Nino Valdez (48-18-3) and Sonny Liston (50-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.
Nino Valdez vs Sonny Liston — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sonny Liston leads 1–0- Sonny Liston wonValdez vs ListonAug 5, 1959 · KO · R3
The Numbers
- 48-18-3
- Record
- 50-4 (edge)
- 71.7%
- Win %
- 92.6% (edge)
- 36
- Wins by knockout
- 39 (edge)
- 75%
- KO rate
- 78% (edge)
- 75%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 78% (edge)
- 5
- Times stopped
- 5
- 0
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 3.9 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 3.4
- 70
- Bouts tracked
- 57
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′3″ (190 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- 78″ (198 cm)
- Reach
- 84″ (213 cm) (edge)
- 101
- Age
- 94
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- Cuba
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyNino Valdez · 48 wins
KO/TKO
36
Decision
12
Other
0
Sonny Liston · 51 wins
KO/TKO
40
Decision
11
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (70 and 57 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Nino Valdez
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W1 streak · last fought Dec 1, 1959
Sonny Liston
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W1 streak · last fought Jun 29, 1970
Common Questions
- Have Nino Valdez and Sonny Liston ever fought each other?
- Yes. Nino Valdez and Sonny Liston met once on August 5, 1959, and Sonny Liston won by KO in round 3.
- Who has the better record, Nino Valdez or Sonny Liston?
- Nino Valdez is 48-18-3 and Sonny Liston is 50-4. Sonny Liston has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Nino Valdez or Sonny Liston?
- Nino Valdez has 36 knockout wins and Sonny Liston has 39. Sonny Liston has more.
- Do Nino Valdez and Sonny Liston have any common opponents?
- Nino Valdez and Sonny Liston share 5 common opponents: Eddie Machen, Zora Folley and Mike DeJohn (and 2 others). Sonny Liston fared better against 3 of them.
- Who is bigger, Nino Valdez or Sonny Liston?
- Nino Valdez is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 5 cm above the other. Sonny Liston also has the longer reach, by 15 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nino Valdez and Sonny Liston?
- This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Nino Valdez and 57 bouts tracked for Sonny Liston. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.