Johnny Tapia (59-5-2) and Paulie Ayala (35-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 6 common opponents.
Johnny Tapia vs Paulie Ayala — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Paulie Ayala leads 2–0- Paulie Ayala wonAyala vs TapiaOct 7, 2000 · UD
- Paulie Ayala wonAyala vs TapiaJun 26, 1999 · UD
The Numbers
- 59-5-2
- Record
- 35-3 (edge)
- 90.9%
- Win %
- 92.1% (edge)
- 30 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 12
- 50.85% (edge)
- KO rate
- 34.29%
- 50% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 34%
- 1
- Times stopped
- 1
- 5 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 2
- 2.9
- Bouts per year
- 3.3 (edge)
- 67
- Bouts tracked
- 38
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′6″ (168 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′5″ (166 cm)
- 63″ (159 cm)
- Reach
- 66″ (168 cm) (edge)
- 59
- Age
- 56
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Southpaw
- United States
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohnny Tapia · 60 wins
KO/TKO
30
Decision
29
Other
1
Paulie Ayala · 35 wins
KO/TKO
12
Decision
23
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (67 and 38 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
6 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Johnny Tapia
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Jun 4, 2011
Paulie Ayala
LWLWW
L1 streak · last fought Jun 19, 2004
Common Questions
- Have Johnny Tapia and Paulie Ayala ever fought each other?
- Yes. Johnny Tapia and Paulie Ayala have met 2 times and Paulie Ayala leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Johnny Tapia or Paulie Ayala?
- Johnny Tapia is 59-5-2 and Paulie Ayala is 35-3. Paulie Ayala has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Johnny Tapia or Paulie Ayala?
- Johnny Tapia has 30 knockout wins and Paulie Ayala has 12. Johnny Tapia has more.
- Do Johnny Tapia and Paulie Ayala have any common opponents?
- Johnny Tapia and Paulie Ayala share 6 common opponents: Marco Antonio Barrera, Cuauhtemoc Gomez and Ivan Alvarez (and 3 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Johnny Tapia or Paulie Ayala?
- Johnny Tapia is the taller fighter at 168 cm, 2 cm above the other. Paulie Ayala also has the longer reach, by 9 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnny Tapia and Paulie Ayala?
- This comparison is drawn from 67 bouts tracked for Johnny Tapia and 38 bouts tracked for Paulie Ayala. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.