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Jessie Vargas vs Steve Forbes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jessie Vargas

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Steve Forbes

Jessie Vargas (29-4-2) and Steve Forbes (36-14) 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

Forbes

36

Wins11 KO · 31%

14

Losses

0

Draws50 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Vargas leads 1–0

Jessie Vargas and Steve Forbes have met 1 time; Vargas leads 1–0.

Jessie Vargas and Steve Forbes have met 1 time; Vargas leads 1–0.
Met2012May 5Series
Jessie VargasFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Steve ForbesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Vargas 6 · Forbes 0 of 6 measurable rows
VargasForbes
Record
29-4-2 (edge)36-14
Win %0–100%
85.7% (edge)
72%
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 11
11
11
KO rate0–100%
37.93% (edge)
30.56%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
38% (edge)
31%
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
35
50

† 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+4″
Jessie Vargas: 5′11″ (edge)
Steve Forbes: 5′7″
Reach+3″
Jessie Vargas: 71″ (edge)
Steve Forbes: 68″
Age12 yrs apart
Jessie Vargas: 37
Steve Forbes: 49
Stance
Jessie Vargas: Orthodox
Steve Forbes: Orthodox

Jessie Vargas left, Steve Forbes 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%

Steve Forbes36 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Steve Forbes: 36 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (31%) and 25 on the cards (69%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 31%25 on the cards 69%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jessie Vargas 35, Steve Forbes 50 — 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 — 1,638 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

Steve Forbes last boxed on Apr 6, 2019 — 2,758 days ago. Forbes had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Vargas May 2012Pérez Jan 2013Lartey Jun 2014Orozco Oct 2014Teague Apr 20192.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jessie Vargas and Steve Forbes ever fought each other?
Yes. Jessie Vargas and Steve Forbes met once on May 5, 2012, and Jessie Vargas won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 5, 2012 · Vargas · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Vargas or Forbes?
Jessie Vargas is 29-4-2 and Steve Forbes is 36-14. Jessie Vargas has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Vargas29–4–285.7%

Forbes36–1472%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Vargas or Forbes?
Jessie Vargas has 11 knockout wins and Steve Forbes has 11. Both have 11.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Vargas1137.9%

Forbes1130.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Vargas and Forbes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jessie Vargas and Steve Forbes have faced.
Who is bigger, Vargas or Forbes?
Jessie Vargas is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 9 cm above the other. Jessie Vargas also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
Height · reach

Vargas180 cm180 cm reach

Forbes171 cm173 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Vargas and Forbes?
This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Jessie Vargas and 50 bouts tracked for Steve Forbes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Vargas35bouts

Forbes50bouts

How They Win ↓

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