Head to head
Keaton Ellis vs Jonathan Esparaz
Two careers, 61 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.
Keaton Ellis (United States) and Jonathan Esparaz (Canada) have met in 61 rounds across 6 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Keaton Ellis leads Jonathan Esparaz: 35 finishes in front to 24 and 2 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Keaton Ellis holds the faster single in 10, Jonathan Esparaz in 4.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Keaton Ellis single | average | Jonathan Esparaz single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.08 | 7.20 | 5.52 | 7.16 |
| 2×2 | 1.00 | 2.78 | 1.15 | 2.81 |
| 4×4 | 26.66 | 31.33 | 22.40 | 28.60 |
| 5×5 | 54.02 | 1:00.81 | 53.00 | 59.41 |
| 6×6 | 1:46.37 | 1:51.73 | 1:51.00 | 2:03.27 |
| 7×7 | 2:47.49 | 2:49.94 | 3:09.35 | 3:20.04 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:38.21 | 2:15.94 | 1:27.29 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 27 moves | 29.67 | 27 moves | 33.33 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 7.26 | 11.15 | 7.57 | 12.06 |
| Clock | 10.62 | 12.53 | 9.53 | 11.30 |
| Megaminx | 49.72 | 58.51 | 55.14 | 1:04.07 |
| Pyraminx | 3.59 | 5.63 | 4.09 | 5.57 |
| Skewb | 2.49 | 3.93 | 3.78 | 5.93 |
| Square-1 | 10.80 | 14.80 | 11.54 | 15.78 |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 16:40 | — | 3 of 3 cubes · 19:46 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 61 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Keaton Ellis | Jonathan Esparaz | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 8.70 | 8.37 | Jonathan Esparaz |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 7.61 | 8.71 | Keaton Ellis |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 13.27 | 16.30 | Keaton Ellis |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 4×4 | First round | 35.95 | 30.63 | Jonathan Esparaz |
| 2025 | Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 | 5×5 | First round | 1:07.48 | 1:05.72 | Jonathan Esparaz |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 8.31 | 9.40 | Keaton Ellis |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 9.93 | 8.97 | Jonathan Esparaz |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 1:52.64 | 3:11.24 | Keaton Ellis |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | First round | 12.55 | 12.94 | Keaton Ellis |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 3×3 one-handed | Second round | 13.59 | 14.77 | Keaton Ellis |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 4×4 | First round | 36.67 | 32.61 | Jonathan Esparaz |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 5×5 | First round | 1:05.09 | 1:05.21 | Keaton Ellis |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 5×5 | Second round | 1:12.30 | 1:03.50 | Jonathan Esparaz |
| 2024 | Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 | 6×6 | First round | 2:14.80 | 2:04.77 | Jonathan Esparaz |
Full careers: Keaton Ellis · Jonathan Esparaz. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.