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.
Canelo Álvarez (63-3-2) and Francisco Villanueva (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
Canelo Álvarez vs Francisco Villanueva — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Canelo Álvarez leads 3–0- Canelo Álvarez wonÁlvarez vs VillanuevaJun 6, 2008 · SD
- Canelo Álvarez wonÁlvarez vs VillanuevaMar 14, 2008 · TKO · R9
- Canelo Álvarez wonÁlvarez vs VillanuevaSep 29, 2006 · KO · R5
The Numbers
- 63-3-2 (edge)
- Record
- 0-3
- 94.1% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 39 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 61.9%
- KO rate
- —
- 61%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.8
- 69
- Bouts tracked
- 3
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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′7″ (171 cm)
- Height
- —
- 70″ (179 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 36
- Age
- 40
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Mexico
- Nationality
- Mexico
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCanelo Álvarez · 64 wins
KO/TKO
39
Decision
25
Other
0
Francisco Villanueva · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (69 and 3 respectively), 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
Canelo Álvarez
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Sep 13, 2025
Francisco Villanueva
LLL
L3 streak · last fought Jun 6, 2008
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Canelo Álvarez or Francisco Villanueva?
- Canelo Álvarez is 63-3-2 and Francisco Villanueva is 0-3 across the 3 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Canelo Álvarez or Francisco Villanueva?
- Canelo Álvarez has 39 knockout wins and Francisco Villanueva has 0. Canelo Álvarez has more.
- Do Canelo Álvarez and Francisco Villanueva have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Canelo Álvarez and Francisco Villanueva have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Canelo Álvarez and Francisco Villanueva?
- This comparison is drawn from 69 bouts tracked for Canelo Álvarez and 3 bouts tracked for Francisco Villanueva. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.