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Elias Cruz vs José Ruíz Matos — record, stats and common opponents compared

Elias Cruz

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José Ruíz Matos

Elias Cruz (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) and José Ruíz Matos (22-4) 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.

Cruz

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Matos

22

Wins9 KO · 41%

4

Losses

0

Draws26 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

Matos leads 1–0

Elias Cruz and José Ruíz Matos have met 1 time; Matos leads 1–0.

Elias Cruz and José Ruíz Matos have met 1 time; Matos leads 1–0.
Met1984Jul 13Series
Elias CruzFighter ALLost0–1W–L
José Ruíz MatosFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 0 · Matos 6 of 6 measurable rows
CruzMatos
Record†
0-422-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
84.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 9
0
9 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—40.91%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—41%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.3
0.2
3.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 26
4
26

† 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

Agenot held
Elias Cruz: No date of birth
José Ruíz Matos: Died aged 25
Stance
Elias Cruz: Not recorded
José Ruíz Matos: Orthodox

Elias Cruz left, José Ruíz Matos right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Elias Cruz0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Elias Cruz: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cruz yet.

José Ruíz Matos22 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

José Ruíz Matos: 22 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (41%), 12 on the cards (55%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 41%12 on the cards 55%1 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elias Cruz 4, José Ruíz Matos 26 — 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

Elias Cruz last boxed on Feb 8, 2002 — 9,029 days ago. Cruz had lost four straight.LLLL

Matos Jul 1984Ferrer Jul 1997Mayorga Feb 2001Damgaard Feb 20020.2 tracked bouts per year

José Ruíz Matos has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Matos last boxed on Jul 11, 1992.WWWLL

Gomez May 1991Vargas Jun 1991Monzote Sep 1991Quirino Feb 1992Quiroga Jul 19923.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elias Cruz and José Ruíz Matos ever fought each other?
Yes. Elias Cruz and José Ruíz Matos met once on July 13, 1984, and José Ruíz Matos won by PTS.
The meeting

LJul 13, 1984 · Matos · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Matos?
Elias Cruz is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and José Ruíz Matos is 22-4. José Ruíz Matos has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cruz0–40%

Matos22–484.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Matos?
Elias Cruz has 0 knockout wins and José Ruíz Matos has 9. José Ruíz Matos has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz0

Matos940.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Matos have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Elias Cruz and José Ruíz Matos have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Matos?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Elias Cruz and 26 bouts tracked for José Ruíz Matos. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz4bouts

Matos26bouts

How They Win ↓

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