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Gary Antuanne Russell vs José Valenzuela — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gary Antuanne Russell

Cross-division

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

José Valenzuela

Gary Antuanne Russell (19-1) and José Valenzuela (16-3) 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.

Russell

19

Wins17 KO · 89%

1

Loss

0

Draws20 tracked bouts

Valenzuela

16

Wins10 KO · 63%

3

Losses

0

Draws19 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Russell leads 1–0

Gary Antuanne Russell and José Valenzuela have met 1 time; Russell leads 1–0.

Gary Antuanne Russell and José Valenzuela have met 1 time; Russell leads 1–0.
Met2025Mar 1Series
Gary Antuanne RussellFighter AWWon1–0W–L
José ValenzuelaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Russell 6 · Valenzuela 1 of 7 measurable rows
RussellValenzuela
Record
19-1 (edge)16-3
Win %0–100%
95% (edge)
84.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
10
KO rate0–100%
89.47% (edge)
62.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
89% (edge)
63%
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.4
2.3
2.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 20
20
19

† 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
Gary Antuanne Russell: 5′10″
José Valenzuela: 5′10″
Reach+1″
Gary Antuanne Russell: 69″
José Valenzuela: 70″ (edge)
Age3 yrs apart
Gary Antuanne Russell: 30
José Valenzuela: 27
Stance
Gary Antuanne Russell: Southpaw
José Valenzuela: Southpaw

Gary Antuanne Russell left, José Valenzuela right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Super Lightweight 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
Gary Antuanne Russell19 wins · from 20 tracked bouts

Gary Antuanne Russell: 19 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (89%) and 2 on the cards (11%). Counted from 20 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 89%2 on the cards 11%

José Valenzuela16 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

José Valenzuela: 16 tracked wins — 10 by KO/TKO (63%) and 6 on the cards (38%). Counted from 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

10 by KO/TKO 63%6 on the cards 38%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gary Antuanne Russell 20, José Valenzuela 19 — 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 Antuanne Russell has won two straight since losing a decision to Alberto Puello. Russell last boxed on Feb 21, 2026 — 247 days ago.WWLWW

Barthelemy Jul 2022Cruz Aug 2023Puello Jun 2024Valenzuela Mar 2025Hiraoka Feb 20262.3 tracked bouts per year

José Valenzuela has won two straight since losing a decision to Gary Antuanne Russell. Valenzuela last boxed on Jun 28, 2026 — 122 days ago.WWLWW

Colbert Dec 2023Cruz Aug 2024Russell Mar 2025Nunez Feb 2026Santos Jun 20262.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gary Antuanne Russell and José Valenzuela ever fought each other?
Yes. Gary Antuanne Russell and José Valenzuela met once on March 1, 2025, and Gary Antuanne Russell won by UD.
The meeting

WMar 1, 2025 · Russell · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Russell or Valenzuela?
Gary Antuanne Russell is 19-1 and José Valenzuela is 16-3. Gary Antuanne Russell has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Russell19–195%

Valenzuela16–384.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Russell or Valenzuela?
Gary Antuanne Russell has 17 knockout wins and José Valenzuela has 10. Gary Antuanne Russell has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Russell1789.5%

Valenzuela1062.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Russell and Valenzuela have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gary Antuanne Russell and José Valenzuela have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Russell and Valenzuela?
This comparison is drawn from 20 bouts tracked for Gary Antuanne Russell and 19 bouts tracked for José Valenzuela. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Russell20bouts

Valenzuela19bouts

How They Win ↓

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