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Eric Morel vs Leo Santa Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Eric Morel

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Leo Santa Cruz

Eric Morel (46-4) and Leo Santa Cruz (38-2-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Morel

46

Wins23 KO · 50%

4

Losses

0

Draws50 tracked bouts

Cruz

38

Wins19 KO · 50%

2

Losses

1

Draw41 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Cruz leads 1–0

Eric Morel and Leo Santa Cruz have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.

Eric Morel and Leo Santa Cruz have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.
Met2012Sep 15Series
Eric MorelFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Leo Santa CruzFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultRTDR51Meeting

The Numbers

Morel 2 · Cruz 3 of 5 measurable rows
MorelCruz
Record
46-438-2-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
92%
93.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
19
KO ratelevel0–100%
50%
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†level0–100%
50%
50%
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 5
2
5 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
41

† 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

HeightLevel
Eric Morel: 5′7″
Leo Santa Cruz: 5′7″
Reach+1″
Eric Morel: 70″ (edge)
Leo Santa Cruz: 69″
Age13 yrs apart
Eric Morel: 51
Leo Santa Cruz: 38
Stance
Eric Morel: Orthodox
Leo Santa Cruz: Orthodox

Eric Morel left, Leo 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
Eric Morel46 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Eric Morel: 46 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (50%) and 23 on the cards (50%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 50%23 on the cards 50%

Leo Santa Cruz38 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Leo Santa Cruz: 38 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (50%) and 19 on the cards (50%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 50%19 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eric Morel 50, Leo Santa Cruz 41 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Cruz better on 1 · even on 3

Morel

Opponent

Cruz

  • Eric Morel

    Loss, UD

    2012

    MaresCruz better

    Leo Santa Cruz

    2–0 against

    Win, UD

    2018

    Win, MD

    2015

  • Eric Morel

    Win, RTD 4

    2011

    QuevedoEven

    Leo Santa Cruz

    Win, UD

    2008

  • Eric Morel

    Win, UD

    2010

    BeltranEven

    Leo Santa Cruz

    Win, TKO 3

    2009

  • Eric Morel

    Win, TKO 3

    2008

    BernalEven

    Leo Santa Cruz

    Win, UD

    2009

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

Eric Morel last boxed on Sep 15, 2012 — 5,150 days ago. Morel had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Maldonado Apr 2011Quevedo Aug 2011Silveira Dec 2011Mares Apr 2012Cruz Sep 20123.1 tracked bouts per year

Leo Santa Cruz last boxed on Feb 5, 2022 — 1,720 days ago. Cruz had won once since losing by stoppage to Gervonta Davis.WWWLW

Mares Jun 2018Rivera Feb 2019Flores Nov 2019Davis Oct 2020Carbajal Feb 20222.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eric Morel and Leo Santa Cruz ever fought each other?
Yes. Eric Morel and Leo Santa Cruz met once on September 15, 2012, and Leo Santa Cruz won by RTD in round 5.
The meeting

LSep 15, 2012 · Cruz · RTD R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Morel or Cruz?
Eric Morel is 46-4 and Leo Santa Cruz is 38-2-1. Leo Santa Cruz has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Morel46–492%

Cruz38–2–193.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Morel or Cruz?
Eric Morel has 23 knockout wins and Leo Santa Cruz has 19. Eric Morel has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Morel2350%

Cruz1950%

The Numbers ↓
Do Morel and Cruz have any common opponents?
Eric Morel and Leo Santa Cruz share 4 common opponents: Abner Mares, Daniel Quevedo and Juan Jose Beltran (and 1 other). Leo Santa Cruz fared better against 1 of them.
4 shared opponents

Abner MaresLW

Daniel QuevedoWW

Juan Jose BeltranWW

Jose Garcia BernalWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Morel or Cruz?
Leo Santa Cruz is the taller fighter at 171 cm, 2 cm above the other. Eric Morel also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
Height · reach

Morel169 cm178 cm reach

Cruz171 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Morel and Cruz?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Eric Morel and 41 bouts tracked for Leo Santa Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Morel50bouts

Cruz41bouts

How They Win ↓

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