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James Kirkland vs Sergio Soto — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Kirkland

Sergio Soto

James Kirkland (34-3) and Sergio Soto (0-2 across 2 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

Soto

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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 Sergio Soto have met 1 time; Kirkland leads 1–0.

James Kirkland and Sergio Soto have met 1 time; Kirkland leads 1–0.
Met2003May 23Series
James KirklandFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sergio SotoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Kirkland 3 · Soto 1 of 4 measurable rows
KirklandSoto
Record†
34-3 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
91.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
88.24%—
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

† 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″
Sergio Soto: No height on file
Reachnot held
James Kirkland: 70″
Sergio Soto: No reach on file
Agenot held
James Kirkland: 42
Sergio Soto: No date of birth
Stance
James Kirkland: Southpaw
Sergio Soto: Not recorded

James Kirkland left, Sergio Soto 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%

Sergio Soto0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Sergio Soto: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Soto yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Kirkland 37, Sergio Soto 2 — 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 — 2,125 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

Sergio Soto last boxed on May 23, 2003 — 8,552 days ago. Soto had lost two straight.LL

Cruz Dec 2002Kirkland May 2003

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Kirkland and Sergio Soto ever fought each other?
Yes. James Kirkland and Sergio Soto met once on May 23, 2003, and James Kirkland won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WMay 23, 2003 · Kirkland · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kirkland or Soto?
James Kirkland is 34-3 and Sergio Soto is 0-2 across the 2 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%

Soto0–20%

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

Kirkland3088.2%

Soto0

The Numbers ↓
Do Kirkland and Soto have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Kirkland and Sergio Soto have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kirkland and Soto?
This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for James Kirkland and 2 bouts tracked for Sergio Soto. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kirkland37bouts

Soto2bouts

How They Win ↓

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