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Josésito López vs Keith Thurman — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Josésito López

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Keith Thurman

Josésito López (38-9) and Keith Thurman (31-2) 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

38

Wins21 KO · 55%

9

Losses

0

Draws48 tracked bouts

Thurman

31

Wins23 KO · 74%

2

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Thurman leads 1–0

Josésito López and Keith Thurman have met 1 time; Thurman leads 1–0.

Josésito López and Keith Thurman have met 1 time; Thurman leads 1–0.
Met2019Jan 26Series
Josésito LópezFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Keith ThurmanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

López 1 · Thurman 7 of 8 measurable rows
LópezThurman
Record
38-931-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
80.9%
93.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 23
21
23 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
55.26%
74.19% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
55%
74% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 48
48
34

† 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″
Josésito López: 5′9″ (edge)
Keith Thurman: 5′7″
Reach+3″
Josésito López: 72″ (edge)
Keith Thurman: 69″
Age5 yrs apart
Josésito López: 42
Keith Thurman: 37
Stance
Josésito López: Orthodox
Keith Thurman: Orthodox

Josésito López left, Keith Thurman right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Josésito López38 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

Josésito López: 38 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (55%), 16 on the cards (42%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 48 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 55%16 on the cards 42%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Keith Thurman31 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Keith Thurman: 31 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (74%) and 8 on the cards (26%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 74%8 on the cards 26%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Josésito López 48, Keith Thurman 34 — 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

Josésito López last boxed on Apr 16, 2022 — 1,647 days ago. López had won two in a row before losing a decision to Cody Crowley.WLWWL

Cruz Apr 2018Thurman Jan 2019Jr. Sep 2019Santana Dec 2020Crowley Apr 20222.5 tracked bouts per year

Keith Thurman had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Sebastian Fundora. Thurman last boxed on Mar 28, 2026 — 205 days ago.WLWWL

López Jan 2019Pacquiao Jul 2019Barrios Feb 2022Jarvis Mar 2025Fundora Mar 20261.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Josésito López and Keith Thurman ever fought each other?
Yes. Josésito López and Keith Thurman met once on January 26, 2019, and Keith Thurman won by MD.
The meeting

LJan 26, 2019 · Thurman · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, López or Thurman?
Josésito López is 38-9 and Keith Thurman is 31-2. Keith Thurman has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

López38–980.9%

Thurman31–293.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, López or Thurman?
Josésito López has 21 knockout wins and Keith Thurman has 23. Keith Thurman has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

López2155.3%

Thurman2374.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do López and Thurman have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Josésito López and Keith Thurman have faced.
Who is bigger, López or Thurman?
Josésito López is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 4 cm above the other. Josésito López also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
Height · reach

López175 cm183 cm reach

Thurman171 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on López and Thurman?
This comparison is drawn from 48 bouts tracked for Josésito López and 34 bouts tracked for Keith Thurman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

López48bouts

Thurman34bouts

How They Win ↓

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