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Marco Antonio Barrera vs Paulie Ayala — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

Marco Antonio Barrera

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Paulie Ayala

Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7) and Paulie Ayala (35-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.

Barrera

67

Wins44 KO · 66%

7

Losses

0

Draws75 tracked bouts

Ayala

35

Wins12 KO · 34%

3

Losses

0

Draws38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Barrera leads 1–0

Marco Antonio Barrera and Paulie Ayala have met 1 time; Barrera leads 1–0.

Marco Antonio Barrera and Paulie Ayala have met 1 time; Barrera leads 1–0.
Met2004Jun 19Series
Marco Antonio BarreraFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paulie AyalaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR101Meeting

The Numbers

Barrera 5 · Ayala 2 of 7 measurable rows
BarreraAyala
Record
67-735-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
90.5%
92.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44
44 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
65.67% (edge)
34.29%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
66% (edge)
34%
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 8
8 (edge)
3
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
3.5 (edge)
3.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 75
75
38

† 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″
Marco Antonio Barrera: 5′6″ (edge)
Paulie Ayala: 5′5″
Reach+4″
Marco Antonio Barrera: 70″ (edge)
Paulie Ayala: 66″
Age4 yrs apart
Marco Antonio Barrera: 52
Paulie Ayala: 56
Stance
Marco Antonio Barrera: Orthodox
Paulie Ayala: Southpaw

Marco Antonio Barrera left, Paulie 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
Marco Antonio Barrera67 wins · from 75 tracked bouts

Marco Antonio Barrera: 67 tracked wins — 44 by KO/TKO (66%), 21 on the cards (31%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 75 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

44 by KO/TKO 66%21 on the cards 31%2 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Paulie Ayala35 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Paulie Ayala: 35 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (34%) and 23 on the cards (66%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 34%23 on the cards 66%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Marco Antonio Barrera 75, Paulie Ayala 38 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Barrera better on 3 · Ayala better on 1 · even on 1

Barrera

Opponent

Ayala

  • Marco Antonio Barrera

    2–1 against

    Win, MD

    2004

    Win, UD

    2002

    Loss, SD

    2000

    MoralesBarrera better

    Paulie Ayala

    Loss, UD

    2002

  • Marco Antonio Barrera

    Win, UD

    2002

    TapiaAyala better

    Paulie Ayala

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    2000

    Win, UD

    1999

  • Marco Antonio Barrera

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    1993

    Win, PTS

    1990

    SalazarBarrera better

    Paulie Ayala

    Win, KO 4

    1998

  • Marco Antonio Barrera

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 6

    1994

    Win, KO 6

    1992

    EspinozaBarrera better

    Paulie Ayala

    Win, TKO 3

    1995

  • Marco Antonio Barrera

    Win, DQ 7

    1991

    DíazEven

    Paulie Ayala

    Win, UD

    1994

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Marco Antonio Barrera last boxed on Feb 12, 2011 — 5,733 days ago. Barrera had won two straight since losing to Amir Khan.WWLWW

Ventura Nov 2008Rojas Jan 2009Khan Mar 2009Jesus Jun 2010Arias Feb 20113.5 tracked bouts per year

Paulie Ayala last boxed on Jun 19, 2004 — 8,162 days ago. Ayala had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Marco Antonio Barrera.WWLWL

Adams Aug 2001Adams Feb 2002Morales Nov 2002Ruiz Nov 2003Barrera Jun 20043.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Marco Antonio Barrera and Paulie Ayala ever fought each other?
Yes. Marco Antonio Barrera and Paulie Ayala met once on June 19, 2004, and Marco Antonio Barrera won by TKO in round 10.
The meeting

WJun 19, 2004 · Barrera · TKO R10

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Barrera or Ayala?
Marco Antonio Barrera is 67-7 and Paulie Ayala is 35-3. Paulie Ayala has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Barrera67–790.5%

Ayala35–392.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Barrera or Ayala?
Marco Antonio Barrera has 44 knockout wins and Paulie Ayala has 12. Marco Antonio Barrera has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Barrera4465.7%

Ayala1234.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Barrera and Ayala have any common opponents?
Marco Antonio Barrera and Paulie Ayala share 5 common opponents: Erik Morales, Johnny Tapia and Ivan Salazar (and 2 others). Marco Antonio Barrera fared better against 3 of them.
5 shared opponents

Erik Morales2–1L

Johnny TapiaWW

Ivan SalazarWW

Miguel EspinozaWW

and 1 more

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Barrera or Ayala?
Marco Antonio Barrera is the taller fighter at 168 cm, 2 cm above the other. Marco Antonio Barrera also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
Height · reach

Barrera168 cm178 cm reach

Ayala166 cm168 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barrera and Ayala?
This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for Marco Antonio Barrera and 38 bouts tracked for Paulie Ayala. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Barrera75bouts

Ayala38bouts

How They Win ↓

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