Have José Cuevas and Randy Shields ever fought each other?

Yes. José Cuevas and Randy Shields met once on July 30, 1979, and José Cuevas won by UD.

Who has the better record, Cuevas or Shields?

José Cuevas is 35-15 and Randy Shields is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. José Cuevas has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Cuevas or Shields?

José Cuevas has 31 knockout wins and Randy Shields has 0. José Cuevas has more.

Do Cuevas and Shields have any common opponents?

José Cuevas and Randy Shields share 1 common opponent: Thomas Hearns. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cuevas and Shields?

This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for José Cuevas and 6 bouts tracked for Randy Shields. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

José Cuevas vs Randy Shields — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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José Cuevas

Randy Shields

José Cuevas (35-15) and Randy Shields (0-6 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 1 common opponent.

Cuevas

Wins31 KO · 89%

Losses

Draws49 tracked bouts

Shields

Tracked record

0–6

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

Cuevas leads 1–0

José Cuevas and Randy Shields have met 1 time; Cuevas leads 1–0.
Met	1979Jul 30	Series
José CuevasFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Randy ShieldsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDCuevas vs Shields	1Meeting

Cuevas vs Shields · Jul 30, 1979

The Numbers

Cuevas 5 · Shields 1 of 6 measurable rows

CuevasEdge = longer wingShields

Record^†: 35-15 (edge)0-6
Win %0–100%: 70% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 31: 31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 88.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 89%—
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.8: 2.8 (edge)
1.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49: 49
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: José Cuevas: 5′8″; Randy Shields: No height on file
Agenot held: José Cuevas: 68; Randy Shields: No date of birth
Stance: José Cuevas: Orthodox; Randy Shields: Not recorded

José Cuevas left, Randy Shields 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 Cuevas35 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

31 by KO/TKO 89%4 on the cards 11%

Randy Shields0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Shields yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Cuevas 49, Randy Shields 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

CuevasJosé Cuevas

Opponent

ShieldsRandy Shields

José Cuevas
Loss, TKO 2
1980Aug 1980
HearnsThomas HearnsUnited States 61–5–1EvenEven — 0–1 both
Randy Shields
Loss, TKO 12
1981Apr 1981

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

José Cuevas last boxed on Sep 25, 1989 — 13,537 days ago. Cuevas had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Lupe Aquino.LWWWL

Vaca Dec 1986Valenzuela Jul 1987Carballo May 1989Martínez Jul 1989Aquino Sep 19892.8 tracked bouts per year

Randy Shields last boxed on Feb 19, 1983 — 15,947 days ago. Shields had lost six straight.LLLLL

Leonard Oct 1978Cuevas Jul 1979Hearns Apr 1981McCrory Jan 1982Bumphus Feb 19831.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have José Cuevas and Randy Shields ever fought each other?: Yes. José Cuevas and Randy Shields met once on July 30, 1979, and José Cuevas won by UD.
Who has the better record, Cuevas or Shields?: José Cuevas is 35-15 and Randy Shields is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. José Cuevas has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Cuevas or Shields?: José Cuevas has 31 knockout wins and Randy Shields has 0. José Cuevas has more.
Do Cuevas and Shields have any common opponents?: José Cuevas and Randy Shields share 1 common opponent: Thomas Hearns. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cuevas and Shields?: This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for José Cuevas and 6 bouts tracked for Randy Shields. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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