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Diego Alberto Ruiz vs Gamal Yafai — record, stats and common opponents compared

Diego Alberto Ruiz

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Gamal Yafai

Diego Alberto Ruiz (1-5-1 across 7 tracked bouts) and Gamal Yafai (19-3) 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

1–5–1

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Yafai

19

Wins11 KO · 58%

3

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

Ruiz leads 1–0

Diego Alberto Ruiz and Gamal Yafai have met 1 time; Ruiz leads 1–0.

Diego Alberto Ruiz and Gamal Yafai have met 1 time; Ruiz leads 1–0.
Met2023Feb 18Series
Diego Alberto RuizFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gamal YafaiFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ruiz 0 · Yafai 7 of 7 measurable rows
RuizYafai
Record†
1-5-119-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
21.4%
86.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 11
0
11 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—57.89%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
58% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.5
1.4
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 22
7
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
Diego Alberto Ruiz: No height on file
Gamal Yafai: 5′7″
Agenot held
Diego Alberto Ruiz: No date of birth
Gamal Yafai: 35
Stance
Diego Alberto Ruiz: Not recorded
Gamal Yafai: Orthodox

Diego Alberto Ruiz left, Gamal Yafai right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Diego Alberto Ruiz1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

Diego Alberto Ruiz: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Gamal Yafai19 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Gamal Yafai: 19 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (58%) and 8 on the cards (42%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 58%8 on the cards 42%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Diego Alberto Ruiz 7, Gamal Yafai 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

Diego Alberto Ruiz last boxed on Oct 5, 2024 — 749 days ago. Ruiz had lost two straight, after one straight win.DLWLL

McGregor Feb 2022Bateson Jun 2022Yafai Feb 2023Berchelt Oct 2023Picasso Oct 20241.4 tracked bouts per year

Gamal Yafai last boxed on Feb 18, 2023 — 1,344 days ago. Yafai had won one in a row before losing a decision to Diego Alberto Ruiz.WWLWL

Clayton Nov 2019Rigoldi Dec 2020Cunningham May 2021Cairns Jun 2022Ruiz Feb 20232.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Diego Alberto Ruiz and Gamal Yafai ever fought each other?
Yes. Diego Alberto Ruiz and Gamal Yafai met once on February 18, 2023, and Diego Alberto Ruiz won by UD.
The meeting

WFeb 18, 2023 · Ruiz · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ruiz or Yafai?
Diego Alberto Ruiz is 1-5-1 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Gamal Yafai is 19-3. Gamal Yafai has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ruiz1–5–121.4%

Yafai19–386.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ruiz or Yafai?
Diego Alberto Ruiz has 0 knockout wins and Gamal Yafai has 11. Gamal Yafai has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ruiz0

Yafai1157.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ruiz and Yafai have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Diego Alberto Ruiz and Gamal Yafai have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruiz and Yafai?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Diego Alberto Ruiz and 22 bouts tracked for Gamal Yafai. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ruiz7bouts

Yafai22bouts

How They Win ↓

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