Have Jorge Linares and Sergio Thompson ever fought each other?

Yes. Jorge Linares and Sergio Thompson met once on March 31, 2012, and Sergio Thompson won by TKO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Linares or Thompson?

Jorge Linares is 47-9 and Sergio Thompson is 30-5. Sergio Thompson has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Linares or Thompson?

Jorge Linares has 29 knockout wins and Sergio Thompson has 26. Jorge Linares has more.

Do Linares and Thompson have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jorge Linares and Sergio Thompson have faced.

Who is bigger, Linares or Thompson?

Jorge Linares is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 5 cm above the other. Jorge Linares also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Linares and Thompson?

This comparison is drawn from 56 bouts tracked for Jorge Linares and 4 bouts tracked for Sergio Thompson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jorge Linares vs Sergio Thompson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jorge Linares (47-9) and Sergio Thompson (30-5) 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.

Linares

Wins29 KO · 62%

Losses

Draws56 tracked bouts

Thompson

Wins26 KO · 87%

Losses

Draws4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Thompson leads 1–0

Jorge Linares and Sergio Thompson have met 1 time; Thompson leads 1–0.
Met	2012Mar 31	Series
Jorge LinaresFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Sergio ThompsonFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR2Linares vs Thompson	1Meeting

Linares vs Thompson · Mar 31, 2012

The Numbers

Linares 4 · Thompson 4 of 8 measurable rows

LinaresEdge = longer wingThompson

Record: 47-930-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 83.9%
85.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29: 29 (edge)
26
KO rate0–100%: 61.7%
86.67% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 62% (edge)
50%
Times stopped^†max 6: 6
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5: 5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.7: 2.7 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 56: 56
4

† 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+2″: Jorge Linares: 5′7″ (edge); Sergio Thompson: 5′5″
Reach+1″: Jorge Linares: 69″ (edge); Sergio Thompson: 68″
Age1 yr apart: Jorge Linares: 41; Sergio Thompson: 42
Stance: Jorge Linares: Orthodox; Sergio Thompson: Orthodox

Jorge Linares left, Sergio Thompson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jorge Linares47 wins · from 56 tracked bouts

29 by KO/TKO 62%18 on the cards 38%

Sergio Thompson2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jorge Linares 56, Sergio Thompson 4 — 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

Jorge Linares last boxed on Oct 21, 2023 — 1,095 days ago. Linares had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Morales Feb 2020Haney May 2021Abdullaev Feb 2022Hamazaryan Dec 2022Catterall Oct 20232.7 tracked bouts per year

Sergio Thompson last boxed on Dec 20, 2014 — 4,322 days ago. Thompson had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Bryan Vázquez.WLWL

Linares Mar 2012Miura Aug 2013Barragán Mar 2014Vázquez Dec 20141.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Jorge Linares and Sergio Thompson ever fought each other?: Yes. Jorge Linares and Sergio Thompson met once on March 31, 2012, and Sergio Thompson won by TKO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Linares or Thompson?: Jorge Linares is 47-9 and Sergio Thompson is 30-5. Sergio Thompson has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Linares or Thompson?: Jorge Linares has 29 knockout wins and Sergio Thompson has 26. Jorge Linares has more.
Do Linares and Thompson have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jorge Linares and Sergio Thompson have faced.
Who is bigger, Linares or Thompson?: Jorge Linares is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 5 cm above the other. Jorge Linares also has the longer reach, by 2 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Linares and Thompson?: This comparison is drawn from 56 bouts tracked for Jorge Linares and 4 bouts tracked for Sergio Thompson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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