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Joel Díaz, Jr vs Mercito Gesta — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Joel Díaz, Jr

🇵🇭PHILIPPINES

Mercito Gesta

Joel Díaz, Jr (26-3) and Mercito Gesta (34-4-3) 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.

Jr

26

Wins22 KO · 85%

3

Losses

0

Draws2 tracked bouts

Gesta

34

Wins17 KO · 50%

4

Losses

3

Draws41 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Gesta leads 1–0

Joel Díaz, Jr and Mercito Gesta have met 1 time; Gesta leads 1–0.

Joel Díaz, Jr and Mercito Gesta have met 1 time; Gesta leads 1–0.
Met2022Apr 21Series
Joel Díaz, JrFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Mercito GestaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Jr 5 · Gesta 1 of 6 measurable rows
JrGesta
Record
26-3 (edge)34-4-3
Win %0–100%
89.7% (edge)
86.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
84.62% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—50%
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.1
0.4
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
2
41

† 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″
Joel Díaz, Jr: 5′8″ (edge)
Mercito Gesta: 5′7″
Reach+1″
Joel Díaz, Jr: 69″ (edge)
Mercito Gesta: 68″
Age5 yrs apart
Joel Díaz, Jr: 34
Mercito Gesta: 39
Stance
Joel Díaz, Jr: Orthodox
Mercito Gesta: Southpaw

Joel Díaz, Jr left, Mercito Gesta right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joel Díaz, Jr0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Joel Díaz, Jr: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Jr yet.

Mercito Gesta34 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Mercito Gesta: 34 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (50%), 16 on the cards (47%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 50%16 on the cards 47%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joel Díaz, Jr 2, Mercito Gesta 41 — 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

Joel Díaz, Jr last boxed on Apr 21, 2022 — 1,646 days ago. Jr had lost two straight.LL

Prograis Jun 2017Gesta Apr 20220.4 tracked bouts per year

Mercito Gesta last boxed on Sep 16, 2023 — 1,133 days ago. Gesta had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to William Zepeda.LDWWL

Rodríguez Mar 2019Morales Nov 2019Jr Apr 2022Diaz Mar 2023Zepeda Sep 20232.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joel Díaz, Jr and Mercito Gesta ever fought each other?
Yes. Joel Díaz, Jr and Mercito Gesta met once on April 21, 2022, and Mercito Gesta won by UD.
The meeting

LApr 21, 2022 · Gesta · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jr or Gesta?
Joel Díaz, Jr is 26-3 and Mercito Gesta is 34-4-3. Joel Díaz, Jr has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Jr26–389.7%

Gesta34–4–386.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jr or Gesta?
Joel Díaz, Jr has 22 knockout wins and Mercito Gesta has 17. Joel Díaz, Jr has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jr2284.6%

Gesta1750%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jr and Gesta have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joel Díaz, Jr and Mercito Gesta have faced.
Who is bigger, Jr or Gesta?
Joel Díaz, Jr is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 3 cm above the other. Joel Díaz, Jr also has the longer reach, by 1 cm.
Height · reach

Jr173 cm174 cm reach

Gesta170 cm173 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jr and Gesta?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Joel Díaz, Jr and 41 bouts tracked for Mercito Gesta. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jr2bouts

Gesta41bouts

How They Win ↓

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