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Jonathan Velardez vs Leo Santa Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jonathan Velardez

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Leo Santa Cruz

Jonathan Velardez (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Leo Santa Cruz (38-2-1) 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.

Velardez

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Cruz

38

Wins19 KO · 50%

2

Losses

1

Draw41 tracked bouts

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

Cruz leads 1–0

Jonathan Velardez and Leo Santa Cruz have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.

Jonathan Velardez and Leo Santa Cruz have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.
Met2009Jul 10Series
Jonathan VelardezFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Leo Santa CruzFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Velardez 1 · Cruz 4 of 5 measurable rows
VelardezCruz
Record†
0-238-2-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
93.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
0
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—50%
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 5
0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
2
41

† 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
Jonathan Velardez: No height on file
Leo Santa Cruz: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Jonathan Velardez: No reach on file
Leo Santa Cruz: 69″
Agenot held
Jonathan Velardez: No date of birth
Leo Santa Cruz: 38
Stance
Jonathan Velardez: Not recorded
Leo Santa Cruz: Orthodox

Jonathan Velardez left, Leo Santa Cruz right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jonathan Velardez0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Jonathan Velardez: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Velardez yet.

Leo Santa Cruz38 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Leo Santa Cruz: 38 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (50%) and 19 on the cards (50%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 50%19 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jonathan Velardez 2, Leo Santa Cruz 41 — 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

Jonathan Velardez last boxed on Jul 10, 2009 — 6,317 days ago. Velardez had lost two straight.LL

Ramos Jul 2008Cruz Jul 2009

Leo Santa Cruz last boxed on Feb 5, 2022 — 1,724 days ago. Cruz had won once since losing by stoppage to Gervonta Davis.WWWLW

Mares Jun 2018Rivera Feb 2019Flores Nov 2019Davis Oct 2020Carbajal Feb 20222.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jonathan Velardez and Leo Santa Cruz ever fought each other?
Yes. Jonathan Velardez and Leo Santa Cruz met once on July 10, 2009, and Leo Santa Cruz won by UD.
The meeting

LJul 10, 2009 · Cruz · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Velardez or Cruz?
Jonathan Velardez is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Leo Santa Cruz is 38-2-1. Leo Santa Cruz has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Velardez0–20%

Cruz38–2–193.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Velardez or Cruz?
Jonathan Velardez has 0 knockout wins and Leo Santa Cruz has 19. Leo Santa Cruz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Velardez0

Cruz1950%

The Numbers ↓
Do Velardez and Cruz have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jonathan Velardez and Leo Santa Cruz have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Velardez and Cruz?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Jonathan Velardez and 41 bouts tracked for Leo Santa Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Velardez2bouts

Cruz41bouts

How They Win ↓

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