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Johnny Tapia vs Pablo Valenzuela — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Tapia

Pablo Valenzuela

Johnny Tapia (59-5-2) and Pablo Valenzuela (1-5 across 6 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

Valenzuela

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 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 Pablo Valenzuela have met 1 time; Tapia leads 1–0.

Johnny Tapia and Pablo Valenzuela have met 1 time; Tapia leads 1–0.
Met1990Jun 21Series
Johnny TapiaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Pablo ValenzuelaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Tapia 6 · Valenzuela 1 of 7 measurable rows
TapiaValenzuela
Record†
59-5-2 (edge)1-5
Win %0–100%
90.9% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
50.85%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
51%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
66
6

† 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″
Pablo Valenzuela: No height on file
Reachnot held
Johnny Tapia: 63″
Pablo Valenzuela: No reach on file
Agenot held
Johnny Tapia: Died aged 45
Pablo Valenzuela: No date of birth
Stance
Johnny Tapia: Orthodox
Pablo Valenzuela: Not recorded

Johnny Tapia left, Pablo Valenzuela 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%

Pablo Valenzuela1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Pablo Valenzuela: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 6 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, Pablo Valenzuela 6 — 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

Pablo Valenzuela last boxed on Jun 4, 1999 — 10,002 days ago. Valenzuela had lost five straight.LLLLL

Tapia Jun 1990Salud Dec 1991Vázquez Aug 1995Pérez Oct 1998Castillo Jun 19990.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Tapia and Pablo Valenzuela ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Tapia and Pablo Valenzuela met once on June 21, 1990, and Johnny Tapia won by KO in round 5.
The meeting

WJun 21, 1990 · Tapia · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tapia or Valenzuela?
Johnny Tapia is 59-5-2 and Pablo Valenzuela is 1-5 across the 6 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%

Valenzuela1–516.7%

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

Tapia3050.9%

Valenzuela1

The Numbers ↓
Do Tapia and Valenzuela have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Tapia and Pablo Valenzuela have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tapia and Valenzuela?
This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Johnny Tapia and 6 bouts tracked for Pablo Valenzuela. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tapia66bouts

Valenzuela6bouts

How They Win ↓

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