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Jesse James Leija vs Joel Perez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jesse James Leija

Joel Perez

Jesse James Leija (47-7-2) and Joel Perez (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Leija

47

Wins19 KO · 40%

7

Losses

2

Draws57 tracked bouts

Perez

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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

Leija leads 2–0

Jesse James Leija and Joel Perez have met 2 times; Leija leads 2–0.

Jesse James Leija and Joel Perez have met 2 times; Leija leads 2–0.
Met1997Mar 221998Jan 20Series
Jesse James LeijaFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Joel PerezFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultUDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Leija 5 · Perez 1 of 6 measurable rows
LeijaPerez
Record†
47-7-2 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%
85.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
40.43%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
40%—
Times stopped‡max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.5
3.5 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
5

† 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
Jesse James Leija: 5′5″
Joel Perez: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jesse James Leija: 66″
Joel Perez: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jesse James Leija: 60
Joel Perez: No date of birth
Stance
Jesse James Leija: Orthodox
Joel Perez: Not recorded

Jesse James Leija left, Joel Perez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jesse James Leija47 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Jesse James Leija: 47 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (40%), 23 on the cards (49%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (11%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 40%23 on the cards 49%5 by another method or unrecorded 11%

Joel Perez0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Joel Perez: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Perez yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jesse James Leija 57, Joel Perez 5 — 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

Jesse James Leija last boxed on Jan 29, 2005 — 7,936 days ago. Leija had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Arturo Gatti.WWWWL

Casillas May 2003Mena Nov 2003Logan Apr 2004Bojado Jul 2004Gatti Jan 20053.5 tracked bouts per year

Joel Perez last boxed on Nov 22, 2003 — 8,370 days ago. Perez had lost five straight.LLLLL

Leija Mar 1997Leija Jan 1998Spadafora May 2001Cotto Apr 2003Díaz Nov 20030.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jesse James Leija and Joel Perez ever fought each other?
Yes. Jesse James Leija and Joel Perez have met 2 times and Jesse James Leija leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WJan 20, 1998 · Leija · UD

WMar 22, 1997 · Leija · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leija or Perez?
Jesse James Leija is 47-7-2 and Joel Perez is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jesse James Leija has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Leija47–7–285.7%

Perez0–50%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leija or Perez?
Jesse James Leija has 19 knockout wins and Joel Perez has 0. Jesse James Leija has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leija1940.4%

Perez0

The Numbers ↓
Do Leija and Perez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jesse James Leija and Joel Perez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leija and Perez?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jesse James Leija and 5 bouts tracked for Joel Perez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leija57bouts

Perez5bouts

How They Win ↓

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