Have John Ruiz and Nathaniel Fitch ever fought each other?

Yes. John Ruiz and Nathaniel Fitch met once on October 25, 1996, and John Ruiz won by TKO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Ruiz or Fitch?

John Ruiz is 44-9-1 and Nathaniel Fitch is 1-9 across the 10 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.

Who has more knockouts, Ruiz or Fitch?

John Ruiz has 30 knockout wins and Nathaniel Fitch has 1. John Ruiz has more.

Do Ruiz and Fitch have any common opponents?

John Ruiz and Nathaniel Fitch share 1 common opponent: Kirk Johnson. John Ruiz fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruiz and Fitch?

This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for John Ruiz and 10 bouts tracked for Nathaniel Fitch. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

John Ruiz vs Nathaniel Fitch — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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John Ruiz

Nathaniel Fitch

John Ruiz (44-9-1) and Nathaniel Fitch (1-9 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Ruiz

Wins30 KO · 68%

Losses

Draw55 tracked bouts

Fitch

Tracked record

1–9

counted from 10 bouts 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 Nathaniel Fitch have met 1 time; Ruiz leads 1–0.
Met	1996Oct 25	Series
John RuizFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Nathaniel FitchFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR3Ruiz vs Fitch	1Meeting

Ruiz vs Fitch · Oct 25, 1996

The Numbers

Ruiz 6 · Fitch 1 of 7 measurable rows

RuizEdge = longer wingFitch

Record^†: 44-9-1 (edge)1-9
Win %0–100%: 82.4% (edge)
10%
Wins by knockoutmax 30: 30 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 68.18%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 68%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 6: 2 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.1: 3.1 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 55
10

† 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″; Nathaniel Fitch: No height on file
Reachnot held: John Ruiz: 80″; Nathaniel Fitch: No reach on file
Agenot held: John Ruiz: 54; Nathaniel Fitch: No date of birth
Stance: John Ruiz: Orthodox; Nathaniel Fitch: Not recorded

John Ruiz left, Nathaniel Fitch 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

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

Nathaniel Fitch1 win · from 10 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Ruiz 55, Nathaniel Fitch 10 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Ruiz better on 11 shared · John Ruiz better on 1

RuizJohn Ruiz

Opponent

FitchNathaniel Fitch

John Ruiz
Win, DQ 10
2002Jul 2002
JohnsonKirk JohnsonCanada 37–2–1 · HeavyweightRuiz betterJohn Ruiz better — 1–0 to 0–1
Nathaniel Fitch
Loss, UD
1995Jul 1995

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

John Ruiz last boxed on Apr 3, 2010 — 6,045 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

Nathaniel Fitch last boxed on Oct 5, 1997 — 10,608 days ago. Fitch had lost nine straight.LLLLL

Mavrović Feb 1995Johnson Jul 1995Byrd Oct 1995Ruiz Oct 1996Hoffmann Oct 19972 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have John Ruiz and Nathaniel Fitch ever fought each other?: Yes. John Ruiz and Nathaniel Fitch met once on October 25, 1996, and John Ruiz won by TKO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Ruiz or Fitch?: John Ruiz is 44-9-1 and Nathaniel Fitch is 1-9 across the 10 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.
Who has more knockouts, Ruiz or Fitch?: John Ruiz has 30 knockout wins and Nathaniel Fitch has 1. John Ruiz has more.
Do Ruiz and Fitch have any common opponents?: John Ruiz and Nathaniel Fitch share 1 common opponent: Kirk Johnson. John Ruiz fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruiz and Fitch?: This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for John Ruiz and 10 bouts tracked for Nathaniel Fitch. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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