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Johnny Tapia vs Jose Rafael Sosa — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Tapia

Jose Rafael Sosa

Johnny Tapia (59-5-2) and Jose Rafael Sosa (1-3-1 across 5 tracked bouts) 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.

Tapia

59

Wins30 KO · 51%

5

Losses

2

Draws66 tracked bouts

Sosa

Tracked record

1–3–1

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Tapia leads 1–0

Johnny Tapia and Jose Rafael Sosa have met 1 time; Tapia leads 1–0.

Johnny Tapia and Jose Rafael Sosa have met 1 time; Tapia leads 1–0.
Met1995Feb 10Series
Johnny TapiaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jose Rafael SosaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Tapia 5 · Sosa 2 of 7 measurable rows
TapiaSosa
Record†
59-5-2 (edge)1-3-1
Win %0–100%
90.9% (edge)
30%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
50.85%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
51%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
66
5

† 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
Johnny Tapia: 5′6″
Jose Rafael Sosa: No height on file
Reachnot held
Johnny Tapia: 63″
Jose Rafael Sosa: No reach on file
Agenot held
Johnny Tapia: Died aged 45
Jose Rafael Sosa: No date of birth
Stance
Johnny Tapia: Orthodox
Jose Rafael Sosa: Not recorded

Johnny Tapia left, Jose Rafael Sosa right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Johnny Tapia59 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

Johnny Tapia: 59 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (51%), 28 on the cards (47%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 66 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 51%28 on the cards 47%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Jose Rafael Sosa1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

Jose Rafael Sosa: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Tapia 66, Jose Rafael Sosa 5 — 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

Johnny Tapia has won four straight since losing by stoppage to Sandro Marcos. Tapia last boxed on Jun 4, 2011.LWWWW

Marcos Sep 2005Primero Feb 2007Reyes Mar 2010Alonso Sep 2010Pastrana Jun 20112.8 tracked bouts per year

Jose Rafael Sosa last boxed on Apr 24, 1999 — 10,045 days ago. Sosa had lost two straight, after one straight win.DLWLL

Patri Sep 1992Tapia Feb 1995Torres Sep 1997Tatsuyoshi Mar 1998Morel Apr 19990.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Tapia and Jose Rafael Sosa ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Tapia and Jose Rafael Sosa met once on February 10, 1995, and Johnny Tapia won by UD.
The meeting

WFeb 10, 1995 · Tapia · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tapia or Sosa?
Johnny Tapia is 59-5-2 and Jose Rafael Sosa is 1-3-1 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Tapia has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tapia59–5–290.9%

Sosa1–3–130%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tapia or Sosa?
Johnny Tapia has 30 knockout wins and Jose Rafael Sosa has 1. Johnny Tapia has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tapia3050.9%

Sosa1

The Numbers ↓
Do Tapia and Sosa have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Tapia and Jose Rafael Sosa have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tapia and Sosa?
This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Johnny Tapia and 5 bouts tracked for Jose Rafael Sosa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tapia66bouts

Sosa5bouts

How They Win ↓

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