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José Benavidez vs Steven Cox — record, stats and common opponents compared

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José Benavidez

Steven Cox

José Benavidez (28-3-1) and Steven Cox (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Benavidez

28

Wins19 KO · 68%

3

Losses

1

Draw34 tracked bouts

Cox

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Benavidez leads 1–0

José Benavidez and Steven Cox have met 1 time; Benavidez leads 1–0.

José Benavidez and Steven Cox have met 1 time; Benavidez leads 1–0.
Met2010Jan 16Series
José BenavidezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Steven CoxFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Benavidez 3 · Cox 0 of 3 measurable rows
BenavidezCox
Record†
28-3-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
89.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
67.86%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
69%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
34
1

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

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Steven Cox0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Steven Cox: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cox yet.

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

José Benavidez has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Danny Rosenberger. Benavidez last boxed on Feb 1, 2025 — 626 days ago.LWLWNC

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

Steven Cox last boxed on Jan 16, 2010 — 6,121 days ago. Cox had lost the most recent, to José Benavidez.L

Benavidez Jan 2010

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Benavidez and Steven Cox ever fought each other?
Yes. José Benavidez and Steven Cox met once on January 16, 2010, and José Benavidez won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WJan 16, 2010 · Benavidez · TKO R1

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

Benavidez28–3–189.1%

Cox0–10%

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

Benavidez1967.9%

Cox0

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

Benavidez34bouts

Cox1bout

How They Win ↓

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