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Jiro Watanabe vs Rafael Pedroza — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jiro Watanabe

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Rafael Pedroza

Jiro Watanabe (26-2) and Rafael Pedroza (19-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Watanabe

26

Wins17 KO · 65%

2

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Pedroza

19

Wins15 KO · 79%

8

Losses

1

Draw28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Watanabe leads 1–0

Jiro Watanabe and Rafael Pedroza have met 1 time; Watanabe leads 1–0.

Jiro Watanabe and Rafael Pedroza have met 1 time; Watanabe leads 1–0.
Met1982Apr 8Series
Jiro WatanabeFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Rafael PedrozaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Watanabe 6 · Pedroza 2 of 8 measurable rows
WatanabePedroza
Record
26-2 (edge)19-8-1
Win %0–100%
92.9% (edge)
69.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
15
KO rate0–100%
65.38%
78.95% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
65%
79% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 4
4 (edge)
3.8
Bouts trackedlevelmax 28
28
28

† 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+2″
Jiro Watanabe: 5′5″ (edge)
Rafael Pedroza: 5′3″
AgeSame age
Jiro Watanabe: 71
Rafael Pedroza: 71
Stance
Jiro Watanabe: Southpaw
Rafael Pedroza: Orthodox

Jiro Watanabe left, Rafael Pedroza right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jiro Watanabe26 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Jiro Watanabe: 26 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (65%), 8 on the cards (31%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 65%8 on the cards 31%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

Rafael Pedroza19 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Rafael Pedroza: 19 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (79%) and 4 on the cards (21%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 79%4 on the cards 21%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jiro Watanabe 28, Rafael Pedroza 28 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Watanabe better on 1

Watanabe

Opponent

Pedroza

  • Jiro Watanabe

    Win, RTD 9

    1982

    BallasWatanabe better

    Rafael Pedroza

    1–1 against

    Win, SD

    1981

    Loss, PTS

    1980

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

Jiro Watanabe last boxed on Mar 30, 1986 — 14,814 days ago. Watanabe had won four in a row before losing a decision to Gilberto Román.WWWWL

Poontarat Nov 1984Solano May 1985Katsuma Sep 1985Yun Dec 1985Román Mar 19864 tracked bouts per year

Rafael Pedroza last boxed on Apr 8, 1982 — 16,266 days ago. Pedroza had won one in a row before losing a decision to Jiro Watanabe.LWLWL

Ballas Oct 1980Romero Jan 1981Bae Jun 1981Ballas Dec 1981Watanabe Apr 19823.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jiro Watanabe and Rafael Pedroza ever fought each other?
Yes. Jiro Watanabe and Rafael Pedroza met once on April 8, 1982, and Jiro Watanabe won by UD.
The meeting

WApr 8, 1982 · Watanabe · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Watanabe or Pedroza?
Jiro Watanabe is 26-2 and Rafael Pedroza is 19-8-1. Jiro Watanabe has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Watanabe26–292.9%

Pedroza19–8–169.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Watanabe or Pedroza?
Jiro Watanabe has 17 knockout wins and Rafael Pedroza has 15. Jiro Watanabe has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Watanabe1765.4%

Pedroza1579%

The Numbers ↓
Do Watanabe and Pedroza have any common opponents?
Jiro Watanabe and Rafael Pedroza share 1 common opponent: Gustavo Ballas. Jiro Watanabe fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Gustavo BallasW1–1

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Watanabe or Pedroza?
Jiro Watanabe is the taller fighter at 166 cm, 5 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Watanabe166 cm

Pedroza161 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Watanabe and Pedroza?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Jiro Watanabe and 28 bouts tracked for Rafael Pedroza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Watanabe28bouts

Pedroza28bouts

How They Win ↓

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