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Jesse Benavides (40-5-1) and Kevin Kelley (60-10-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Jesse Benavides vs Kevin Kelley — record, stats and common opponents compared

Head to Head

Kevin Kelley leads 1–0

The Numbers

40-5-1 (edge)
Record
60-10-2
88% (edge)
Win %
84.7%
25
Wins by knockout
39 (edge)
62.5%
KO rate
65% (edge)
63%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
65% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Times stopped
7

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1
Title reigns
1
4 (edge)
Bouts per year
3.5

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

46
Bouts tracked
73

Tale of the Tape

5′4″ (163 cm)
Height
65″ (165 cm)
Reach
62
Age
59
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
United States
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jesse Benavides · 40 wins

KO/TKO
25
Decision
15
Other
0

Kevin Kelley · 60 wins

KO/TKO
39
Decision
21
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (46 and 73 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Jesse Benavides

LWWWL

L1 streak · last fought May 4, 1996

Kevin Kelley

LLWLL

L2 streak · last fought May 21, 2009

Common Questions

Have Jesse Benavides and Kevin Kelley ever fought each other?
Yes. Jesse Benavides and Kevin Kelley met once on May 6, 1994, and Kevin Kelley won by UD.
Who has the better record, Jesse Benavides or Kevin Kelley?
Jesse Benavides is 40-5-1 and Kevin Kelley is 60-10-2. Jesse Benavides has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Jesse Benavides or Kevin Kelley?
Jesse Benavides has 25 knockout wins and Kevin Kelley has 39. Kevin Kelley has more.
Do Jesse Benavides and Kevin Kelley have any common opponents?
Jesse Benavides and Kevin Kelley share 5 common opponents: Marco Antonio Barrera, Orlando Fernandez and Jesus Salud (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jesse Benavides and Kevin Kelley?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Jesse Benavides and 73 bouts tracked for Kevin Kelley. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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