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.
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.
Gary Russell Jr. vs Willie Villanueva — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Gary Russell Jr. leads 1–0- Gary Russell Jr. wonRussell Jr. vs VillanuevaSep 25, 2010 · KO · R1
The Numbers
- 32-2 (edge)
- Record
- 0-2
- 94.1% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 19 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 59.38%
- KO rate
- —
- 58%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.1 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.9
- 35
- Bouts tracked
- 2
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′5″ (164 cm)
- Height
- —
- 64″ (163 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 38
- Age
- —
- Southpaw
- Stance
- —
- Lightweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGary Russell Jr. · 33 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
13
Other
1
Willie Villanueva · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (35 and 2 respectively), 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
Gary Russell Jr.
WLWWW
W1 streak · last fought Jul 19, 2025
Willie Villanueva
LL
L2 streak · last fought Dec 6, 2012
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Gary Russell Jr. or Willie 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Gary Russell Jr. or Willie Villanueva?
- Gary Russell Jr. has 19 knockout wins and Willie Villanueva has 0. Gary Russell Jr. has more.
- Do Gary Russell Jr. and Willie 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 Gary Russell Jr. and Willie Villanueva?
- This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Gary Russell Jr. and 2 bouts tracked for Willie Villanueva. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.