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Gerardo Zapata vs René Santiago — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gerardo Zapata

René Santiago

Gerardo Zapata (16-3-1) and René Santiago (16-4) 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.

Zapata

16

Wins

3

Losses

1

Draw3 tracked bouts

Santiago

16

Wins9 KO · 56%

4

Losses

0

Draws20 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Santiago leads 1–0

Gerardo Zapata and René Santiago have met 1 time; Santiago leads 1–0.

Gerardo Zapata and René Santiago have met 1 time; Santiago leads 1–0.
Met2022Dec 16Series
Gerardo ZapataFighter ALLost0–1W–L
René SantiagoFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultDQR21Meeting

The Numbers

Zapata 2 · Santiago 4 of 6 measurable rows
ZapataSantiago
Record
16-3-1 (edge)16-4
Win %0–100%
82.5% (edge)
80%
Wins by knockoutmax 9
0
9 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
56.25% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—56%
Times stopped†levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 1.8
0.8
1.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 20
3
20

† 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
Gerardo Zapata: No height on file
René Santiago: 5′3″
Reachnot held
Gerardo Zapata: No reach on file
René Santiago: 63″
Agenot held
Gerardo Zapata: No date of birth
René Santiago: 34
Stance
Gerardo Zapata: Not recorded
René Santiago: Orthodox

Gerardo Zapata left, René Santiago right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gerardo Zapata0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Gerardo Zapata: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Zapata yet.

René Santiago16 wins · from 20 tracked bouts

René Santiago: 16 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (56%), 6 on the cards (38%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 20 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 56%6 on the cards 38%1 by another method or unrecorded 6%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gerardo Zapata 3, René Santiago 20 — 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

Gerardo Zapata has lost three straight. Zapata last boxed on Oct 10, 2026 — 18 days ago.LLL

Santiago Dec 2022Collazo Jun 2024Twaiti Oct 20260.8 tracked bouts per year

René Santiago has won four straight since losing a decision to Jonathan González. Santiago last boxed on Apr 3, 2026 — 208 days ago.LWWWW

González Mar 2024Astuvilca Oct 2024Iwata Mar 2025Takami Dec 2025Taniguchi Apr 20261.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gerardo Zapata and René Santiago ever fought each other?
Yes. Gerardo Zapata and René Santiago met once on December 16, 2022, and René Santiago won by DQ in round 2.
The meeting

LDec 16, 2022 · Santiago · DQ R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Zapata or Santiago?
Gerardo Zapata is 16-3-1 and René Santiago is 16-4. Gerardo Zapata has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Zapata16–3–182.5%

Santiago16–480%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Zapata or Santiago?
Gerardo Zapata has 0 knockout wins and René Santiago has 9. René Santiago has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Zapata0

Santiago956.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Zapata and Santiago have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gerardo Zapata and René Santiago have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Zapata and Santiago?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Gerardo Zapata and 20 bouts tracked for René Santiago. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Zapata3bouts

Santiago20bouts

How They Win ↓

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