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Lionel Rose vs Rafael Limón — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇦🇺AUSTRALIA

Lionel Rose

🇲🇽MEXICO

Rafael Limón

Lionel Rose (42-11) and Rafael Limón (53-23-2) 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.

Rose

42

Wins12 KO · 29%

11

Losses

0

Draws53 tracked bouts

Limón

53

Wins38 KO · 72%

23

Losses

2

Draws12 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Limón leads 1–0

Lionel Rose and Rafael Limón have met 1 time; Limón leads 1–0.

Lionel Rose and Rafael Limón have met 1 time; Limón leads 1–0.
Met1976Aug 28Series
Lionel RoseFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Rafael LimónFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Rose 4 · Limón 4 of 8 measurable rows
RoseLimón
Record
42-11 (edge)53-23-2
Win %0–100%
79.2% (edge)
69.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 38
12
38 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
28.57%
71.7% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
29%
67% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 4.3
4.3 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
53
12

† 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

HeightLevel
Lionel Rose: 5′5″
Rafael Limón: 5′5″
Reachnot held
Lionel Rose: No reach on file
Rafael Limón: 66″
Agenot comparable
Lionel Rose: Died aged 62
Rafael Limón: 72
Stance
Lionel Rose: Orthodox
Rafael Limón: Southpaw

Lionel Rose left, Rafael Limón right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Lionel Rose42 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

Lionel Rose: 42 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (29%) and 30 on the cards (71%). Counted from 53 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 29%30 on the cards 71%

Rafael Limón3 wins · from 12 tracked bouts

Rafael Limón: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lionel Rose 53, Rafael Limón 12 — 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

Lionel Rose has lost two straight, after one straight win. Rose last boxed on Dec 18, 1976.LLWLL

Matthews Aug 1975Moeller Oct 1975Agate Nov 1975Limón Aug 1976Apeang Dec 19764.3 tracked bouts per year

Rafael Limón last boxed on Mar 3, 1990 — 13,380 days ago. Limón had lost five straight.LLLLL

Chacon Dec 1982Camacho Aug 1983Chávez Jun 1988Navarrete Dec 1988Mitchell Mar 19900.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lionel Rose and Rafael Limón ever fought each other?
Yes. Lionel Rose and Rafael Limón met once on August 28, 1976, and Rafael Limón won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

LAug 28, 1976 · Limón · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Rose or Limón?
Lionel Rose is 42-11 and Rafael Limón is 53-23-2. Lionel Rose has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Rose42–1179.2%

Limón53–23–269.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Rose or Limón?
Lionel Rose has 12 knockout wins and Rafael Limón has 38. Rafael Limón has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Rose1228.6%

Limón3871.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Rose and Limón have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lionel Rose and Rafael Limón have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Rose and Limón?
This comparison is drawn from 53 bouts tracked for Lionel Rose and 12 bouts tracked for Rafael Limón. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Rose53bouts

Limón12bouts

How They Win ↓

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