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Genaro Hernández vs Yūji Watanabe — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Genaro Hernández

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Yūji Watanabe

Genaro Hernández (38-2-1) and Yūji Watanabe (1-2 across 3 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.

Hernández

38

Wins17 KO · 45%

2

Losses

1

Draw41 tracked bouts

Watanabe

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 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

Hernández leads 1–0

Genaro Hernández and Yūji Watanabe have met 1 time; Hernández leads 1–0.

Genaro Hernández and Yūji Watanabe have met 1 time; Hernández leads 1–0.
Met1992Nov 20Series
Genaro HernándezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Yūji WatanabeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Hernández 5 · Watanabe 1 of 6 measurable rows
HernándezWatanabe
Record†
38-2-1 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
93.9% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
44.74%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
45%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
41
3

† 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
Genaro Hernández: 5′11″
Yūji Watanabe: No height on file
Reachnot held
Genaro Hernández: 72″
Yūji Watanabe: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Genaro Hernández: Died aged 45
Yūji Watanabe: 56
Stance
Genaro Hernández: Orthodox
Yūji Watanabe: Not recorded

Genaro Hernández left, Yūji Watanabe right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Genaro Hernández38 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Genaro Hernández: 38 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (45%), 20 on the cards (53%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 45%20 on the cards 53%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Yūji Watanabe1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Yūji Watanabe: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Genaro Hernández 41, Yūji Watanabe 3 — 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

Genaro Hernández had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Floyd Mayweather. Hernández last boxed on Oct 3, 1998.WWWWL

Nelson Mar 1997Alexandrov Jun 1997Hernández Nov 1997Gerena May 1998Mayweather Oct 19982.9 tracked bouts per year

Yūji Watanabe last boxed on Mar 30, 1997 — 10,797 days ago. Watanabe had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Cruz Aug 1992Hernández Nov 1992Vázquez Mar 19970.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Genaro Hernández and Yūji Watanabe ever fought each other?
Yes. Genaro Hernández and Yūji Watanabe met once on November 20, 1992, and Genaro Hernández won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WNov 20, 1992 · Hernández · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hernández or Watanabe?
Genaro Hernández is 38-2-1 and Yūji Watanabe is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Genaro Hernández has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hernández38–2–193.9%

Watanabe1–233.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hernández or Watanabe?
Genaro Hernández has 17 knockout wins and Yūji Watanabe has 1. Genaro Hernández has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hernández1744.7%

Watanabe1

The Numbers ↓
Do Hernández and Watanabe have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Genaro Hernández and Yūji Watanabe have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hernández and Watanabe?
This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Genaro Hernández and 3 bouts tracked for Yūji Watanabe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hernández41bouts

Watanabe3bouts

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