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Canelo Álvarez vs Francisco Villanueva — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Canelo Álvarez

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Francisco Villanueva

Canelo Álvarez (64-3-2) and Francisco Villanueva (0-10 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Álvarez

64

Wins39 KO · 61%

3

Losses

2

Draws69 tracked bouts

Villanueva

Tracked record

0–10

counted from 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Álvarez leads 3–0

Canelo Álvarez and Francisco Villanueva have met 3 times; Álvarez leads 3–0.

Canelo Álvarez and Francisco Villanueva have met 3 times; Álvarez leads 3–0.
Met2006Sep 292008Mar 142008Jun 6Series
Canelo ÁlvarezFighter AWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
Francisco VillanuevaFighter BLLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
ResultKOR5TKOR9SD3Meetings

The Numbers

Álvarez 6 · Villanueva 0 of 6 measurable rows
ÁlvarezVillanueva
Record†
64-3-2 (edge)0-10
Win %0–100%
94.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 39
39 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60.94%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
61%—
Times stopped‡max 7
0 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 16
16 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.3
3.3 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
69
10

† 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
Canelo Álvarez: 5′7″
Francisco Villanueva: No height on file
Reachnot held
Canelo Álvarez: 70″
Francisco Villanueva: No reach on file
Age5 yrs apart
Canelo Álvarez: 36
Francisco Villanueva: 41
Stance
Canelo Álvarez: Orthodox
Francisco Villanueva: Not recorded

Canelo Álvarez left, Francisco Villanueva right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Canelo Álvarez64 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Canelo Álvarez: 64 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (61%) and 25 on the cards (39%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

39 by KO/TKO 61%25 on the cards 39%

Francisco Villanueva0 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

Francisco Villanueva: no tracked wins in the 10 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Villanueva yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Canelo Álvarez 69, Francisco Villanueva 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Álvarez better on 2

Álvarez

Opponent

Villanueva

  • Canelo Álvarez

    Win, TKO 10

    2009

    RosalesÁlvarez better

    Francisco Villanueva

    Loss, TKO 1

    2005

  • Canelo Álvarez

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    2008

    Win, SD

    2006

    VázquezÁlvarez better

    Francisco Villanueva

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    2007

    Loss, TKO 4

    2006

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Canelo Álvarez has won once since losing a decision to Terence Crawford. Álvarez last boxed on Oct 31, 2026 — 4 days ago.WWWLW

Munguia May 2024Berlanga Sep 2024Scull May 2025Crawford Sep 2025M'billi Oct 20263.3 tracked bouts per year

Francisco Villanueva last boxed on Jun 11, 2019 — 2,703 days ago. Villanueva had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Álvarez Jun 2008Ramírez May 2011Uzcátegui Jan 2012Uzcátegui Dec 2013Ramírez Jun 20190.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Canelo Álvarez and Francisco Villanueva ever fought each other?
Yes. Canelo Álvarez and Francisco Villanueva have met 3 times and Canelo Álvarez leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

WJun 6, 2008 · Álvarez · SD

WMar 14, 2008 · Álvarez · TKO R9

WSep 29, 2006 · Álvarez · KO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Álvarez or Villanueva?
Canelo Álvarez is 64-3-2 and Francisco Villanueva is 0-10 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Canelo Álvarez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Álvarez64–3–294.2%

Villanueva0–100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Álvarez or Villanueva?
Canelo Álvarez has 39 knockout wins and Francisco Villanueva has 0. Canelo Álvarez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Álvarez3960.9%

Villanueva0

The Numbers ↓
Do Álvarez and Villanueva have any common opponents?
Canelo Álvarez and Francisco Villanueva share 2 common opponents: Michel Rosales and Miguel Vázquez. Canelo Álvarez fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Michel RosalesWL

Miguel VázquezWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Álvarez and Villanueva?
This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Canelo Álvarez and 10 bouts tracked for Francisco Villanueva. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Álvarez69bouts

Villanueva10bouts

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