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José Armando Santa Cruz vs Justo Almazan — record, stats and common opponents compared

José Armando Santa Cruz (28-5) and Justo Almazan (0-6-1 across 7 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.

Cruz

28

Wins17 KO · 61%

5

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Almazan

Tracked record

0–6–1

counted from 7 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

Cruz leads 1–0

José Armando Santa Cruz and Justo Almazan have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.

José Armando Santa Cruz and Justo Almazan have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.
Met2002Jun 18Series
José Armando Santa CruzFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Justo AlmazanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 5 · Almazan 1 of 6 measurable rows
CruzAlmazan
Record†
28-5 (edge)0-6-1
Win %0–100%
84.8% (edge)
7.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60.71%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
61%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.3
3.3 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
33
7

† 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
José Armando Santa Cruz: 5′10″
Justo Almazan: No height on file
Reachnot held
José Armando Santa Cruz: 74″
Justo Almazan: No reach on file
Agenot held
José Armando Santa Cruz: 46
Justo Almazan: No date of birth
Stance
José Armando Santa Cruz: Orthodox
Justo Almazan: Not recorded

José Armando Santa Cruz left, Justo Almazan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
José Armando Santa Cruz28 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

José Armando Santa Cruz: 28 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (61%) and 11 on the cards (39%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 61%11 on the cards 39%

Justo Almazan0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Justo Almazan: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Almazan yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Armando Santa Cruz 33, Justo Almazan 7 — 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

José Armando Santa Cruz last boxed on Jul 16, 2010 — 5,951 days ago. Cruz had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Zab Judah.WLWWL

Munguia Jul 2008Pitalúa Sep 2008Macias Oct 2009Mora Dec 2009Judah Jul 20103.3 tracked bouts per year

Justo Almazan last boxed on Sep 16, 2005 — 7,715 days ago. Almazan had lost six straight.LLLLL

Rabanales Mar 2000Cruz Jun 2002Vázquez Sep 2002Bradley Jun 2005Trout Sep 20051 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Armando Santa Cruz and Justo Almazan ever fought each other?
Yes. José Armando Santa Cruz and Justo Almazan met once on June 18, 2002, and José Armando Santa Cruz won by UD.
The meeting

WJun 18, 2002 · Cruz · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Almazan?
José Armando Santa Cruz is 28-5 and Justo Almazan is 0-6-1 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. José Armando Santa Cruz has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cruz28–584.8%

Almazan0–6–17.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Almazan?
José Armando Santa Cruz has 17 knockout wins and Justo Almazan has 0. José Armando Santa Cruz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz1760.7%

Almazan0

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Almazan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both José Armando Santa Cruz and Justo Almazan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Almazan?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for José Armando Santa Cruz and 7 bouts tracked for Justo Almazan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz33bouts

Almazan7bouts

How They Win ↓

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