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José Benavidez vs Samuel Santana — record, stats and common opponents compared

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José Benavidez

Samuel Santana

José Benavidez (28-3-1) and Samuel Santana (0-2 across 2 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.

Benavidez

28

Wins19 KO · 68%

3

Losses

1

Draw34 tracked bouts

Santana

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Benavidez leads 1–0

José Benavidez and Samuel Santana have met 1 time; Benavidez leads 1–0.

José Benavidez and Samuel Santana have met 1 time; Benavidez leads 1–0.
Met2011Nov 12Series
José BenavidezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Samuel SantanaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Benavidez 5 · Santana 0 of 5 measurable rows
BenavidezSantana
Record†
28-3-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
89.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
67.86%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
69%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.3
2.3 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
34
2

† 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 Benavidez: 5′10″
Samuel Santana: No height on file
Reachnot held
José Benavidez: 71″
Samuel Santana: No reach on file
Agenot held
José Benavidez: 34
Samuel Santana: No date of birth
Stance
José Benavidez: Orthodox
Samuel Santana: Not recorded

José Benavidez left, Samuel Santana 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 Benavidez29 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

José Benavidez: 29 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (69%) and 9 on the cards (31%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 69%9 on the cards 31%

Samuel Santana0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Samuel Santana: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Santana yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Benavidez 34, Samuel Santana 2 — 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 Benavidez has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Danny Rosenberger. Benavidez last boxed on Feb 1, 2025 — 629 days ago.LWLWNC

García Jul 2022Janjanin Aug 2023Charlo Nov 2023Results Feb 2025Rosenberger Feb 20252.3 tracked bouts per year

Samuel Santana last boxed on May 12, 2018 — 3,086 days ago. Santana had lost two straight.LL

Benavidez Nov 2011Cotto May 20180.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Benavidez and Samuel Santana ever fought each other?
Yes. José Benavidez and Samuel Santana met once on November 12, 2011, and José Benavidez won by UD.
The meeting

WNov 12, 2011 · Benavidez · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Benavidez or Santana?
José Benavidez is 28-3-1 and Samuel Santana is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. José Benavidez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Benavidez28–3–189.1%

Santana0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Benavidez or Santana?
José Benavidez has 19 knockout wins and Samuel Santana has 0. José Benavidez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Benavidez1967.9%

Santana0

The Numbers ↓
Do Benavidez and Santana have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both José Benavidez and Samuel Santana have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Benavidez and Santana?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for José Benavidez and 2 bouts tracked for Samuel Santana. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Benavidez34bouts

Santana2bouts

How They Win ↓

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