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Jessie Vargas vs Liam Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jessie Vargas

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Liam Smith

Jessie Vargas (29-4-2) and Liam Smith (33-5-1) 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.

Vargas

29

Wins11 KO · 38%

4

Losses

2

Draws35 tracked bouts

Smith

33

Wins20 KO · 61%

5

Losses

1

Draw39 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Smith leads 1–0

Jessie Vargas and Liam Smith have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.

Jessie Vargas and Liam Smith have met 1 time; Smith leads 1–0.
Met2022Apr 30Series
Jessie VargasFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Liam SmithFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR101Meeting

The Numbers

Vargas 3 · Smith 5 of 8 measurable rows
VargasSmith
Record
29-4-233-5-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
85.7%
85.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 20
11
20 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
37.93%
60.61% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
38%
61% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
35
39

† 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+1″
Jessie Vargas: 5′11″ (edge)
Liam Smith: 5′10″
Reach+2″
Jessie Vargas: 71″ (edge)
Liam Smith: 69″
Age1 yr apart
Jessie Vargas: 37
Liam Smith: 38
Stance
Jessie Vargas: Orthodox
Liam Smith: Orthodox

Jessie Vargas left, Liam Smith right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jessie Vargas29 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

Jessie Vargas: 29 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (38%) and 18 on the cards (62%). Counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 38%18 on the cards 62%

Liam Smith33 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

Liam Smith: 33 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (61%) and 13 on the cards (39%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 61%13 on the cards 39%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jessie Vargas 35, Liam Smith 39 — 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

Jessie Vargas last boxed on Apr 30, 2022 — 1,633 days ago. Vargas had lost two straight, after one straight win.DDWLL

Broner Apr 2018Dulorme Oct 2018Soto Apr 2019Garcia Feb 2020Smith Apr 20222.6 tracked bouts per year

Liam Smith has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Smith last boxed on Apr 26, 2025 — 541 days ago.WWWLL

Vargas Apr 2022Mwakinyo Sep 2022Jr Jan 2023Jr Sep 2023McKenna Apr 20252.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jessie Vargas and Liam Smith ever fought each other?
Yes. Jessie Vargas and Liam Smith met once on April 30, 2022, and Liam Smith won by TKO in round 10.
The meeting

LApr 30, 2022 · Smith · TKO R10

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Vargas or Smith?
Jessie Vargas is 29-4-2 and Liam Smith is 33-5-1. Liam Smith has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Vargas29–4–285.7%

Smith33–5–185.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Vargas or Smith?
Jessie Vargas has 11 knockout wins and Liam Smith has 20. Liam Smith has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Vargas1137.9%

Smith2060.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Vargas and Smith have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jessie Vargas and Liam Smith have faced.
Who is bigger, Vargas or Smith?
Jessie Vargas is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 3 cm above the other. Jessie Vargas also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
Height · reach

Vargas180 cm180 cm reach

Smith177 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Vargas and Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Jessie Vargas and 39 bouts tracked for Liam Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Vargas35bouts

Smith39bouts

How They Win ↓

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