Kostya Tszyu (31-2) and Rafael Ruelas (53-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Kostya Tszyu vs Rafael Ruelas — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Kostya Tszyu leads 1–0- Kostya Tszyu wonRuelas vs TszyuAug 15, 1998 · TKO · R9
The Numbers
- 31-2 (edge)
- Record
- 53-4
- 93.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 93%
- 25
- Wins by knockout
- 41 (edge)
- 80.65% (edge)
- KO rate
- 77.36%
- 81% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 77%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 5 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 1
- 2.6
- Bouts per year
- 5.4 (edge)
- 34
- Bouts tracked
- 57
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (170 cm)
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm) (edge)
- 67″ (170 cm)
- Reach
- 71″ (180 cm) (edge)
- 56
- Age
- 55
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Light Welterweight
- Division
- Featherweight
- Russia
- Nationality
- Mexican American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyKostya Tszyu · 31 wins
KO/TKO
25
Decision
6
Other
0
Rafael Ruelas · 53 wins
KO/TKO
41
Decision
11
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (34 and 57 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Kostya Tszyu
LWWWW
L1 streak · last fought Jun 4, 2005
Rafael Ruelas
WLWWW
W1 streak · last fought Aug 8, 1999
Common Questions
- Have Kostya Tszyu and Rafael Ruelas ever fought each other?
- Yes. Kostya Tszyu and Rafael Ruelas met once on August 15, 1998, and Kostya Tszyu won by TKO in round 9.
- Who has the better record, Kostya Tszyu or Rafael Ruelas?
- Kostya Tszyu is 31-2 and Rafael Ruelas is 53-4. Kostya Tszyu has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Kostya Tszyu or Rafael Ruelas?
- Kostya Tszyu has 25 knockout wins and Rafael Ruelas has 41. Rafael Ruelas has more.
- Do Kostya Tszyu and Rafael Ruelas have any common opponents?
- Kostya Tszyu and Rafael Ruelas share 2 common opponents: Livingstone Bramble and Robert Rivera. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Kostya Tszyu or Rafael Ruelas?
- Rafael Ruelas is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 10 cm above the other. Rafael Ruelas also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kostya Tszyu and Rafael Ruelas?
- This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Kostya Tszyu and 57 bouts tracked for Rafael Ruelas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.