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José Luis López vs Sammy Fuentes — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

José Luis López

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Sammy Fuentes

José Luis López (51-5-2) and Sammy Fuentes (34-18-2) 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.

López

51

Wins39 KO · 76%

5

Losses

2

Draws61 tracked bouts

Fuentes

34

Wins28 KO · 82%

18

Losses

2

Draws54 tracked bouts

Head to Head

López leads 1–0

José Luis López and Sammy Fuentes have met 1 time; López leads 1–0.

José Luis López and Sammy Fuentes have met 1 time; López leads 1–0.
Met1998May 9Series
José Luis LópezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Sammy FuentesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

López 4 · Fuentes 3 of 7 measurable rows
LópezFuentes
Record
51-5-2 (edge)34-18-2
Win %0–100%
89.7% (edge)
64.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 39
39 (edge)
28
KO rate0–100%
76.47%
82.35% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
76%
82% (edge)
Times stopped†max 11
4 (edge)
11
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
2.8
3.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61
61
54

† 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+1″
José Luis López: 5′8″ (edge)
Sammy Fuentes: 5′7″
ReachLevel
José Luis López: 70″
Sammy Fuentes: 70″
Age9 yrs apart
José Luis López: 53
Sammy Fuentes: 62
Stance
José Luis López: Orthodox
Sammy Fuentes: Orthodox

José Luis López left, Sammy Fuentes 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 López51 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

José Luis López: 51 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (76%), 11 on the cards (22%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

39 by KO/TKO 76%11 on the cards 22%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Sammy Fuentes34 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Sammy Fuentes: 34 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (82%) and 6 on the cards (18%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 82%6 on the cards 18%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Luis López 61, Sammy Fuentes 54 — 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 López last boxed on Dec 18, 2010 — 5,788 days ago. López had won once since losing by stoppage to Francisco Sierra.LLWLW

Jr. Aug 2008Barrera Dec 2008Barreto Apr 2010Sierra May 2010Rodriguez Dec 20102.8 tracked bouts per year

Sammy Fuentes last boxed on May 9, 1998 — 10,394 days ago. Fuentes had lost two straight.LLDLL

Balboa Mar 1997Cardona May 1997Rivera Oct 1997Olsen Mar 1998López May 19983.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Luis López and Sammy Fuentes ever fought each other?
Yes. José Luis López and Sammy Fuentes met once on May 9, 1998, and José Luis López won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WMay 9, 1998 · López · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, López or Fuentes?
José Luis López is 51-5-2 and Sammy Fuentes is 34-18-2. José Luis López has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

López51–5–289.7%

Fuentes34–18–264.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, López or Fuentes?
José Luis López has 39 knockout wins and Sammy Fuentes has 28. José Luis López has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

López3976.5%

Fuentes2882.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do López and Fuentes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both José Luis López and Sammy Fuentes have faced.
Who is bigger, López or Fuentes?
José Luis López is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

López173 cm178 cm reach

Fuentes170 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on López and Fuentes?
This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for José Luis López and 54 bouts tracked for Sammy Fuentes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

López61bouts

Fuentes54bouts

How They Win ↓

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