Skip to main content
Kill The Body

and the head will die

John Michael Vega vs José Benavidez — record, stats and common opponents compared

John Michael Vega

🇺🇸SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT

José Benavidez

John Michael Vega (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and José Benavidez (28-3-1) 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.

Vega

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Benavidez

28

Wins19 KO · 68%

3

Losses

1

Draw34 tracked bouts

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

Benavidez leads 1–0

John Michael Vega and José Benavidez have met 1 time; Benavidez leads 1–0.

John Michael Vega and José Benavidez have met 1 time; Benavidez leads 1–0.
Met2010Feb 14Series
John Michael VegaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
José BenavidezFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Vega 0 · Benavidez 4 of 4 measurable rows
VegaBenavidez
Record†
0-128-3-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
89.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
0
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.86%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—69%
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
1
34

† 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
John Michael Vega: No height on file
José Benavidez: 5′10″
Reachnot held
John Michael Vega: No reach on file
José Benavidez: 71″
Agenot held
John Michael Vega: No date of birth
José Benavidez: 34
Stance
John Michael Vega: Not recorded
José Benavidez: Orthodox

John Michael Vega left, José Benavidez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John Michael Vega0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

John Michael Vega: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Vega yet.

José Benavidez29 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

José Benavidez: 29 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (69%) and 9 on the cards (31%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 69%9 on the cards 31%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Michael Vega 1, José Benavidez 34 — 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

John Michael Vega last boxed on Feb 14, 2010 — 6,095 days ago. Vega had lost the most recent, to José Benavidez.L

Benavidez Feb 2010

José Benavidez has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Danny Rosenberger. Benavidez last boxed on Feb 1, 2025 — 629 days ago.LWLWNC

García Jul 2022Janjanin Aug 2023Charlo Nov 2023Results Feb 2025Rosenberger Feb 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Michael Vega and José Benavidez ever fought each other?
Yes. John Michael Vega and José Benavidez met once on February 14, 2010, and José Benavidez won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LFeb 14, 2010 · Benavidez · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Vega or Benavidez?
John Michael Vega is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and José Benavidez is 28-3-1. José Benavidez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Vega0–10%

Benavidez28–3–189.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Vega or Benavidez?
John Michael Vega has 0 knockout wins and José Benavidez has 19. José Benavidez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Vega0

Benavidez1967.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Vega and Benavidez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Michael Vega and José Benavidez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Vega and Benavidez?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for John Michael Vega and 34 bouts tracked for José Benavidez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Vega1bout

Benavidez34bouts

How They Win ↓

Compare someone else

3 suggested matchups

Compare Benavidez with…

Someone else?

Release either fighter to put someone new in that slot — the other one stays put.