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Josh Taylor vs Teófimo López — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Josh Taylor

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Teófimo López

Josh Taylor (19-3) and Teófimo López (23-2) 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.

Taylor

19

Wins13 KO · 68%

3

Losses

0

Draws23 tracked bouts

López

23

Wins13 KO · 57%

2

Losses

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Head to Head

López leads 1–0

Josh Taylor and Teófimo López have met 1 time; López leads 1–0.

Josh Taylor and Teófimo López have met 1 time; López leads 1–0.
Met2023Jun 10Series
Josh TaylorFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Teófimo LópezFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Taylor 3 · López 3 of 6 measurable rows
TaylorLópez
Record
19-323-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
86.4%
92% (edge)
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 13
13
13
KO rate0–100%
68.42% (edge)
56.52%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
70% (edge)
57%
Times stopped†levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.3
2.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 25
23
25

† 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″
Josh Taylor: 5′10″ (edge)
Teófimo López: 5′8″
Reach+1″
Josh Taylor: 70″ (edge)
Teófimo López: 69″
Age6 yrs apart
Josh Taylor: 35
Teófimo López: 29
Stance
Josh Taylor: Southpaw
Teófimo López: Orthodox

Josh Taylor left, Teófimo López right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Josh Taylor20 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

Josh Taylor: 20 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (70%) and 6 on the cards (30%). Counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 70%6 on the cards 30%

Teófimo López23 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

Teófimo López: 23 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (57%) and 10 on the cards (43%). Counted from 25 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 57%10 on the cards 43%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Josh Taylor 23, Teófimo López 25 — 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

Josh Taylor has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Taylor last boxed on May 24, 2025 — 514 days ago.WWLLL

Ramírez May 2021Catterall Feb 2022López Jun 2023Catterall May 2024Essuman May 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Teófimo López has won once since losing a decision to Shakur Stevenson. López last boxed on Aug 22, 2026 — 57 days ago.WWWLW

Ortiz Feb 2024Claggett Jun 2024Jr. May 2025Stevenson Jan 2026Romero Aug 20262.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Josh Taylor and Teófimo López ever fought each other?
Yes. Josh Taylor and Teófimo López met once on June 10, 2023, and Teófimo López won by UD.
The meeting

LJun 10, 2023 · López · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Taylor or López?
Josh Taylor is 19-3 and Teófimo López is 23-2. Teófimo López has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Taylor19–386.4%

López23–292%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Taylor or López?
Josh Taylor has 13 knockout wins and Teófimo López has 13. Both have 13.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Taylor1368.4%

López1356.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Taylor and López have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Josh Taylor and Teófimo López have faced.
Who is bigger, Taylor or López?
Josh Taylor is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 5 cm above the other. Josh Taylor also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
Height · reach

Taylor178 cm177 cm reach

López173 cm174 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and López?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Josh Taylor and 25 bouts tracked for Teófimo López. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Taylor23bouts

López25bouts

How They Win ↓

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