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Jesse James Leija vs Kostya Tszyu — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jesse James Leija

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Kostya Tszyu

Jesse James Leija (47-7-2) and Kostya Tszyu (31-2) 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.

Leija

47

Wins19 KO · 40%

7

Losses

2

Draws57 tracked bouts

Tszyu

31

Wins25 KO · 81%

2

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Tszyu leads 1–0

Jesse James Leija and Kostya Tszyu have met 1 time; Tszyu leads 1–0.

Jesse James Leija and Kostya Tszyu have met 1 time; Tszyu leads 1–0.
Met2003Jan 19Series
Jesse James LeijaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Kostya TszyuFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultRTDR61Meeting

The Numbers

Leija 1 · Tszyu 7 of 8 measurable rows
LeijaTszyu
Record
47-7-231-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
85.7%
93.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 25
19
25 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
40.43%
80.65% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
40%
81% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 6
1
6 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
3.5 (edge)
2.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
34

† 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+2″
Jesse James Leija: 5′5″
Kostya Tszyu: 5′7″ (edge)
Reach+1″
Jesse James Leija: 66″
Kostya Tszyu: 67″ (edge)
Age3 yrs apart
Jesse James Leija: 60
Kostya Tszyu: 57
Stance
Jesse James Leija: Orthodox
Kostya Tszyu: Orthodox

Jesse James Leija left, Kostya Tszyu 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%

Kostya Tszyu31 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Kostya Tszyu: 31 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (81%) and 6 on the cards (19%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 81%6 on the cards 19%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jesse James Leija 57, Kostya Tszyu 34 — 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 — 7,938 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

Kostya Tszyu last boxed on Jun 4, 2005 — 7,812 days ago. Tszyu had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Ricky Hatton.WWWWL

Judah Nov 2001Tackie May 2002Leija Jan 2003Mitchell Nov 2004Hatton Jun 20052.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jesse James Leija and Kostya Tszyu ever fought each other?
Yes. Jesse James Leija and Kostya Tszyu met once on January 19, 2003, and Kostya Tszyu won by RTD in round 6.
The meeting

LJan 19, 2003 · Tszyu · RTD R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leija or Tszyu?
Jesse James Leija is 47-7-2 and Kostya Tszyu is 31-2. Kostya Tszyu has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Leija47–7–285.7%

Tszyu31–293.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leija or Tszyu?
Jesse James Leija has 19 knockout wins and Kostya Tszyu has 25. Kostya Tszyu has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leija1940.4%

Tszyu2580.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Leija and Tszyu have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jesse James Leija and Kostya Tszyu have faced.
Who is bigger, Leija or Tszyu?
Kostya Tszyu is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 5 cm above the other. Kostya Tszyu also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.
Height · reach

Leija165 cm168 cm reach

Tszyu170 cm170 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leija and Tszyu?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jesse James Leija and 34 bouts tracked for Kostya Tszyu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leija57bouts

Tszyu34bouts

How They Win ↓

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