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Roberto Carlos Leyva vs Simpiwe Vetyeka — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

Roberto Carlos Leyva

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Simpiwe Vetyeka

Roberto Carlos Leyva (27-15-1) and Simpiwe Vetyeka (30-4) 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.

Leyva

27

Wins21 KO · 78%

15

Losses

1

Draw43 tracked bouts

Vetyeka

30

Wins18 KO · 60%

4

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Vetyeka leads 1–0

Roberto Carlos Leyva and Simpiwe Vetyeka have met 1 time; Vetyeka leads 1–0.

Roberto Carlos Leyva and Simpiwe Vetyeka have met 1 time; Vetyeka leads 1–0.
Met2011Feb 25Series
Roberto Carlos LeyvaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Simpiwe VetyekaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Leyva 4 · Vetyeka 4 of 8 measurable rows
LeyvaVetyeka
Record
27-15-130-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
64%
88.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
18
KO rate0–100%
77.78% (edge)
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
78% (edge)
60%
Times stopped†max 9
9
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
1
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 43
43
34

† 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″
Roberto Carlos Leyva: 5′6″
Simpiwe Vetyeka: 5′7″ (edge)
Reach+1″
Roberto Carlos Leyva: 66″
Simpiwe Vetyeka: 67″ (edge)
Age1 yr apart
Roberto Carlos Leyva: 46
Simpiwe Vetyeka: 45
Stance
Roberto Carlos Leyva: Southpaw
Simpiwe Vetyeka: Orthodox

Roberto Carlos Leyva left, Simpiwe Vetyeka right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Roberto Carlos Leyva27 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Roberto Carlos Leyva: 27 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (78%) and 6 on the cards (22%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 78%6 on the cards 22%

Simpiwe Vetyeka30 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Simpiwe Vetyeka: 30 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (60%) and 12 on the cards (40%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 60%12 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Roberto Carlos Leyva 43, Simpiwe Vetyeka 34 — 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

Roberto Carlos Leyva last boxed on Oct 29, 2011 — 5,474 days ago. Leyva had lost six straight.LLLLL

Montes Apr 2010Sosa Jun 2010Vetyeka Feb 2011Armenta Oct 2011Jr. Oct 20113.1 tracked bouts per year

Simpiwe Vetyeka last boxed on Apr 6, 2018 — 3,123 days ago. Vetyeka had won once since losing a decision to Lerato Dlamini.WWWLW

Reyes Dec 2014Puente Nov 2015Tameda Apr 2016Dlamini Oct 2017Mokwana Apr 20182.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Roberto Carlos Leyva and Simpiwe Vetyeka ever fought each other?
Yes. Roberto Carlos Leyva and Simpiwe Vetyeka met once on February 25, 2011, and Simpiwe Vetyeka won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

LFeb 25, 2011 · Vetyeka · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Leyva or Vetyeka?
Roberto Carlos Leyva is 27-15-1 and Simpiwe Vetyeka is 30-4. Simpiwe Vetyeka has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Leyva27–15–164%

Vetyeka30–488.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Leyva or Vetyeka?
Roberto Carlos Leyva has 21 knockout wins and Simpiwe Vetyeka has 18. Roberto Carlos Leyva has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Leyva2177.8%

Vetyeka1860%

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

Leyva168 cm168 cm reach

Vetyeka170 cm171 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leyva and Vetyeka?
This comparison is drawn from 43 bouts tracked for Roberto Carlos Leyva and 34 bouts tracked for Simpiwe Vetyeka. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Leyva43bouts

Vetyeka34bouts

How They Win ↓

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