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Gennady Golovkin (42-2-1) and Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio (59-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Gennady Golovkin vs Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio — record, stats and common opponents compared

Head to Head

Gennady Golovkin leads 1–0

The Numbers

42-2-1 (edge)
Record
59-8-1
94.4% (edge)
Win %
87.5%
37
Wins by knockout
51 (edge)
88.1% (edge)
KO rate
86.44%
88% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
86%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0 (edge)
Times stopped
4

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
2.7
Bouts per year
4.4 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

45
Bouts tracked
68

Tale of the Tape

5′10″ (179 cm) (edge)
Height
5′10″ (178 cm)
70″ (178 cm)
Reach
70″ (178 cm)
44
Age
46
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Kazakhstani
Nationality
Mexico

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gennady Golovkin · 42 wins

KO/TKO
37
Decision
5
Other
0

Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio · 59 wins

KO/TKO
51
Decision
8
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (45 and 68 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • Gennady Golovkin

    WTKO R8 · Oct 2015

    David Lemieux

    Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio

    WTKO R7 · Apr 2011
  • Gennady Golovkin

    WTKO R10 · Jun 2011

    Kassim Ouma

    Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio

    LSD · May 2006

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Gennady Golovkin

LWWWW

L1 streak · last fought Sep 17, 2022

Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio

LLWWW

L2 streak · last fought Sep 6, 2015

Common Questions

Have Gennady Golovkin and Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio ever fought each other?
Yes. Gennady Golovkin and Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio met once on October 18, 2014, and Gennady Golovkin won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Gennady Golovkin or Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio?
Gennady Golovkin is 42-2-1 and Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio is 59-8-1. Gennady Golovkin has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Gennady Golovkin or Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio?
Gennady Golovkin has 37 knockout wins and Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio has 51. Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio has more.
Do Gennady Golovkin and Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio have any common opponents?
Gennady Golovkin and Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio share 2 common opponents: David Lemieux and Kassim Ouma. Gennady Golovkin fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Gennady Golovkin or Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio?
Gennady Golovkin is the taller fighter at 179 cm, 1 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gennady Golovkin and Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Gennady Golovkin and 68 bouts tracked for Marco Antonio "El Veneno" Rubio. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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