Jesse James Leija
66″ reach · +1.51% reach advantage · 39th percentile
Jesse James Leija has a reach of 66″ against a height of 65″ — a reach advantage of +1.51%, short for light welterweight boxing and the 39th percentile of the 97 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+1.51%
66″ reach on a 65″ frame
Compared against 97 light welterweight boxing fighters. Median 2.34%.
| Reach | 66″ (167.6 cm) | 7th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 65″ (165.1 cm) | 10th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Light Welterweight Boxing competed at 4: featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight — compared here against the last | |
| Peak era | 1990s | |
| Country | United States |
Record
Boxing record
47–7
57 bouts on record
Finish rate
40%
of wins ended inside the distance — light welterweight boxing median 56%, 23rd percentile
The career, bout by bout
58 recorded bouts from 1988 to 2005. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
18y
1988–2005
Longest unbeaten run
26
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1989
7 bouts
Recorded bouts
58
57 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | L | Arturo Gatti | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 2004 | W | Francisco Bojado | Decision | 10 |
| 2004 | W | Marteze Logan | — | 8 |
| 2003 | W | Fernando Mena | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 2003 | W | Adan Casillas | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 2003 | L | Kostya Tszyu | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 2002 | W | Micky Ward | — | 5 |
| 2001 | ? | Héctor Camacho Jr. | — | 3 |
| 2001 | W | Fred Ladd | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 2000 | W | Ivan Robinson | Decision | 10 |
| 2000 | L | Juan Lazcano | — | 10 |
| 2000 | W | Jorge Luis Lopez | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1999 | W | Wayne Boudreaux | — | 5 |
| 1999 | W | Verdell Smith | Decision | 10 |
| 1998 | L | Shane Mosley | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1998 | W | Azumah Nelson | Decision | 12 |
| 1998 | W | Troy Crain | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1998 | W | Joel Perez | Decision | 12 |
| 1997 | W | Effie Schneider | Decision | 10 |
| 1997 | W | Jose Rodriguez | Decision | 8 |
| 1997 | W | Joel Perez | Decision | 12 |
| 1996 | W | Roberto Avila | Decision | 10 |
| 1996 | L | Azumah Nelson | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1995 | L | Oscar De La Hoya | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1995 | W | Rodney Garnett | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1995 | W | Jeff Mayweather | Decision | 10 |
| 1994 | L | Gabriel Ruelas | Decision | 12 |
| 1994 | W | Azumah Nelson | Decision | 12 |
| 1994 | W | Tomas Valdez | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1993 | D | Azumah Nelson | Decision | 12 |
| 1993 | W | Louie Espinoza | Decision | 12 |
| 1992 | W | Gabriel Castro | Decision | 10 |
| 1992 | W | Troy Dorsey | — | 5 |
| 1992 | W | Jesus Poll | Decision | 10 |
| 1992 | W | Jose Luis Martinez | — | 9 |
| 1991 | W | Steve McCrory | Decision | 10 |
| 1991 | W | Silvestre Castillo | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1991 | W | Miguel Arrozal | — | 8 |
| 1991 | W | Rafael Soliman | Decision | 8 |
| 1991 | W | Mark Fernandez | Decision | 10 |
| 1991 | W | Felipe de Jesus | Decision | 10 |
| 1990 | D | Edward Parker | Draw | 10 |
| 1990 | W | Ricky Alvarez | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1990 | W | Bobby McCarthy | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1990 | W | Boyd Gardner | Decision | 6 |
| 1990 | W | Roy Muniz | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1990 | W | Gary Spencer | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1990 | W | Joe Thompson | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1989 | W | Carlos Flores | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1989 | W | Tony De La Rosa | — | 1 |
| 1989 | W | Jaime Castellano | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1989 | W | Capri Lipkin | Decision | 6 |
| 1989 | W | Chilo Guzman | — | 6 |
| 1989 | W | Manuel Gomez | Decision | 4 |
| 1989 | W | Joe Mitchell | — | 4 |
| 1988 | W | Martin Melendez | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1988 | W | Oscar Davis | — | 1 |
| — | ? | Opponent | — | — |
17 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
light welterweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Mauricio Aceves+1.51% 69″ reach · 39th pct
- Ismael Barroso+1.51% 69″ reach · 39th pct
- Ray Mancini+1.54% 65″ reach · 42nd pct
- Tony Canzoneri+1.54% 65″ reach · 42nd pct
- Ubaldo Néstor Sacco+1.47% 68″ reach · 34th pct
- Javier Fortuna+1.47% 68″ reach · 34th pct
- Hank Lundy+1.47% 68″ reach · 34th pct
- Emanuel Tarot Francis Augustus+1.47% 68″ reach · 34th pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 97 light welterweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Jesse James Leija on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-08-03. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.