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José Luis Castillo vs Paddy Donovan — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

José Luis Castillo

🇮🇪IRELAND

Paddy Donovan

José Luis Castillo (66-13-1) and Paddy Donovan (16-2) 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.

Castillo

66

Wins57 KO · 86%

13

Losses

1

Draw83 tracked bouts

Donovan

16

Wins12 KO · 75%

2

Losses

0

Draws17 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Donovan leads 1–0

José Luis Castillo and Paddy Donovan have met 1 time; Donovan leads 1–0.

José Luis Castillo and Paddy Donovan have met 1 time; Donovan leads 1–0.
Met2021Aug 6Series
José Luis CastilloFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Paddy DonovanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
How it endedKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Castillo 4 · Donovan 3 of 7 measurable rows
CastilloDonovan
Record
66-13-116-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
83.1%
88.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57
57 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
86.36% (edge)
75%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
87% (edge)
73%
Times stopped†max 10
10
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
2.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 83
83
17

† 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″
José Luis Castillo: 5′7″
Paddy Donovan: 5′9″ (edge)
Reachnot held
José Luis Castillo: 69″
Paddy Donovan: No reach on file
Age25 yrs apart
José Luis Castillo: 52
Paddy Donovan: 27
Stance
José Luis Castillo: Orthodox
Paddy Donovan: Southpaw

José Luis Castillo left, Paddy Donovan 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 Luis Castillo67 wins · from 83 tracked bouts

José Luis Castillo: 67 tracked wins — 58 by KO/TKO (87%), 8 on the cards (12%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 83 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

58 by KO/TKO 87%8 on the cards 12%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

Paddy Donovan15 wins · from 17 tracked bouts

Paddy Donovan: 15 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (73%) and 4 on the cards (27%). Counted from 17 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 73%4 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Luis Castillo 83, Paddy Donovan 17 — 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 Luis Castillo last boxed on Aug 6, 2021 — 1,871 days ago. Castillo had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Smith Feb 2013Bojorquez Mar 2014Payan May 2014Provodnikov Nov 2014Donovan Aug 20212.7 tracked bouts per year

Paddy Donovan has won once since back-to-back losses to Lewis Crocker. Donovan last boxed on May 15, 2026 — 128 days ago.WWLLW

Herrera Jan 2024Ritson May 2024Crocker Mar 2025Crocker Sep 2025Chukhadzhian May 20262.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Luis Castillo and Paddy Donovan ever fought each other?
Yes. José Luis Castillo and Paddy Donovan met once on August 6, 2021, and Paddy Donovan won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LAug 6, 2021 · Donovan · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Castillo or Donovan?
José Luis Castillo is 66-13-1 and Paddy Donovan is 16-2. Paddy Donovan has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Castillo66–13–183.1%

Donovan16–288.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Castillo or Donovan?
José Luis Castillo has 57 knockout wins and Paddy Donovan has 12. José Luis Castillo has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Castillo5786.4%

Donovan1275%

The Numbers ↓
Do Castillo and Donovan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both José Luis Castillo and Paddy Donovan have faced.
Who is bigger, Castillo or Donovan?
Paddy Donovan is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 4 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Castillo171 cm175 cm reach

Donovan175 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Castillo and Donovan?
This comparison is drawn from 83 bouts tracked for José Luis Castillo and 17 bouts tracked for Paddy Donovan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Castillo83bouts

Donovan17bouts

How They Win ↓

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