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Canelo Álvarez vs José Cotto — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Canelo Álvarez

José Cotto

Canelo Álvarez (63-3-2) and José Cotto (0-3 across 3 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

Cotto

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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 José Cotto have met 1 time; Álvarez leads 1–0.

Canelo Álvarez and José Cotto have met 1 time; Álvarez leads 1–0.
Met2010May 1Series
Canelo ÁlvarezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
José CottoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
How it endedTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Álvarez 5 · Cotto 0 of 5 measurable rows
ÁlvarezCotto
Record†
63-3-2 (edge)0-3
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 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
3

† 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″
José Cotto: No height on file
Reachnot held
Canelo Álvarez: 70″
José Cotto: No reach on file
Agenot held
Canelo Álvarez: 36
José Cotto: No date of birth
Stance
Canelo Álvarez: Orthodox
José Cotto: Not recorded

Canelo Álvarez left, José Cotto 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%

José Cotto0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

José Cotto: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cotto yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Canelo Álvarez 68, José Cotto 3 — 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

José Cotto last boxed on Apr 9, 2011 — 5,643 days ago. Cotto had lost three straight.LLL

Díaz Apr 2006Álvarez May 2010Malignaggi Apr 20110.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Canelo Álvarez and José Cotto ever fought each other?
Yes. Canelo Álvarez and José Cotto met once on May 1, 2010, and Canelo Álvarez won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

WMay 1, 2010 · Álvarez · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Álvarez or Cotto?
Canelo Álvarez is 63-3-2 and José Cotto 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.
Records · win %

Álvarez63–3–294.1%

Cotto0–30%

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

Álvarez3961.9%

Cotto0

The Numbers ↓
Do Álvarez and Cotto have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Canelo Álvarez and José Cotto have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Álvarez and Cotto?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Canelo Álvarez and 3 bouts tracked for José Cotto. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Álvarez68bouts

Cotto3bouts

How They Win ↓

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