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Leo Santa Cruz vs Rafael Rivera — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Leo Santa Cruz

Rafael Rivera

Leo Santa Cruz (38-2-1) and Rafael Rivera (1-5 across 6 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

38

Wins19 KO · 50%

2

Losses

1

Draw41 tracked bouts

Rivera

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 6 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

Leo Santa Cruz and Rafael Rivera have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.

Leo Santa Cruz and Rafael Rivera have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.
Met2019Feb 16Series
Leo Santa CruzFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Rafael RiveraFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 6 · Rivera 0 of 6 measurable rows
CruzRivera
Record†
38-2-1 (edge)1-5
Win %0–100%
93.9% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
50%—
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)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
41
6

† 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
Leo Santa Cruz: 5′7″
Rafael Rivera: No height on file
Reachnot held
Leo Santa Cruz: 69″
Rafael Rivera: No reach on file
Agenot held
Leo Santa Cruz: 38
Rafael Rivera: No date of birth
Stance
Leo Santa Cruz: Orthodox
Rafael Rivera: Not recorded

Leo Santa Cruz left, Rafael Rivera 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%

Rafael Rivera1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Rafael Rivera: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 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, Rafael Rivera 6 — 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 — 1,722 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

Rafael Rivera last boxed on Aug 17, 2019 — 2,625 days ago. Rivera had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Jr. Dec 2015Diaz Sep 2017Gonzalez Jul 2018Cruz Feb 2019Magdaleno Aug 20191.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Leo Santa Cruz and Rafael Rivera ever fought each other?
Yes. Leo Santa Cruz and Rafael Rivera met once on February 16, 2019, and Leo Santa Cruz won by UD.
The meeting

WFeb 16, 2019 · Cruz · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Rivera?
Leo Santa Cruz is 38-2-1 and Rafael Rivera is 1-5 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Leo Santa Cruz has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cruz38–2–193.9%

Rivera1–516.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Rivera?
Leo Santa Cruz has 19 knockout wins and Rafael Rivera has 0. Leo Santa Cruz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz1950%

Rivera0

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Rivera have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Leo Santa Cruz and Rafael Rivera have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Rivera?
This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Leo Santa Cruz and 6 bouts tracked for Rafael Rivera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz41bouts

Rivera6bouts

How They Win ↓

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