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Cesar Ruiz vs Steven Nelson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Cesar Ruiz

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Steven Nelson

Cesar Ruiz (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Steven Nelson (20-2) 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.

Ruiz

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Nelson

20

Wins16 KO · 80%

2

Losses

0

Draws22 tracked bouts

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

Nelson leads 1–0

Cesar Ruiz and Steven Nelson have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.

Cesar Ruiz and Steven Nelson have met 1 time; Nelson leads 1–0.
Met2017Aug 19Series
Cesar RuizFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Steven NelsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ruiz 1 · Nelson 3 of 4 measurable rows
RuizNelson
Record†
0-120-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
90.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16
0
16 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—80%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—80%
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 22
1
22

† 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
Cesar Ruiz: No height on file
Steven Nelson: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Cesar Ruiz: No reach on file
Steven Nelson: 76″
Agenot held
Cesar Ruiz: No date of birth
Steven Nelson: 38
Stance
Cesar Ruiz: Not recorded
Steven Nelson: Orthodox

Cesar Ruiz left, Steven Nelson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Cesar Ruiz0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Cesar Ruiz: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Ruiz yet.

Steven Nelson20 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Steven Nelson: 20 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (80%) and 4 on the cards (20%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 80%4 on the cards 20%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Cesar Ruiz 1, Steven Nelson 22 — 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

Cesar Ruiz last boxed on Aug 19, 2017 — 3,349 days ago. Ruiz had lost the most recent, to Steven Nelson.L

Nelson Aug 2017

Steven Nelson has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Nelson last boxed on Sep 13, 2025 — 402 days ago.WWWLL

Ballard Dec 2022Montgomery Jul 2023Vazquez Aug 2024Pacheco Jan 2025Martinez Sep 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Cesar Ruiz and Steven Nelson ever fought each other?
Yes. Cesar Ruiz and Steven Nelson met once on August 19, 2017, and Steven Nelson won by UD.
The meeting

LAug 19, 2017 · Nelson · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ruiz or Nelson?
Cesar Ruiz is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Steven Nelson is 20-2. Steven Nelson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ruiz0–10%

Nelson20–290.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ruiz or Nelson?
Cesar Ruiz has 0 knockout wins and Steven Nelson has 16. Steven Nelson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ruiz0

Nelson1680%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ruiz and Nelson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Cesar Ruiz and Steven Nelson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruiz and Nelson?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Cesar Ruiz and 22 bouts tracked for Steven Nelson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ruiz1bout

Nelson22bouts

How They Win ↓

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