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Chikashi Inada vs José Armando Santa Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Chikashi Inada

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José Armando Santa Cruz

Chikashi Inada (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and José Armando Santa Cruz (28-5) 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.

Inada

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Cruz

28

Wins17 KO · 61%

5

Losses

0

Draws33 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

Cruz leads 1–0

Chikashi Inada and José Armando Santa Cruz have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.

Chikashi Inada and José Armando Santa Cruz have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.
Met2006May 20Series
Chikashi InadaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
José Armando Santa CruzFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Inada 1 · Cruz 6 of 7 measurable rows
InadaCruz
Record†
1-228-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
84.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
0
17 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—60.71%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
61% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.3
1.8
3.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
3
33

† 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
Chikashi Inada: No height on file
José Armando Santa Cruz: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Chikashi Inada: No reach on file
José Armando Santa Cruz: 74″
Age3 yrs apart
Chikashi Inada: 49
José Armando Santa Cruz: 46
Stance
Chikashi Inada: Not recorded
José Armando Santa Cruz: Orthodox

Chikashi Inada left, José Armando Santa Cruz right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Chikashi Inada1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Chikashi Inada: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

José Armando Santa Cruz28 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

José Armando Santa Cruz: 28 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (61%) and 11 on the cards (39%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 61%11 on the cards 39%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chikashi Inada 3, José Armando Santa Cruz 33 — 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

Chikashi Inada last boxed on May 20, 2006 — 7,466 days ago. Inada had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to José Armando Santa Cruz.LWL

Laurente Oct 2004Laurente Mar 2005Cruz May 20061.8 tracked bouts per year

José Armando Santa Cruz last boxed on Jul 16, 2010 — 5,948 days ago. Cruz had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Zab Judah.WLWWL

Munguia Jul 2008Pitalúa Sep 2008Macias Oct 2009Mora Dec 2009Judah Jul 20103.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Chikashi Inada and José Armando Santa Cruz ever fought each other?
Yes. Chikashi Inada and José Armando Santa Cruz met once on May 20, 2006, and José Armando Santa Cruz won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

LMay 20, 2006 · Cruz · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Inada or Cruz?
Chikashi Inada is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and José Armando Santa Cruz is 28-5. José Armando Santa Cruz has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Inada1–233.3%

Cruz28–584.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Inada or Cruz?
Chikashi Inada has 0 knockout wins and José Armando Santa Cruz has 17. José Armando Santa Cruz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Inada0

Cruz1760.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Inada and Cruz have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Chikashi Inada and José Armando Santa Cruz have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Inada and Cruz?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Chikashi Inada and 33 bouts tracked for José Armando Santa Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Inada3bouts

Cruz33bouts

How They Win ↓

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