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Jesse James Leija vs Louie Espinoza — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jesse James Leija

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Louie Espinoza

Jesse James Leija (47-7-2) and Louie Espinoza (52-12-2) 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

Espinoza

52

Wins44 KO · 85%

12

Losses

2

Draws9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Leija leads 1–0

Jesse James Leija and Louie Espinoza have met 1 time; Leija leads 1–0.

Jesse James Leija and Louie Espinoza have met 1 time; Leija leads 1–0.
Met1993Mar 23Series
Jesse James LeijaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Louie EspinozaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Leija 3 · Espinoza 5 of 8 measurable rows
LeijaEspinoza
Record
47-7-2 (edge)52-12-2
Win %0–100%
85.7% (edge)
80.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 44
19
44 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
40.43%
84.62% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
40%
100% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
5
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
1
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
3.5 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
9

† 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″
Louie Espinoza: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jesse James Leija: 66″
Louie Espinoza: No reach on file
Age4 yrs apart
Jesse James Leija: 60
Louie Espinoza: 64
Stance
Jesse James Leija: Orthodox
Louie Espinoza: Orthodox

Jesse James Leija left, Louie Espinoza 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%

Louie Espinoza2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Louie Espinoza: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jesse James Leija 57, Louie Espinoza 9 — 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 — 7,942 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

Louie Espinoza last boxed on May 5, 1997 — 10,768 days ago. Espinoza had lost five straight.LLLLL

Leija Mar 1993Soto Mar 1994González Mar 1995Kelley Feb 1996Chávez May 19971 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jesse James Leija and Louie Espinoza ever fought each other?
Yes. Jesse James Leija and Louie Espinoza met once on March 23, 1993, and Jesse James Leija won by UD.
The meeting

WMar 23, 1993 · Leija · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leija or Espinoza?
Jesse James Leija is 47-7-2 and Louie Espinoza is 52-12-2. Jesse James Leija has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Leija47–7–285.7%

Espinoza52–12–280.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leija or Espinoza?
Jesse James Leija has 19 knockout wins and Louie Espinoza has 44. Louie Espinoza has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leija1940.4%

Espinoza4484.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Leija and Espinoza have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jesse James Leija and Louie Espinoza have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leija and Espinoza?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jesse James Leija and 9 bouts tracked for Louie Espinoza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leija57bouts

Espinoza9bouts

How They Win ↓

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