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Jesse James Leija vs Martin Melendez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jesse James Leija

Martin Melendez

Jesse James Leija (47-7-2) and Martin Melendez (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Melendez

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 1–0

Jesse James Leija and Martin Melendez have met 1 time; Leija leads 1–0.

Jesse James Leija and Martin Melendez have met 1 time; Leija leads 1–0.
Met1988Nov 3Series
Jesse James LeijaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Martin MelendezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Leija 4 · Melendez 1 of 5 measurable rows
LeijaMelendez
Record†
47-7-2 (edge)0-1
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
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.5—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
1

† 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″
Martin Melendez: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jesse James Leija: 66″
Martin Melendez: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jesse James Leija: 60
Martin Melendez: No date of birth
Stance
Jesse James Leija: Orthodox
Martin Melendez: Not recorded

Jesse James Leija left, Martin Melendez 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%

Martin Melendez0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Martin Melendez: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Melendez yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jesse James Leija 57, Martin Melendez 1 — 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 — 7,949 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

Martin Melendez last boxed on Nov 3, 1988 — 13,880 days ago. Melendez had lost the most recent, to Jesse James Leija.L

Leija Nov 1988

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jesse James Leija and Martin Melendez ever fought each other?
Yes. Jesse James Leija and Martin Melendez met once on November 3, 1988, and Jesse James Leija won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WNov 3, 1988 · Leija · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leija or Melendez?
Jesse James Leija is 47-7-2 and Martin Melendez is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Melendez0–10%

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

Leija1940.4%

Melendez0

The Numbers ↓
Do Leija and Melendez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jesse James Leija and Martin Melendez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leija and Melendez?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jesse James Leija and 1 bout tracked for Martin Melendez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leija57bouts

Melendez1bout

How They Win ↓

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