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Leo Santa Cruz vs Vusi Malinga — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

Leo Santa Cruz

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Vusi Malinga

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.

Cruz

38

Wins19 KO · 50%

2

Losses

1

Draw41 tracked bouts

Malinga

21

Wins12 KO · 57%

6

Losses

1

Draw28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Cruz leads 1–0

Leo Santa Cruz and Vusi Malinga have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.

Leo Santa Cruz and Vusi Malinga have met 1 time; Cruz leads 1–0.
Met2012Jun 2Series
Leo Santa CruzFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Vusi MalingaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 5 · Malinga 2 of 7 measurable rows
CruzMalinga
Record
38-2-1 (edge)21-6-1
Win %0–100%
93.9% (edge)
76.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%
50%
57.14% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
50%
57% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
41
28

† 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″
Vusi Malinga: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Leo Santa Cruz: 69″
Vusi Malinga: No reach on file
Age8 yrs apart
Leo Santa Cruz: 38
Vusi Malinga: 46
Stance
Leo Santa Cruz: Orthodox
Vusi Malinga: Southpaw

Leo Santa Cruz left, Vusi Malinga 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%

Vusi Malinga21 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Vusi Malinga: 21 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (57%) and 9 on the cards (43%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 57%9 on the cards 43%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Leo Santa Cruz 41, Vusi Malinga 28 — 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

Vusi Malinga last boxed on Oct 25, 2014 — 4,384 days ago. Malinga had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Domingo Oct 2010Cruz Jun 2012Gabutan Mar 2013Hall Dec 2013McDonnell Oct 20141.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WJun 2, 2012 · Cruz · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Malinga?
Leo Santa Cruz is 38-2-1 and Vusi Malinga is 21-6-1. Leo Santa Cruz has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Cruz38–2–193.9%

Malinga21–6–176.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Malinga?
Leo Santa Cruz has 19 knockout wins and Vusi Malinga has 12. Leo Santa Cruz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz1950%

Malinga1257.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and 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, Cruz or Malinga?
Leo Santa Cruz is the taller fighter at 171 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Cruz171 cm175 cm reach

Malinga170 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz41bouts

Malinga28bouts

How They Win ↓

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