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Juan Meza vs Mike Ayala — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

Juan Meza

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Mike Ayala

Juan Meza (45-9) and Mike Ayala (45-6) 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.

Meza

45

Wins37 KO · 82%

9

Losses

0

Draws54 tracked bouts

Ayala

45

Wins23 KO · 51%

6

Losses

0

Draws7 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Meza leads 1–0

Juan Meza and Mike Ayala have met 1 time; Meza leads 1–0.

Juan Meza and Mike Ayala have met 1 time; Meza leads 1–0.
Met1985Apr 19Series
Juan MezaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mike AyalaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Meza 5 · Ayala 3 of 8 measurable rows
MezaAyala
Record
45-945-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
83.3%
88.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
23
KO rate0–100%
82.22% (edge)
51.11%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
82% (edge)
33%
Times stopped†max 4
4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54
54
7

† 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″
Juan Meza: 5′7″ (edge)
Mike Ayala: 5′6″
Reach+1″
Juan Meza: 69″
Mike Ayala: 70″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
Juan Meza: Died aged 67
Mike Ayala: 68
Stance
Juan Meza: Orthodox
Mike Ayala: Orthodox

Juan Meza left, Mike Ayala right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Juan Meza45 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Juan Meza: 45 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (82%) and 8 on the cards (18%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 82%8 on the cards 18%

Mike Ayala3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Mike Ayala: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Juan Meza 54, Mike Ayala 7 — 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

Juan Meza had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Wilfredo Negrón. Meza last boxed on Mar 22, 1997.LWLWL

Payakaroon Dec 1986Valdez Aug 1987Marquez Oct 1987Lozoya Feb 1997Negrón Mar 19972.8 tracked bouts per year

Mike Ayala last boxed on Dec 6, 1986 — 14,565 days ago. Ayala had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Daniel Zaragoza.LWLWL

Lopez Jun 1979Mitchell Apr 1983Meza Apr 1985Solís Mar 1986Zaragoza Dec 19860.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Juan Meza and Mike Ayala ever fought each other?
Yes. Juan Meza and Mike Ayala met once on April 19, 1985, and Juan Meza won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WApr 19, 1985 · Meza · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Meza or Ayala?
Juan Meza is 45-9 and Mike Ayala is 45-6. Mike Ayala has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Meza45–983.3%

Ayala45–688.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Meza or Ayala?
Juan Meza has 37 knockout wins and Mike Ayala has 23. Juan Meza has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Meza3782.2%

Ayala2351.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Meza and Ayala have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Juan Meza and Mike Ayala have faced.
Who is bigger, Meza or Ayala?
Juan Meza is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 2 cm above the other. Mike Ayala also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
Height · reach

Meza170 cm175 cm reach

Ayala168 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Meza and Ayala?
This comparison is drawn from 54 bouts tracked for Juan Meza and 7 bouts tracked for Mike Ayala. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Meza54bouts

Ayala7bouts

How They Win ↓

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