James Kirkland (34-3) and Ricardo Cortés (23-3-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
James Kirkland vs Ricardo Cortés — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
James Kirkland leads 1–0- James Kirkland wonKirkland vs CortesSep 5, 2008 · TKO · R2
The Numbers
- 34-3 (edge)
- Record
- 23-3-1
- 91.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 87%
- 30 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 16
- 88.24% (edge)
- KO rate
- 69.57%
- 88%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 3
- Times stopped
- 2 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.9
- Bouts per year
- —
- 37
- Bouts tracked
- 2
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Height
- 6′2″ (189 cm) (edge)
- 70″ (178 cm)
- Reach
- 74″ (189 cm) (edge)
- 42
- Age
- 46
- Southpaw
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- Mexico
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJames Kirkland · 34 wins
KO/TKO
30
Decision
3
Other
1
Ricardo Cortés · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (37 and 2 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
James Kirkland
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Dec 26, 2020
Ricardo Cortés
LL
L2 streak · last fought Sep 5, 2008
Common Questions
- Have James Kirkland and Ricardo Cortés ever fought each other?
- Yes. James Kirkland and Ricardo Cortés met once on September 5, 2008, and James Kirkland won by TKO in round 2.
- Who has the better record, James Kirkland or Ricardo Cortés?
- James Kirkland is 34-3 and Ricardo Cortés is 23-3-1. James Kirkland has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, James Kirkland or Ricardo Cortés?
- James Kirkland has 30 knockout wins and Ricardo Cortés has 16. James Kirkland has more.
- Do James Kirkland and Ricardo Cortés have any common opponents?
- James Kirkland and Ricardo Cortés share 1 common opponent: Alfredo Angulo. James Kirkland fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, James Kirkland or Ricardo Cortés?
- Ricardo Cortés is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 14 cm above the other. Ricardo Cortés also has the longer reach, by 11 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on James Kirkland and Ricardo Cortés?
- This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for James Kirkland and 2 bouts tracked for Ricardo Cortés. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.