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James Wayka vs José Luis Castillo — record, stats and common opponents compared

James Wayka

🇲🇽MEXICO

José Luis Castillo

James Wayka (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and José Luis Castillo (66-13-1) 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.

Wayka

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Castillo

66

Wins57 KO · 86%

13

Losses

1

Draw80 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

Castillo leads 1–0

James Wayka and José Luis Castillo have met 1 time; Castillo leads 1–0.

James Wayka and José Luis Castillo have met 1 time; Castillo leads 1–0.
Met2009Jan 17Series
James WaykaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
José Luis CastilloFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Wayka 1 · Castillo 6 of 7 measurable rows
WaykaCastillo
Record†
1-266-13-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
83.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57
0
57 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—86.36%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
86% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 8
2 (edge)
8
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.3
0.3
3.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 80
3
80

† 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 Wayka: No height on file
José Luis Castillo: 5′7″
Reachnot held
James Wayka: No reach on file
José Luis Castillo: 69″
Agenot held
James Wayka: No date of birth
José Luis Castillo: 52
Stance
James Wayka: Not recorded
José Luis Castillo: Orthodox

James Wayka left, José Luis Castillo 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 Wayka1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

James Wayka: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

José Luis Castillo66 wins · from 80 tracked bouts

José Luis Castillo: 66 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (86%), 8 on the cards (12%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 80 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

57 by KO/TKO 86%8 on the cards 12%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Wayka 3, José Luis Castillo 80 — 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 Wayka last boxed on Sep 26, 2015 — 4,050 days ago. Wayka had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Toledo Sep 2004Castillo Jan 2009Harrison Sep 20150.3 tracked bouts per year

José Luis Castillo last boxed on Nov 28, 2014 — 4,352 days ago. Castillo had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Ruslan Provodnikov.WLWWL

Popoca Jul 2012Smith Feb 2013Bojorquez Mar 2014Payan May 2014Provodnikov Nov 20143.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Wayka and José Luis Castillo ever fought each other?
Yes. James Wayka and José Luis Castillo met once on January 17, 2009, and José Luis Castillo won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LJan 17, 2009 · Castillo · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wayka or Castillo?
James Wayka is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and José Luis Castillo is 66-13-1. José Luis Castillo has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Wayka1–233.3%

Castillo66–13–183.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Wayka or Castillo?
James Wayka has 0 knockout wins and José Luis Castillo has 57. José Luis Castillo has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Wayka0

Castillo5786.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Wayka and Castillo have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Wayka and José Luis Castillo have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wayka and Castillo?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for James Wayka and 80 bouts tracked for José Luis Castillo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wayka3bouts

Castillo80bouts

How They Win ↓

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