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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 (63-3-2) and Francisco Villanueva (0-8 across 8 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

63

Wins39 KO · 62%

3

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Villanueva

Tracked record

0–8

counted from 8 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
How it endedKOR5TKOR9SD3Meetings

The Numbers

Álvarez 5 · Villanueva 0 of 5 measurable rows
ÁlvarezVillanueva
Record†
63-3-2 (edge)0-8
Win %0–100%
94.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 39
39 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
61.9%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
62%—
Times stopped‡max 6
0 (edge)
6
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
8

† 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
Age4 yrs apart
Canelo Álvarez: 36
Francisco Villanueva: 40
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 Álvarez63 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

Canelo Álvarez: 63 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (62%) and 24 on the cards (38%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

39 by KO/TKO 62%24 on the cards 38%

Francisco Villanueva0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Francisco Villanueva: no tracked wins in the 8 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 68, Francisco Villanueva 8 — 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 had won four in a row before losing a decision to Terence Crawford. Álvarez last boxed on Sep 13, 2025 — 372 days ago.WWWWL

Charlo Sep 2023Escobedo May 2024Belanga Sep 2024Scull May 2025Crawford Sep 20253.4 tracked bouts per year

Francisco Villanueva last boxed on Jun 11, 2019 — 2,658 days ago. Villanueva had lost eight straight.LLLLL

Vázquez Nov 2007Álvarez Mar 2008Álvarez Jun 2008Ramírez May 2011Ramírez Jun 20190.6 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 63-3-2 and Francisco Villanueva is 0-8 across the 8 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 %

Álvarez63–3–294.1%

Villanueva0–80%

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

Álvarez3961.9%

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 68 bouts tracked for Canelo Álvarez and 8 bouts tracked for Francisco Villanueva. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Álvarez68bouts

Villanueva8bouts

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