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José Ruíz Matos vs Prudencio Cardona — record, stats and common opponents compared

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José Ruíz Matos

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Prudencio Cardona

José Ruíz Matos (22-4) and Prudencio Cardona (39-23-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Matos

22

Wins9 KO · 41%

4

Losses

0

Draws26 tracked bouts

Cardona

39

Wins27 KO · 69%

23

Losses

1

Draw63 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Matos leads 1–0

José Ruíz Matos and Prudencio Cardona have met 1 time; Matos leads 1–0.

José Ruíz Matos and Prudencio Cardona have met 1 time; Matos leads 1–0.
Met1988Jul 11Series
José Ruíz MatosFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Prudencio CardonaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Matos 3 · Cardona 5 of 8 measurable rows
MatosCardona
Record
22-4 (edge)39-23-1
Win %0–100%
84.6% (edge)
62.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
9
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
40.91%
69.23% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
41%
69% (edge)
Times stopped†max 8
0 (edge)
8
Title reignsmax 2
1
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.4
3.3
3.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 63
26
63

† 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 Ruíz Matos: No height on file
Prudencio Cardona: 5′6″
Agenot comparable
José Ruíz Matos: Died aged 25
Prudencio Cardona: Died aged 67
Stance
José Ruíz Matos: Orthodox
Prudencio Cardona: Orthodox

José Ruíz Matos left, Prudencio Cardona 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 Ruíz Matos22 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

José Ruíz Matos: 22 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (41%), 12 on the cards (55%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 41%12 on the cards 55%1 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Prudencio Cardona39 wins · from 63 tracked bouts

Prudencio Cardona: 39 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (69%) and 12 on the cards (31%). Counted from 63 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 69%12 on the cards 31%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Ruíz Matos 26, Prudencio Cardona 63 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Matos better on 1

Matos

Opponent

Cardona

  • José Ruíz Matos

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 3

    1991

    Win, PTS

    1984

    MonzoteMatos better

    Prudencio Cardona

    Loss, SD

    1987

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

José Ruíz Matos has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Matos last boxed on Jul 11, 1992.WWWLL

Gomez May 1991Vargas Jun 1991Monzote Sep 1991Quirino Feb 1992Quiroga Jul 19923.3 tracked bouts per year

Prudencio Cardona has lost five straight. Cardona last boxed on Jun 27, 1992.LLLLL

Gómez Dec 1987Valoy Feb 1988Matos Jul 1988Valdez Dec 1988Pinckney Jun 19923.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Ruíz Matos and Prudencio Cardona ever fought each other?
Yes. José Ruíz Matos and Prudencio Cardona met once on July 11, 1988, and José Ruíz Matos won by KO.
The meeting

WJul 11, 1988 · Matos · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matos or Cardona?
José Ruíz Matos is 22-4 and Prudencio Cardona is 39-23-1. José Ruíz Matos has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Matos22–484.6%

Cardona39–23–162.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Matos or Cardona?
José Ruíz Matos has 9 knockout wins and Prudencio Cardona has 27. Prudencio Cardona has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Matos940.9%

Cardona2769.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Matos and Cardona have any common opponents?
José Ruíz Matos and Prudencio Cardona share 1 common opponent: Luis Monzote. José Ruíz Matos fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Luis MonzoteWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matos and Cardona?
This comparison is drawn from 26 bouts tracked for José Ruíz Matos and 63 bouts tracked for Prudencio Cardona. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matos26bouts

Cardona63bouts

How They Win ↓

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