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José Luis Zertuche vs Kelly Pavlik — record, stats and common opponents compared

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José Luis Zertuche

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Kelly Pavlik

José Luis Zertuche (21-8-3) and Kelly Pavlik (40-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Zertuche

21

Wins16 KO · 76%

8

Losses

3

Draws7 tracked bouts

Pavlik

40

Wins34 KO · 85%

2

Losses

0

Draws42 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Pavlik leads 1–0

José Luis Zertuche and Kelly Pavlik have met 1 time; Pavlik leads 1–0.

José Luis Zertuche and Kelly Pavlik have met 1 time; Pavlik leads 1–0.
Met2007Jan 27Series
José Luis ZertucheFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Kelly PavlikFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Zertuche 1 · Pavlik 7 of 8 measurable rows
ZertuchePavlik
Record
21-8-340-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
70.3%
95.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
16
34 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
76.19%
85% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
85%
Times stopped†max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
1.4
3.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42
7
42

† 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+3″
José Luis Zertuche: 5′11″
Kelly Pavlik: 6′2″ (edge)
Reach+3″
José Luis Zertuche: 72″
Kelly Pavlik: 75″ (edge)
Age9 yrs apart
José Luis Zertuche: 53
Kelly Pavlik: 44
Stance
José Luis Zertuche: Orthodox
Kelly Pavlik: Orthodox

José Luis Zertuche left, Kelly Pavlik 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 Zertuche1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

José Luis Zertuche: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Kelly Pavlik40 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Kelly Pavlik: 40 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (85%) and 6 on the cards (15%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 85%6 on the cards 15%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Luis Zertuche 7, Kelly Pavlik 42 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Pavlik better on 2

Zertuche

Opponent

Pavlik

  • José Luis Zertuche

    0–2 against

    Loss, TKO 6

    2010

    Loss, TKO 7

    2008

    RubioPavlik better

    Kelly Pavlik

    Win, RTD 9

    2009

  • José Luis Zertuche

    Loss, SD

    2006

    ZúñigaPavlik better

    Kelly Pavlik

    Win, TKO 9

    2005

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 Luis Zertuche last boxed on Aug 21, 2010 — 5,914 days ago. Zertuche had lost two straight.LLDLL

Pavlik Jan 2007Rubio Feb 2008García Nov 2008Reyes Jun 2010Rubio Aug 20101.4 tracked bouts per year

Kelly Pavlik last boxed on Jul 7, 2012 — 5,228 days ago. Pavlik had won four straight since losing a decision to Sergio Martínez.LWWWW

Martínez Apr 2010III May 2011Jaco Mar 2012Sigmon Jun 2012Rosinsky Jul 20123.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Luis Zertuche and Kelly Pavlik ever fought each other?
Yes. José Luis Zertuche and Kelly Pavlik met once on January 27, 2007, and Kelly Pavlik won by KO in round 8.
The meeting

LJan 27, 2007 · Pavlik · KO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Zertuche or Pavlik?
José Luis Zertuche is 21-8-3 and Kelly Pavlik is 40-2. Kelly Pavlik has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Zertuche21–8–370.3%

Pavlik40–295.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Zertuche or Pavlik?
José Luis Zertuche has 16 knockout wins and Kelly Pavlik has 34. Kelly Pavlik has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Zertuche1676.2%

Pavlik3485%

The Numbers ↓
Do Zertuche and Pavlik have any common opponents?
José Luis Zertuche and Kelly Pavlik share 2 common opponents: Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio and Fulgencio Zúñiga. Kelly Pavlik fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Marco Antonio "El Veneno" RubioLW

Fulgencio ZúñigaLW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Zertuche or Pavlik?
Kelly Pavlik is the taller fighter at 189 cm, 9 cm above the other. Kelly Pavlik also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
Height · reach

Zertuche180 cm183 cm reach

Pavlik189 cm190 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Zertuche and Pavlik?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for José Luis Zertuche and 42 bouts tracked for Kelly Pavlik. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Zertuche7bouts

Pavlik42bouts

How They Win ↓

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