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Gary Russell Jr. vs Kiko Martínez — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

Gary Russell Jr.

🇪🇸SPAIN

Kiko Martínez

Gary Russell Jr. (32-2) and Kiko Martínez (44-12-2) 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.

Jr.

32

Wins19 KO · 59%

2

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Martínez

44

Wins31 KO · 70%

12

Losses

2

Draws58 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Gary Russell Jr. and Kiko Martínez have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Gary Russell Jr. and Kiko Martínez have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2019May 18Series
Gary Russell Jr.Fighter AWWon1–0W–L
Kiko MartínezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Jr. 3 · Martínez 5 of 8 measurable rows
Jr.Martínez
Record
32-2 (edge)44-12-2
Win %0–100%
94.1% (edge)
77.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
19
31 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
59.38%
70.45% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
59%
70% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
0 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 7
1
7 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
2.1
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 58
34
58

† 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 Russell Jr.: 5′5″
Kiko Martínez: 5′5″
Reach+2″
Gary Russell Jr.: 64″
Kiko Martínez: 66″ (edge)
Age1 yr apart
Gary Russell Jr.: 38
Kiko Martínez: 39
Stance
Gary Russell Jr.: Southpaw
Kiko Martínez: Orthodox

Gary Russell Jr. left, Kiko Martínez 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 Russell Jr.32 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Gary Russell Jr.: 32 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (59%), 12 on the cards (38%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 59%12 on the cards 38%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Kiko Martínez44 wins · from 58 tracked bouts

Kiko Martínez: 44 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (70%) and 13 on the cards (30%). Counted from 58 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 70%13 on the cards 30%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gary Russell Jr. 34, Kiko Martínez 58 — 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 Russell Jr. has won once since losing a decision to Mark Magsayo. Jr. last boxed on Jul 19, 2025 — 461 days ago.WWWLW

Diaz May 2018Martínez May 2019Tögstsogt Feb 2020Magsayo Jan 2022Castañeda Jul 20252.1 tracked bouts per year

Kiko Martínez last boxed on Apr 8, 2023 — 1,294 days ago. Martínez had won one in a row before losing a decision to Reiya Abe.WWLWL

Duran Sep 2021Awad Nov 2021Warrington Mar 2022Gill Oct 2022Abe Apr 20233.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gary Russell Jr. and Kiko Martínez ever fought each other?
Yes. Gary Russell Jr. and Kiko Martínez met once on May 18, 2019, and Gary Russell Jr. won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WMay 18, 2019 · Jr. · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jr. or Martínez?
Gary Russell Jr. is 32-2 and Kiko Martínez is 44-12-2. Gary Russell Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Jr.32–294.1%

Martínez44–12–277.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jr. or Martínez?
Gary Russell Jr. has 19 knockout wins and Kiko Martínez has 31. Kiko Martínez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jr.1959.4%

Martínez3170.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jr. and Martínez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gary Russell Jr. and Kiko Martínez have faced.
Who is bigger, Jr. or Martínez?
Kiko Martínez is the taller fighter at 165 cm, 1 cm above the other. Kiko Martínez also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
Height · reach

Jr.164 cm163 cm reach

Martínez165 cm168 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jr. and Martínez?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Gary Russell Jr. and 58 bouts tracked for Kiko Martínez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jr.34bouts

Martínez58bouts

How They Win ↓

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