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Christopher Martin Peña vs Gary Russell Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT

Christopher Martin Peña

Cross-division

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

Gary Russell Jr.

Christopher Martin Peña (31-12-3) and Gary Russell Jr. (32-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Peña

31

Wins11 KO · 35%

12

Losses

3

Draws5 tracked bouts

Jr.

32

Wins19 KO · 59%

2

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Christopher Martin Peña and Gary Russell Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Christopher Martin Peña and Gary Russell Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2014Dec 20Series
Christopher Martin PeñaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Gary Russell Jr.Fighter BWWon1–0W–L
How it endedUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Peña 0 · Jr. 7 of 7 measurable rows
PeñaJr.
Record
31-12-332-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
70.7%
94.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
11
19 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
35.48%
59.38% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—59%
Times stopped†max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.1
1.8
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
5
34

† 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

Height+2″
Christopher Martin Peña: 5′7″ (edge)
Gary Russell Jr.: 5′5″
Reach+6″
Christopher Martin Peña: 70″ (edge)
Gary Russell Jr.: 64″
Age2 yrs apart
Christopher Martin Peña: 40
Gary Russell Jr.: 38
Stance
Christopher Martin Peña: Orthodox
Gary Russell Jr.: Southpaw

Christopher Martin Peña left, Gary Russell Jr. right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Super Bantamweight against Lightweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Christopher Martin Peña0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Christopher Martin Peña: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Peña yet.

Gary Russell Jr.32 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Gary Russell Jr.: 32 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (59%), 12 on the cards (38%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 59%12 on the cards 38%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Christopher Martin Peña 5, Gary Russell Jr. 34 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Jr. better on 1

Peña

Opponent

Jr.

  • Christopher Martin Peña

    Loss, RTD 10

    2016

    GonzálezJr. better

    Gary Russell Jr.

    Win, TKO 4

    2015

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Christopher Martin Peña last boxed on Jun 17, 2017 — 3,382 days ago. Peña had lost five straight.LLLLL

Marriaga Oct 2014Jr. Dec 2014Roman May 2015González Jun 2016Williams Jun 20171.8 tracked bouts per year

Gary Russell Jr. has won once since losing a decision to Mark Magsayo. Jr. last boxed on Jul 19, 2025 — 428 days ago.WWWLW

Diaz May 2018Martínez May 2019Tögstsogt Feb 2020Magsayo Jan 2022Marroquin Jul 20252.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Christopher Martin Peña and Gary Russell Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. Christopher Martin Peña and Gary Russell Jr. met once on December 20, 2014, and Gary Russell Jr. won by UD.
The meeting

LDec 20, 2014 · Jr. · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Peña or Jr.?
Christopher Martin Peña is 31-12-3 and Gary Russell Jr. is 32-2. Gary Russell Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Peña31–12–370.7%

Jr.32–294.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Peña or Jr.?
Christopher Martin Peña has 11 knockout wins and Gary Russell Jr. has 19. Gary Russell Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Peña1135.5%

Jr.1959.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Peña and Jr. have any common opponents?
Christopher Martin Peña and Gary Russell Jr. share 1 common opponent: Jhonny González. Gary Russell Jr. fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Jhonny GonzálezLW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Peña or Jr.?
Christopher Martin Peña is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 6 cm above the other. Christopher Martin Peña also has the longer reach, by 15 cm.
Height · reach

Peña170 cm178 cm reach

Jr.164 cm163 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Peña and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Christopher Martin Peña and 34 bouts tracked for Gary Russell Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Peña5bouts

Jr.34bouts

How They Win ↓

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