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Antonio Pitalúa vs José Armando Santa Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇨🇴COLOMBIA

Antonio Pitalúa

🇲🇽MEXICO

José Armando Santa Cruz

Antonio Pitalúa (53-7-1) and José Armando Santa Cruz (28-5) 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.

Pitalúa

53

Wins47 KO · 89%

7

Losses

1

Draw6 tracked bouts

Cruz

28

Wins17 KO · 61%

5

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Pitalúa leads 1–0

Antonio Pitalúa and José Armando Santa Cruz have met 1 time; Pitalúa leads 1–0.

Antonio Pitalúa and José Armando Santa Cruz have met 1 time; Pitalúa leads 1–0.
Met2008Sep 20Series
Antonio PitalúaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
José Armando Santa CruzFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Pitalúa 5 · Cruz 3 of 8 measurable rows
PitalúaCruz
Record
53-7-1 (edge)28-5
Win %0–100%
87.7% (edge)
84.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 47
47 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
88.68% (edge)
60.71%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
50%
61% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.3
0.5
3.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
6
33

† 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
Antonio Pitalúa: No height on file
José Armando Santa Cruz: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Antonio Pitalúa: No reach on file
José Armando Santa Cruz: 74″
Age10 yrs apart
Antonio Pitalúa: 56
José Armando Santa Cruz: 46
Stance
Antonio Pitalúa: Orthodox
José Armando Santa Cruz: Orthodox

Antonio Pitalúa left, José Armando Santa Cruz right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Antonio Pitalúa2 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Antonio Pitalúa: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

José Armando Santa Cruz28 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

José Armando Santa Cruz: 28 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (61%) and 11 on the cards (39%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 61%11 on the cards 39%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Antonio Pitalúa 6, José Armando Santa Cruz 33 — 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

Antonio Pitalúa last boxed on Nov 18, 2011 — 5,461 days ago. Pitalúa had lost the most recent, to Cosme Rivera.LWLDL

Grigorian Nov 2000Cruz Sep 2008Valero Apr 2009Rivera Sep 2011Rivera Nov 20110.5 tracked bouts per year

José Armando Santa Cruz last boxed on Jul 16, 2010 — 5,951 days ago. Cruz had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Zab Judah.WLWWL

Munguia Jul 2008Pitalúa Sep 2008Macias Oct 2009Mora Dec 2009Judah Jul 20103.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Antonio Pitalúa and José Armando Santa Cruz ever fought each other?
Yes. Antonio Pitalúa and José Armando Santa Cruz met once on September 20, 2008, and Antonio Pitalúa won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

WSep 20, 2008 · Pitalúa · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Pitalúa or Cruz?
Antonio Pitalúa is 53-7-1 and José Armando Santa Cruz is 28-5. Antonio Pitalúa has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Pitalúa53–7–187.7%

Cruz28–584.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Pitalúa or Cruz?
Antonio Pitalúa has 47 knockout wins and José Armando Santa Cruz has 17. Antonio Pitalúa has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Pitalúa4788.7%

Cruz1760.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Pitalúa and Cruz have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Antonio Pitalúa and José Armando Santa Cruz have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pitalúa and Cruz?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Antonio Pitalúa and 33 bouts tracked for José Armando Santa Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Pitalúa6bouts

Cruz33bouts

How They Win ↓

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