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Isaac Cruz vs José Valenzuela — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT

Isaac Cruz

Cross-division

🇺🇸LIGHTWEIGHT

José Valenzuela

Isaac Cruz (29-3-2) and José Valenzuela (16-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Cruz

29

Wins19 KO · 66%

3

Losses

2

Draws34 tracked bouts

Valenzuela

16

Wins10 KO · 63%

3

Losses

0

Draws19 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Valenzuela leads 1–0

Isaac Cruz and José Valenzuela have met 1 time; Valenzuela leads 1–0.

Isaac Cruz and José Valenzuela have met 1 time; Valenzuela leads 1–0.
Met2024Aug 3Series
Isaac CruzFighter ALLost0–1W–L
José ValenzuelaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 8 · Valenzuela 0 of 8 measurable rows
CruzValenzuela
Record
29-3-2 (edge)16-3
Win %0–100%
88.2% (edge)
84.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
10
KO rate0–100%
65.52% (edge)
62.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
66% (edge)
63%
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 3
3 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
34
19

† 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+6″
Isaac Cruz: 5′4″
José Valenzuela: 5′10″ (edge)
Reach+7″
Isaac Cruz: 63″
José Valenzuela: 70″ (edge)
Age1 yr apart
Isaac Cruz: 28
José Valenzuela: 27
Stance
Isaac Cruz: Orthodox
José Valenzuela: Southpaw

Isaac Cruz left, José Valenzuela right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Super Lightweight against Lightweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Isaac Cruz29 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Isaac Cruz: 29 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (66%) and 10 on the cards (34%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 66%10 on the cards 34%

José Valenzuela16 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

José Valenzuela: 16 tracked wins — 10 by KO/TKO (63%) and 6 on the cards (38%). Counted from 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

10 by KO/TKO 63%6 on the cards 38%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Isaac Cruz 34, José Valenzuela 19 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Cruz

Opponent

Valenzuela

  • Isaac Cruz

    Win, UD

    2021

    PeláezEven

    José Valenzuela

    Win, KO 1

    2022

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Isaac Cruz has won once since a draw with Lamont Roach Jr.. Cruz last boxed on Sep 19, 2026 — 35 days ago.LWWDW

Valenzuela Aug 2024Fierro Feb 2025Salcido Jul 2025Jr. Dec 2025Bravo Sep 20263 tracked bouts per year

José Valenzuela has won two straight since losing a decision to Gary Antuanne Russell. Valenzuela last boxed on Jun 28, 2026 — 118 days ago.WWLWW

Colbert Dec 2023Cruz Aug 2024Russell Mar 2025Nunez Feb 2026Santos Jun 20262.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Isaac Cruz and José Valenzuela ever fought each other?
Yes. Isaac Cruz and José Valenzuela met once on August 3, 2024, and José Valenzuela won by SD.
The meeting

LAug 3, 2024 · Valenzuela · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Valenzuela?
Isaac Cruz is 29-3-2 and José Valenzuela is 16-3. Isaac Cruz has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Cruz29–3–288.2%

Valenzuela16–384.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Valenzuela?
Isaac Cruz has 19 knockout wins and José Valenzuela has 10. Isaac Cruz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz1965.5%

Valenzuela1062.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Valenzuela have any common opponents?
Isaac Cruz and José Valenzuela share 1 common opponent: Francisco Vargas Peláez. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Francisco Vargas PeláezWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Cruz or Valenzuela?
José Valenzuela is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 15 cm above the other. José Valenzuela also has the longer reach, by 17 cm.
Height · reach

Cruz163 cm161 cm reach

Valenzuela178 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Valenzuela?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Isaac Cruz and 19 bouts tracked for José Valenzuela. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz34bouts

Valenzuela19bouts

How They Win ↓

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