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Gary Antonio Russell vs Juan Carlos Payano — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gary Antonio Russell

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Juan Carlos Payano

Gary Antonio Russell (22-1) and Juan Carlos Payano (23-5) 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.

Russell

22

Wins13 KO · 59%

1

Loss

0

Draws24 tracked bouts

Payano

23

Wins11 KO · 48%

5

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Russell leads 1–0

Gary Antonio Russell and Juan Carlos Payano have met 1 time; Russell leads 1–0.

Gary Antonio Russell and Juan Carlos Payano have met 1 time; Russell leads 1–0.
Met2020Dec 19Series
Gary Antonio RussellFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Juan Carlos PayanoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTDR71Meeting

The Numbers

Russell 6 · Payano 2 of 8 measurable rows
RussellPayano
Record
22-1 (edge)23-5
Win %0–100%
95.7% (edge)
82.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 13
13 (edge)
11
KO rate0–100%
59.09% (edge)
47.83%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
59% (edge)
48%
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
1
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.5
2.1
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
24
28

† 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+1″
Gary Antonio Russell: 5′6″ (edge)
Juan Carlos Payano: 5′5″
Reachnot held
Gary Antonio Russell: No reach on file
Juan Carlos Payano: 65″
Age8 yrs apart
Gary Antonio Russell: 33
Juan Carlos Payano: 41
Stance
Gary Antonio Russell: Orthodox
Juan Carlos Payano: Southpaw

Gary Antonio Russell left, Juan Carlos Payano right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gary Antonio Russell22 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Gary Antonio Russell: 22 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (59%), 6 on the cards (27%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (14%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 59%6 on the cards 27%3 by another method or unrecorded 14%

Juan Carlos Payano23 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Juan Carlos Payano: 23 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (48%), 11 on the cards (48%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 48%11 on the cards 48%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gary Antonio Russell 24, Juan Carlos Payano 28 — 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

Gary Antonio Russell has won three straight since losing to Emmanuel Rodríguez. Russell last boxed on Aug 22, 2026 — 66 days ago.WLWWW

Santiago Nov 2021Rodríguez Oct 2022Burnias Oct 2024Rodriguez Aug 2025Santillan Aug 20262.1 tracked bouts per year

Juan Carlos Payano last boxed on Aug 14, 2021 — 1,900 days ago. Payano had won two straight since three straight losses.LLLWW

Nery Jul 2019Roman Sep 2020Russell Dec 2020Rosa Jul 2021Tabugon Aug 20212.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gary Antonio Russell and Juan Carlos Payano ever fought each other?
Yes. Gary Antonio Russell and Juan Carlos Payano met once on December 19, 2020, and Gary Antonio Russell won by TD in round 7.
The meeting

WDec 19, 2020 · Russell · TD R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Russell or Payano?
Gary Antonio Russell is 22-1 and Juan Carlos Payano is 23-5. Gary Antonio Russell has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Russell22–195.7%

Payano23–582.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Russell or Payano?
Gary Antonio Russell has 13 knockout wins and Juan Carlos Payano has 11. Gary Antonio Russell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Russell1359.1%

Payano1147.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Russell and Payano have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gary Antonio Russell and Juan Carlos Payano have faced.
Who is bigger, Russell or Payano?
Gary Antonio Russell is the taller fighter at 168 cm, 3 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Russell168 cm

Payano165 cm164 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Russell and Payano?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for Gary Antonio Russell and 28 bouts tracked for Juan Carlos Payano. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Russell24bouts

Payano28bouts

How They Win ↓

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