Jesse James Leija (47-7-2) and Micky Ward (38-13) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Jesse James Leija vs Micky Ward — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jesse James Leija leads 1–0- Jesse James Leija wonLeija vs WardJan 5, 2002 · TD · R5
The Numbers
- 47-7-2 (edge)
- Record
- 38-13
- 85.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 74.5%
- 19
- Wins by knockout
- 27 (edge)
- 40.43%
- KO rate
- 71.05% (edge)
- 40%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 71% (edge)
- 5
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.8
- 57
- Bouts tracked
- 51
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′5″ (165 cm)
- Height
- 5′8″ (173 cm) (edge)
- 66″ (168 cm)
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm) (edge)
- 60
- Age
- 60
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Light Welterweight, Welterweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJesse James Leija · 47 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
23
Other
5
Micky Ward · 38 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
11
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (57 and 51 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jesse James Leija
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Jan 29, 2005
Micky Ward
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Jun 7, 2003
Common Questions
- Have Jesse James Leija and Micky Ward ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jesse James Leija and Micky Ward met once on January 5, 2002, and Jesse James Leija won by TD in round 5.
- Who has the better record, Jesse James Leija or Micky Ward?
- Jesse James Leija is 47-7-2 and Micky Ward is 38-13. Jesse James Leija has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Jesse James Leija or Micky Ward?
- Jesse James Leija has 19 knockout wins and Micky Ward has 27. Micky Ward has more.
- Do Jesse James Leija and Micky Ward have any common opponents?
- Jesse James Leija and Micky Ward share 2 common opponents: Arturo Gatti and Mark Fernandez. Jesse James Leija fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Jesse James Leija or Micky Ward?
- Micky Ward is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 8 cm above the other. Micky Ward also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jesse James Leija and Micky Ward?
- This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jesse James Leija and 51 bouts tracked for Micky Ward. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.