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John Ruiz vs Mark Sonnier — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John Ruiz

Mark Sonnier

John Ruiz (44-9-1) and Mark Sonnier (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) 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.

Ruiz

44

Wins30 KO · 68%

9

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Sonnier

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Ruiz leads 1–0

John Ruiz and Mark Sonnier have met 1 time; Ruiz leads 1–0.

John Ruiz and Mark Sonnier have met 1 time; Ruiz leads 1–0.
Met1993Apr 16Series
John RuizFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mark SonnierFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Ruiz 4 · Sonnier 1 of 5 measurable rows
RuizSonnier
Record†
44-9-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
82.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
68.18%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
68%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.1—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
1

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
John Ruiz: 6′2″
Mark Sonnier: No height on file
Reachnot held
John Ruiz: 80″
Mark Sonnier: No reach on file
Agenot held
John Ruiz: 54
Mark Sonnier: No date of birth
Stance
John Ruiz: Orthodox
Mark Sonnier: Not recorded

John Ruiz left, Mark Sonnier right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John Ruiz44 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

John Ruiz: 44 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (68%), 13 on the cards (30%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 55 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 68%13 on the cards 30%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Mark Sonnier0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Mark Sonnier: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sonnier yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Ruiz 55, Mark Sonnier 1 — 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

John Ruiz last boxed on Apr 3, 2010 — 6,042 days ago. Ruiz had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to David Haye.WWLWL

Tisdale Oct 2007McCline Mar 2008Valuev Aug 2008Serin Nov 2009Haye Apr 20103.1 tracked bouts per year

Mark Sonnier last boxed on Apr 16, 1993 — 12,238 days ago. Sonnier had lost the most recent, to John Ruiz.L

Ruiz Apr 1993

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Ruiz and Mark Sonnier ever fought each other?
Yes. John Ruiz and Mark Sonnier met once on April 16, 1993, and John Ruiz won by TKO.
The meeting

WApr 16, 1993 · Ruiz · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ruiz or Sonnier?
John Ruiz is 44-9-1 and Mark Sonnier is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. John Ruiz has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ruiz44–9–182.4%

Sonnier0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ruiz or Sonnier?
John Ruiz has 30 knockout wins and Mark Sonnier has 0. John Ruiz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ruiz3068.2%

Sonnier0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ruiz and Sonnier have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Ruiz and Mark Sonnier have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruiz and Sonnier?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for John Ruiz and 1 bout tracked for Mark Sonnier. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ruiz55bouts

Sonnier1bout

How They Win ↓

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