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

🇲🇽SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT

Canelo Álvarez

🇵🇷PUERTO RICO

José Miguel Cotto

Canelo Álvarez (63-3-2) and José Miguel Cotto (33-4-1) 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

33

Wins24 KO · 73%

4

Losses

1

Draw16 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Álvarez leads 1–0

Canelo Álvarez and José Miguel Cotto have met 1 time; Álvarez leads 1–0.

Canelo Álvarez and José Miguel Cotto have met 1 time; Álvarez leads 1–0.
Met2010May 1Series
Canelo ÁlvarezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
José Miguel CottoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Álvarez 6 · Cotto 2 of 8 measurable rows
ÁlvarezCotto
Record
63-3-2 (edge)33-4-1
Win %0–100%
94.1% (edge)
88.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 39
39 (edge)
24
KO rate0–100%
61.9%
72.73% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
62%
82% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 15
15 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
16

† 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 Miguel Cotto: No height on file
Reachnot held
Canelo Álvarez: 70″
José Miguel Cotto: No reach on file
Age13 yrs apart
Canelo Álvarez: 36
José Miguel Cotto: 49
Stance
Canelo Álvarez: Orthodox
José Miguel Cotto: Orthodox

Canelo Álvarez left, José Miguel 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 Miguel Cotto11 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

José Miguel Cotto: 11 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (82%) and 2 on the cards (18%). Counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 82%2 on the cards 18%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Canelo Álvarez 68, José Miguel Cotto 16 — 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 — 406 days ago.WWWWL

Charlo Sep 2023Munguia May 2024Berlanga Sep 2024Scull May 2025Crawford Sep 20253.4 tracked bouts per year

José Miguel Cotto last boxed on Jul 21, 2012 — 5,208 days ago. Cotto had won one in a row before losing a decision to Manuel Pérez.LWLWL

Álvarez May 2010Henry Nov 2010Malignaggi Apr 2011Cruz Apr 2012Pérez Jul 20122 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Canelo Álvarez and José Miguel Cotto ever fought each other?
Yes. Canelo Álvarez and José Miguel 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 Miguel Cotto is 33-4-1. Canelo Álvarez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Álvarez63–3–294.1%

Cotto33–4–188.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Álvarez or Cotto?
Canelo Álvarez has 39 knockout wins and José Miguel Cotto has 24. Canelo Álvarez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Álvarez3961.9%

Cotto2472.7%

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 Miguel 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 16 bouts tracked for José Miguel Cotto. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Álvarez68bouts

Cotto16bouts

How They Win ↓

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