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Canelo Álvarez vs Javier Martínez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Canelo Álvarez

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Javier Martínez

Canelo Álvarez (63-3-2) and Javier Martínez (1-4-1 across 6 tracked bouts) 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.

Álvarez

63

Wins39 KO · 62%

3

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Martínez

Tracked record

1–4–1

counted from 6 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 1–0

Canelo Álvarez and Javier Martínez have met 1 time; Álvarez leads 1–0.

Canelo Álvarez and Javier Martínez have met 1 time; Álvarez leads 1–0.
Met2007Mar 2Series
Canelo ÁlvarezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Javier MartínezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
How it endedTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Álvarez 6 · Martínez 0 of 6 measurable rows
ÁlvarezMartínez
Record†
63-3-2 (edge)1-4-1
Win %0–100%
94.1% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 39
39 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
61.9%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
62% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
0.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
6

† 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″
Javier Martínez: No height on file
Reachnot held
Canelo Álvarez: 70″
Javier Martínez: No reach on file
Age22 yrs apart
Canelo Álvarez: 36
Javier Martínez: 58
Stance
Canelo Álvarez: Orthodox
Javier Martínez: Not recorded

Canelo Álvarez left, Javier Martínez 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%

Javier Martínez1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Javier Martínez: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Canelo Álvarez 68, Javier Martínez 6 — 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

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

Javier Martínez last boxed on Feb 8, 2024 — 955 days ago. Martínez had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Álvarez Mar 2007Romero Aug 2018Finol Dec 2020Campos Feb 2022Pantoja Feb 20240.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Canelo Álvarez and Javier Martínez ever fought each other?
Yes. Canelo Álvarez and Javier Martínez met once on March 2, 2007, and Canelo Álvarez won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

WMar 2, 2007 · Álvarez · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Álvarez or Martínez?
Canelo Álvarez is 63-3-2 and Javier Martínez is 1-4-1 across the 6 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%

Martínez1–4–125%

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

Álvarez3961.9%

Martínez0

The Numbers ↓
Do Álvarez and Martínez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Canelo Álvarez and Javier Martínez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Álvarez and Martínez?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Canelo Álvarez and 6 bouts tracked for Javier Martínez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Álvarez68bouts

Martínez6bouts

How They Win ↓

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