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Vernon Lewis vs Wilfred Benítez — record, stats and common opponents compared

Vernon Lewis

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Wilfred Benítez

Vernon Lewis (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Wilfred Benítez (53-8-1) 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.

Lewis

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Benítez

53

Wins31 KO · 58%

8

Losses

1

Draw62 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Benítez leads 1–0

Vernon Lewis and Wilfred Benítez have met 1 time; Benítez leads 1–0.

Vernon Lewis and Wilfred Benítez have met 1 time; Benítez leads 1–0.
Met1978Dec 8Series
Vernon LewisFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Wilfred BenítezFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Lewis 1 · Benítez 6 of 7 measurable rows
LewisBenítez
Record†
1-253-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
86.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 31
0
31 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—58.49%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
58% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.7
1
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62
3
62

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
Vernon Lewis: No height on file
Wilfred Benítez: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Vernon Lewis: No reach on file
Wilfred Benítez: 70″
Agenot held
Vernon Lewis: No date of birth
Wilfred Benítez: 68
Stance
Vernon Lewis: Not recorded
Wilfred Benítez: Orthodox

Vernon Lewis left, Wilfred Benítez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Vernon Lewis1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Vernon Lewis: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Wilfred Benítez53 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

Wilfred Benítez: 53 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (58%) and 22 on the cards (42%). Counted from 62 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 58%22 on the cards 42%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Vernon Lewis 3, Wilfred Benítez 62 — 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

Vernon Lewis last boxed on Oct 29, 1981 — 16,429 days ago. Lewis had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Donald Curry.LWL

Benítez Dec 1978Resto Aug 1979Curry Oct 19811 tracked bouts per year

Wilfred Benítez last boxed on Sep 18, 1990 — 13,183 days ago. Benítez had won one in a row before losing a decision to Scott Papasodora.LWLWL

Herrera Nov 1986Conde Mar 1990Lawlor May 1990Wilson Aug 1990Papasodora Sep 19903.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Vernon Lewis and Wilfred Benítez ever fought each other?
Yes. Vernon Lewis and Wilfred Benítez met once on December 8, 1978, and Wilfred Benítez won by UD.
The meeting

LDec 8, 1978 · Benítez · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lewis or Benítez?
Vernon Lewis is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Wilfred Benítez is 53-8-1. Wilfred Benítez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Lewis1–233.3%

Benítez53–8–186.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lewis or Benítez?
Vernon Lewis has 0 knockout wins and Wilfred Benítez has 31. Wilfred Benítez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lewis0

Benítez3158.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lewis and Benítez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Vernon Lewis and Wilfred Benítez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lewis and Benítez?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Vernon Lewis and 62 bouts tracked for Wilfred Benítez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lewis3bouts

Benítez62bouts

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