Leo Santa Cruz (38-2-1) and Vusi Malinga (21-6-1) 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.
Leo Santa Cruz vs Vusi Malinga — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Leo Santa Cruz leads 1–0- Leo Santa Cruz wonMalinga vs CruzJun 2, 2012 · UD
The Numbers
- 38-2-1 (edge)
- Record
- 21-6-1
- 93.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 76.8%
- 19 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 12
- 50%
- KO rate
- 57.14% (edge)
- 50%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57% (edge)
- 1
- Times stopped
- 1
- 5 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.9
- 41
- Bouts tracked
- 28
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″ (171 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′7″ (170 cm)
- 69″ (175 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 38
- Age
- 46
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Mexico
- Nationality
- South African
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyLeo Santa Cruz · 38 wins
KO/TKO
19
Decision
19
Other
0
Vusi Malinga · 21 wins
KO/TKO
12
Decision
9
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (41 and 28 respectively), 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
Leo Santa Cruz
WLWWW
W1 streak · last fought Feb 5, 2022
Vusi Malinga
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Oct 25, 2014
Common Questions
- Have Leo Santa Cruz and Vusi Malinga ever fought each other?
- Yes. Leo Santa Cruz and Vusi Malinga met once on June 2, 2012, and Leo Santa Cruz won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Leo Santa Cruz or Vusi Malinga?
- Leo Santa Cruz is 38-2-1 and Vusi Malinga is 21-6-1. Leo Santa Cruz has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Leo Santa Cruz or Vusi Malinga?
- Leo Santa Cruz has 19 knockout wins and Vusi Malinga has 12. Leo Santa Cruz has more.
- Do Leo Santa Cruz and Vusi Malinga have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Leo Santa Cruz and Vusi Malinga have faced.
- Who is bigger, Leo Santa Cruz or Vusi Malinga?
- Leo Santa Cruz is the taller fighter at 171 cm, 1 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Leo Santa Cruz and Vusi Malinga?
- This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Leo Santa Cruz and 28 bouts tracked for Vusi Malinga. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.