguezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Kirkland 6 · Rodriguez 0 of 6 measurable rows
KirklandRodriguez
Record†
34-3 (edge)1-4
Win %0–100%
91.9% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
88.24%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
88% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
3 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 1.9
1.9 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
37
5

† 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 Kirkland: 5′9″
Jose Luis Rodriguez: No height on file
Reachnot held
James Kirkland: 70″
Jose Luis Rodriguez: No reach on file
Agenot held
James Kirkland: 42
Jose Luis Rodriguez: No date of birth
Stance
James Kirkland: Southpaw
Jose Luis Rodriguez: Not recorded

James Kirkland left, Jose Luis Rodriguez 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 Kirkland34 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

James Kirkland: 34 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (88%), 3 on the cards (9%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 37 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 88%3 on the cards 9%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Jose Luis Rodriguez1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

Jose Luis Rodriguez: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Kirkland 37, Jose Luis Rodriguez 5 — 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 Kirkland last boxed on Dec 26, 2020 — 2,127 days ago. Kirkland had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Juan Macias Montiel.WLWWL

Tapia Dec 2013Álvarez May 2015Courter Aug 2019Phipps Nov 2019Montiel Dec 20201.9 tracked bouts per year

Jose Luis Rodriguez last boxed on Jul 31, 2008 — 6,658 days ago. Rodriguez had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Moyer Aug 1969Bravo Jun 2002Kirkland Jul 2002Jantuah May 2003Cano Jul 20080.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Kirkland and Jose Luis Rodriguez ever fought each other?
Yes. James Kirkland and Jose Luis Rodriguez met once on July 13, 2002, and James Kirkland won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WJul 13, 2002 · Kirkland · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kirkland or Rodriguez?
James Kirkland is 34-3 and Jose Luis Rodriguez is 1-4 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James Kirkland has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kirkland34–391.9%

Rodriguez1–420%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kirkland or Rodriguez?
James Kirkland has 30 knockout wins and Jose Luis Rodriguez has 0. James Kirkland has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kirkland3088.2%

Rodriguez0

The Numbers ↓
Do Kirkland and Rodriguez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Kirkland and Jose Luis Rodriguez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kirkland and Rodriguez?
This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for James Kirkland and 5 bouts tracked for Jose Luis Rodriguez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kirkland37bouts

Rodriguez5bouts

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