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Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gervonta Davis

🇲🇽MEXICO

Leo Santa Cruz

Gervonta Davis (30-0-1) and Leo Santa Cruz (38-2-1) 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.

Davis

30

Wins28 KO · 93%

0

Losses

1

Draw31 tracked bouts

Cruz

38

Wins19 KO · 50%

2

Losses

1

Draw41 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Davis leads 1–0

Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz have met 1 time; Davis leads 1–0.

Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz have met 1 time; Davis leads 1–0.
Met2020Oct 31Series
Gervonta DavisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Leo Santa CruzFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Davis 6 · Cruz 1 of 7 measurable rows
DavisCruz
Record
30-0-1 (edge)38-2-1
Win %0–100%
98.4% (edge)
93.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%
93.33% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
93% (edge)
50%
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 5
5
5
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.6
2.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
31
41

† 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

Height+2″
Gervonta Davis: 5′5″
Leo Santa Cruz: 5′7″ (edge)
Reach+2″
Gervonta Davis: 67″
Leo Santa Cruz: 69″ (edge)
Age7 yrs apart
Gervonta Davis: 31
Leo Santa Cruz: 38
Stance
Gervonta Davis: Southpaw
Leo Santa Cruz: Orthodox

Gervonta Davis left, Leo Santa Cruz right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gervonta Davis30 wins · from 31 tracked bouts

Gervonta Davis: 30 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (93%) and 2 on the cards (7%). Counted from 31 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 93%2 on the cards 7%

Leo Santa Cruz38 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Leo Santa Cruz: 38 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (50%) and 19 on the cards (50%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 50%19 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gervonta Davis 31, Leo Santa Cruz 41 — 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

Gervonta Davis drew the most recent tracked bout with Lamont Roach Jr.. Davis last boxed on Mar 1, 2025 — 604 days ago.WWWWD

Romero May 2022García Jan 2023Garcia Apr 2023Martin Jun 2024Jr. Mar 20252.6 tracked bouts per year

Leo Santa Cruz last boxed on Feb 5, 2022 — 1,724 days ago. Cruz had won once since losing by stoppage to Gervonta Davis.WWWLW

Mares Jun 2018Rivera Feb 2019Flores Nov 2019Davis Oct 2020Carbajal Feb 20222.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz ever fought each other?
Yes. Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz met once on October 31, 2020, and Gervonta Davis won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

WOct 31, 2020 · Davis · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Davis or Cruz?
Gervonta Davis is 30-0-1 and Leo Santa Cruz is 38-2-1. Gervonta Davis has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Davis30–0–198.4%

Cruz38–2–193.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Davis or Cruz?
Gervonta Davis has 28 knockout wins and Leo Santa Cruz has 19. Gervonta Davis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Davis2893.3%

Cruz1950%

The Numbers ↓
Do Davis and Cruz have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz have faced.
Who is bigger, Davis or Cruz?
Leo Santa Cruz is the taller fighter at 171 cm, 6 cm above the other. Leo Santa Cruz also has the longer reach, by 4 cm.
Height · reach

Davis165 cm171 cm reach

Cruz171 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Davis and Cruz?
This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Gervonta Davis and 41 bouts tracked for Leo Santa Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Davis31bouts

Cruz41bouts

How They Win ↓

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