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Israel Vázquez vs René Santiago — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Israel Vázquez

René Santiago

Israel Vázquez (44-5) 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.

Vázquez

44

Wins32 KO · 73%

5

Losses

0

Draws50 tracked bouts

Santiago

16

Wins9 KO · 56%

4

Losses

0

Draws20 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Santiago leads 1–0

Israel Vázquez and René Santiago have met 1 time; Santiago leads 1–0.

Israel Vázquez and René Santiago have met 1 time; Santiago leads 1–0.
Met2020Jan 31Series
Israel VázquezFighter ALLost0–1W–L
René SantiagoFighter BWWon1–0W–L
How it endedUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Vázquez 6 · Santiago 1 of 7 measurable rows
VázquezSantiago
Record
44-5 (edge)16-4
Win %0–100%
89.8% (edge)
80%
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
9
KO rate0–100%
72.73% (edge)
56.25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73% (edge)
56%
Times stopped†max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2
2 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
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

Height+2″
Israel Vázquez: 5′5″ (edge)
René Santiago: 5′3″
Reach+4″
Israel Vázquez: 67″ (edge)
René Santiago: 63″
Age14 yrs apart
Israel Vázquez: 48
René Santiago: 34
Stance
Israel Vázquez: Orthodox
René Santiago: Orthodox

Israel Vázquez 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
Israel Vázquez44 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Israel Vázquez: 44 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (73%), 10 on the cards (23%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 73%10 on the cards 23%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

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 — Israel Vázquez 50, 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

Israel Vázquez last boxed on Jan 31, 2020 — 2,424 days ago. Vázquez had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Méndez Aug 2007Méndez Mar 2008Priolo Oct 2009Méndez May 2010Santiago Jan 20202 tracked bouts per year

René Santiago has won four straight since losing a decision to Jonathan González. Santiago last boxed on Apr 3, 2026 — 170 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 Israel Vázquez and René Santiago ever fought each other?
Yes. Israel Vázquez and René Santiago met once on January 31, 2020, and René Santiago won by UD.
The meeting

LJan 31, 2020 · Santiago · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Vázquez or Santiago?
Israel Vázquez is 44-5 and René Santiago is 16-4. Israel Vázquez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Vázquez44–589.8%

Santiago16–480%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Vázquez or Santiago?
Israel Vázquez has 32 knockout wins and René Santiago has 9. Israel Vázquez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Vázquez3272.7%

Santiago956.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Vázquez and Santiago have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Israel Vázquez and René Santiago have faced.
Who is bigger, Vázquez or Santiago?
Israel Vázquez is the taller fighter at 166 cm, 6 cm above the other. Israel Vázquez also has the longer reach, by 11 cm.
Height · reach

Vázquez166 cm170 cm reach

Santiago160 cm159 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Vázquez and Santiago?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Israel Vázquez and 20 bouts tracked for René Santiago. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Vázquez50bouts

Santiago20bouts

How They Win ↓

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