Billy Joe Saunders (30-1) and Canelo Álvarez (63-3-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Billy Joe Saunders vs Canelo Álvarez — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Canelo Álvarez leads 1–0- Canelo Álvarez wonÁlvarez vs SaundersMay 8, 2021 · RTD · R8
The Numbers
- 30-1 (edge)
- Record
- 63-3-2
- 96.8% (edge)
- Win %
- 94.1%
- 14
- Wins by knockout
- 39 (edge)
- 46.67%
- KO rate
- 61.9% (edge)
- 47%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 61% (edge)
- 1
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.5
- Bouts per year
- 3.5 (edge)
- 31
- Bouts tracked
- 69
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′11″ (180 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′7″ (171 cm)
- 71″ (180 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 70″ (179 cm)
- 37
- Age
- 36
- Southpaw
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United Kingdom
- Nationality
- Mexico
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBilly Joe Saunders · 30 wins
KO/TKO
14
Decision
16
Other
0
Canelo Álvarez · 64 wins
KO/TKO
39
Decision
25
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (31 and 69 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Billy Joe Saunders
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought May 8, 2021
Canelo Álvarez
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Sep 13, 2025
Common Questions
- Have Billy Joe Saunders and Canelo Álvarez ever fought each other?
- Yes. Billy Joe Saunders and Canelo Álvarez met once on May 8, 2021, and Canelo Álvarez won by RTD in round 8.
- Who has the better record, Billy Joe Saunders or Canelo Álvarez?
- Billy Joe Saunders is 30-1 and Canelo Álvarez is 63-3-2. Billy Joe Saunders has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Billy Joe Saunders or Canelo Álvarez?
- Billy Joe Saunders has 14 knockout wins and Canelo Álvarez has 39. Canelo Álvarez has more.
- Do Billy Joe Saunders and Canelo Álvarez have any common opponents?
- Billy Joe Saunders and Canelo Álvarez share 1 common opponent: John Ryder. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Billy Joe Saunders or Canelo Álvarez?
- Billy Joe Saunders is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 9 cm above the other. Billy Joe Saunders also has the longer reach, by 1 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Billy Joe Saunders and Canelo Álvarez?
- This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Billy Joe Saunders and 69 bouts tracked for Canelo Álvarez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.