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Gary Russell Jr. vs Willie Villanueva — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gary Russell Jr.

Willie Villanueva

Gary Russell Jr. (32-2) and Willie Villanueva (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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

Villanueva

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Jr. leads 1–0

Gary Russell Jr. and Willie Villanueva have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Gary Russell Jr. and Willie Villanueva have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2010Sep 25Series
Gary Russell Jr.Fighter AWWon1–0W–L
Willie VillanuevaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Jr. 6 · Villanueva 0 of 6 measurable rows
Jr.Villanueva
Record†
32-2 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
94.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
59.38%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
59%—
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
34
2

† 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

Heightnot held
Gary Russell Jr.: 5′5″
Willie Villanueva: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gary Russell Jr.: 64″
Willie Villanueva: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gary Russell Jr.: 38
Willie Villanueva: No date of birth
Stance
Gary Russell Jr.: Southpaw
Willie Villanueva: Not recorded

Gary Russell Jr. left, Willie Villanueva 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%

Willie Villanueva0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Willie Villanueva: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Villanueva yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gary Russell Jr. 34, Willie Villanueva 2 — 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 — 466 days ago.WWWLW

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

Willie Villanueva last boxed on Dec 6, 2012 — 5,074 days ago. Villanueva had lost two straight.LL

Jr. Sep 2010Gradovich Dec 20120.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gary Russell Jr. and Willie Villanueva ever fought each other?
Yes. Gary Russell Jr. and Willie Villanueva met once on September 25, 2010, and Gary Russell Jr. won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WSep 25, 2010 · Jr. · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jr. or Villanueva?
Gary Russell Jr. is 32-2 and Willie Villanueva is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gary Russell Jr. has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Jr.32–294.1%

Villanueva0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jr. or Villanueva?
Gary Russell Jr. has 19 knockout wins and Willie Villanueva has 0. Gary Russell Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jr.1959.4%

Villanueva0

The Numbers ↓
Do Jr. and Villanueva have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gary Russell Jr. and Willie Villanueva have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jr. and Villanueva?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Gary Russell Jr. and 2 bouts tracked for Willie Villanueva. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jr.34bouts

Villanueva2bouts

How They Win ↓

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