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Manuel Garnica vs Paul McCloskey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Manuel Garnica

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Paul McCloskey

Manuel Garnica (25-11) and Paul McCloskey (24-3) 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.

Garnica

25

Wins13 KO · 52%

11

Losses

0

Draws10 tracked bouts

McCloskey

24

Wins12 KO · 50%

3

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McCloskey leads 1–0

Manuel Garnica and Paul McCloskey have met 1 time; McCloskey leads 1–0.

Manuel Garnica and Paul McCloskey have met 1 time; McCloskey leads 1–0.
Met2008Feb 2Series
Manuel GarnicaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Paul McCloskeyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Garnica 2 · McCloskey 5 of 7 measurable rows
GarnicaMcCloskey
Record
25-1124-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
69.4%
88.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 13
13 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
52% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
50% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
1
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 27
10
27

† 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
Manuel Garnica: 5′9″
Paul McCloskey: 5′9″
Reach+1″
Manuel Garnica: 71″ (edge)
Paul McCloskey: 70″
Age5 yrs apart
Manuel Garnica: 52
Paul McCloskey: 47
Stance
Manuel Garnica: Orthodox
Paul McCloskey: Southpaw

Manuel Garnica left, Paul McCloskey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Manuel Garnica2 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Manuel Garnica: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

Paul McCloskey24 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Paul McCloskey: 24 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (50%) and 12 on the cards (50%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 50%12 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Manuel Garnica 10, Paul McCloskey 27 — 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

Manuel Garnica last boxed on Jun 12, 2009 — 6,340 days ago. Garnica had lost six straight.LLLLL

Bradley Feb 2007Maidana Dec 2007McCloskey Feb 2008Alvarado Oct 2008Hurtado Jun 20091 tracked bouts per year

Paul McCloskey last boxed on Dec 21, 2013 — 4,687 days ago. McCloskey had won one in a row before losing a decision to Dave Ryan.LWLWL

Khan Apr 2011Prescott Sep 2011Corley May 2012Pérez Sep 2012Ryan Dec 20133.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Manuel Garnica and Paul McCloskey ever fought each other?
Yes. Manuel Garnica and Paul McCloskey met once on February 2, 2008, and Paul McCloskey won by PTS.
The meeting

LFeb 2, 2008 · McCloskey · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Garnica or McCloskey?
Manuel Garnica is 25-11 and Paul McCloskey is 24-3. Paul McCloskey has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Garnica25–1169.4%

McCloskey24–388.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Garnica or McCloskey?
Manuel Garnica has 13 knockout wins and Paul McCloskey has 12. Manuel Garnica has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Garnica1352%

McCloskey1250%

The Numbers ↓
Do Garnica and McCloskey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Manuel Garnica and Paul McCloskey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Garnica and McCloskey?
This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Manuel Garnica and 27 bouts tracked for Paul McCloskey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Garnica10bouts

McCloskey27bouts

How They Win ↓

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