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Jayson Velez vs Orlando Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇵🇷WELTERWEIGHT

Jayson Velez

Cross-division

🇵🇷LIGHTWEIGHT

Orlando Cruz

Jayson Velez (30-10-1) and Orlando Cruz (25-7-2) 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.

Velez

30

Wins21 KO · 70%

10

Losses

1

Draw22 tracked bouts

Cruz

25

Wins13 KO · 52%

7

Losses

2

Draws35 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Velez leads 1–0

Jayson Velez and Orlando Cruz have met 1 time; Velez leads 1–0.

Jayson Velez and Orlando Cruz have met 1 time; Velez leads 1–0.
Met2018Sep 22Series
Jayson VelezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Orlando CruzFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Velez 4 · Cruz 3 of 7 measurable rows
VelezCruz
Record
30-10-125-7-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
74.4%
76.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%
70% (edge)
52%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
63% (edge)
52%
Times stopped†max 5
4 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2
1.8
2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35
22
35

† 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
Jayson Velez: 5′8″
Orlando Cruz: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jayson Velez: 68″
Orlando Cruz: No reach on file
Age7 yrs apart
Jayson Velez: 38
Orlando Cruz: 45
Stance
Jayson Velez: Orthodox
Orlando Cruz: Southpaw

Jayson Velez left, Orlando Cruz right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Welterweight 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
Jayson Velez8 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Jayson Velez: 8 tracked wins — 5 by KO/TKO (63%) and 3 on the cards (38%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

5 by KO/TKO 63%3 on the cards 38%

Orlando Cruz25 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

Orlando Cruz: 25 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (52%), 11 on the cards (44%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 52%11 on the cards 44%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jayson Velez 22, Orlando Cruz 35 — 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

Jayson Velez has lost seven straight. Velez last boxed on Mar 21, 2026 — 217 days ago.LLLLL

Jr. Feb 2021Mercado Oct 2022Bell Nov 2023Álamo Jul 2024Walker Mar 20261.8 tracked bouts per year

Orlando Cruz last boxed on Sep 22, 2018 — 2,954 days ago. Cruz had lost the most recent, to Jayson Velez.LLDDL

Flanagan Nov 2016López Jun 2017Jr. Apr 2018Jr. Apr 2018Velez Sep 20182 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jayson Velez and Orlando Cruz ever fought each other?
Yes. Jayson Velez and Orlando Cruz met once on September 22, 2018, and Jayson Velez won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WSep 22, 2018 · Velez · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Velez or Cruz?
Jayson Velez is 30-10-1 and Orlando Cruz is 25-7-2. Orlando Cruz has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Velez30–10–174.4%

Cruz25–7–276.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Velez or Cruz?
Jayson Velez has 21 knockout wins and Orlando Cruz has 13. Jayson Velez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Velez2170%

Cruz1352%

The Numbers ↓
Do Velez and Cruz have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jayson Velez and Orlando Cruz have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Velez and Cruz?
This comparison is drawn from 22 bouts tracked for Jayson Velez and 35 bouts tracked for Orlando Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Velez22bouts

Cruz35bouts

How They Win ↓

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