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Leo Santa Cruz vs Manuel Roman — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

Leo Santa Cruz

🇲🇽MEXICO

Manuel Roman

Leo Santa Cruz (38-2-1) and Manuel Roman (20-4-3) 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

38

Wins19 KO · 50%

2

Losses

1

Draw41 tracked bouts

Roman

20

Wins7 KO · 35%

4

Losses

3

Draws3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Cruz leads 1–0

Leo Santa Cruz and Manuel Roman have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.

Leo Santa Cruz and Manuel Roman have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.
Met2014Sep 13Series
Leo Santa CruzFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Manuel RomanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 7 · Roman 0 of 7 measurable rows
CruzRoman
Record
38-2-1 (edge)20-4-3
Win %0–100%
93.9% (edge)
79.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
7
KO rate0–100%
50% (edge)
35%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
50% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
41
3

† 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

HeightLevel
Leo Santa Cruz: 5′7″
Manuel Roman: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Leo Santa Cruz: 69″
Manuel Roman: No reach on file
AgeSame age
Leo Santa Cruz: 38
Manuel Roman: 38
Stance
Leo Santa Cruz: Orthodox
Manuel Roman: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Manuel Roman1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Manuel Roman: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Leo Santa Cruz 41, Manuel Roman 3 — 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

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

Manuel Roman last boxed on Jul 9, 2018 — 3,031 days ago. Roman had won once since losses to Leo Santa Cruz and Diego De La Hoya.LLW

Cruz Sep 2014Hoya Feb 2015Gallo Jul 20180.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Leo Santa Cruz and Manuel Roman ever fought each other?
Yes. Leo Santa Cruz and Manuel Roman met once on September 13, 2014, and Leo Santa Cruz won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WSep 13, 2014 · Cruz · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Roman?
Leo Santa Cruz is 38-2-1 and Manuel Roman is 20-4-3. Leo Santa Cruz has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Cruz38–2–193.9%

Roman20–4–379.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Roman?
Leo Santa Cruz has 19 knockout wins and Manuel Roman has 7. Leo Santa Cruz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz1950%

Roman735%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Roman have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Leo Santa Cruz and Manuel Roman have faced.
Who is bigger, Cruz or Roman?
Leo Santa Cruz is the taller fighter at 171 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Cruz171 cm175 cm reach

Roman170 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Roman?
This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Leo Santa Cruz and 3 bouts tracked for Manuel Roman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz41bouts

Roman3bouts

How They Win ↓

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