Have Jesse James Leija and Tomas Valdez ever fought each other?

Yes. Jesse James Leija and Tomas Valdez met once on March 23, 1994, and Jesse James Leija won by TKO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Leija or Valdez?

Jesse James Leija is 47-7-2 and Tomas Valdez is 0-11 across the 11 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.

Who has more knockouts, Leija or Valdez?

Jesse James Leija has 19 knockout wins and Tomas Valdez has 0. Jesse James Leija has more.

Do Leija and Valdez have any common opponents?

Jesse James Leija and Tomas Valdez share 1 common opponent: Gabriel Ruelas. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leija and Valdez?

This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jesse James Leija and 11 bouts tracked for Tomas Valdez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jesse James Leija vs Tomas Valdez — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jesse James Leija

Tomas Valdez

Jesse James Leija (47-7-2) and Tomas Valdez (0-11 across 11 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Leija

Wins19 KO · 40%

Losses

Draws57 tracked bouts

Valdez

Tracked record

0–11

counted from 11 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 1–0

Jesse James Leija and Tomas Valdez have met 1 time; Leija leads 1–0.
Met	1994Mar 23	Series
Jesse James LeijaFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Tomas ValdezFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR3Leija vs Valdez	1Meeting

Leija vs Valdez · Mar 23, 1994

The Numbers

Leija 6 · Valdez 0 of 6 measurable rows

LeijaEdge = longer wingValdez

Record^†: 47-7-2 (edge)0-11
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 10: 5 (edge)
10
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.5: 3.5 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57: 57
11

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

Jesse James Leija left, Tomas Valdez 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

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

Tomas Valdez0 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Valdez yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jesse James Leija 57, Tomas Valdez 11 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

LeijaJesse James Leija

Opponent

ValdezTomas Valdez

Jesse James Leija
Loss, UD
1994Sep 1994
RuelasGabriel RuelasMexico 49–7 · Super FeatherweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Tomas Valdez
Loss, UD
1992Feb 1992

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Tomas Valdez last boxed on Oct 22, 1998 — 10,229 days ago. Valdez had lost 11 straight.LLLLL

González Dec 1993Leija Mar 1994Hernández Jun 1994Jones Oct 1995Canizales Oct 19981.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Jesse James Leija and Tomas Valdez ever fought each other?: Yes. Jesse James Leija and Tomas Valdez met once on March 23, 1994, and Jesse James Leija won by TKO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Leija or Valdez?: Jesse James Leija is 47-7-2 and Tomas Valdez is 0-11 across the 11 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.
Who has more knockouts, Leija or Valdez?: Jesse James Leija has 19 knockout wins and Tomas Valdez has 0. Jesse James Leija has more.
Do Leija and Valdez have any common opponents?: Jesse James Leija and Tomas Valdez share 1 common opponent: Gabriel Ruelas. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leija and Valdez?: This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jesse James Leija and 11 bouts tracked for Tomas Valdez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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