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James Kirkland vs Ricardo Cortés — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

James Kirkland

🇲🇽MEXICO

Ricardo Cortés

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.

Kirkland

34

Wins30 KO · 88%

3

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Cortés

23

Wins16 KO · 70%

3

Losses

1

Draw2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kirkland leads 1–0

James Kirkland and Ricardo Cortés have met 1 time; Kirkland leads 1–0.

James Kirkland and Ricardo Cortés have met 1 time; Kirkland leads 1–0.
Met2008Sep 5Series
James KirklandFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ricardo CortésFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Kirkland 4 · Cortés 1 of 5 measurable rows
KirklandCortés
Record
34-3 (edge)23-3-1
Win %0–100%
91.9% (edge)
87%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
16
KO rate0–100%
88.24% (edge)
69.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
88%—
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡not comparable
1.9—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
37
2

† 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

Height+5″
James Kirkland: 5′9″
Ricardo Cortés: 6′2″ (edge)
Reach+4″
James Kirkland: 70″
Ricardo Cortés: 74″ (edge)
Age4 yrs apart
James Kirkland: 42
Ricardo Cortés: 46
Stance
James Kirkland: Southpaw
Ricardo Cortés: Orthodox

James Kirkland left, Ricardo Cortés 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%

Ricardo Cortés0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Ricardo Cortés: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cortés yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Kirkland 37, Ricardo Cortés 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Kirkland better on 1

Kirkland

Opponent

Cortés

  • James Kirkland

    Win, TKO 6

    2011

    AnguloKirkland better

    Ricardo Cortés

    Loss, KO 1

    2008

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

James Kirkland last boxed on Dec 26, 2020 — 2,129 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

Ricardo Cortés last boxed on Sep 5, 2008 — 6,624 days ago. Cortés had lost two straight.LL

Angulo Feb 2008Kirkland Sep 2008

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WSep 5, 2008 · Kirkland · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kirkland or Cortés?
James Kirkland is 34-3 and Ricardo Cortés is 23-3-1. James Kirkland has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Kirkland34–391.9%

Cortés23–3–187%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kirkland or Cortés?
James Kirkland has 30 knockout wins and Ricardo Cortés has 16. James Kirkland has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kirkland3088.2%

Cortés1669.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kirkland and Cortés have any common opponents?
James Kirkland and Ricardo Cortés share 1 common opponent: Alfredo Angulo. James Kirkland fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Alfredo AnguloWL

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Kirkland or 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.
Height · reach

Kirkland175 cm178 cm reach

Cortés189 cm189 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kirkland and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kirkland37bouts

Cortés2bouts

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James Kirkland vs Ricardo Cortés — Records, Stats & Common Opponents