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.
Lionel Rose (42-11) and Raul Cruz (4-5 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Lionel Rose vs Raul Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Raul Cruz leads 1–0- Raul Cruz wonRose vs CruzMay 16, 1970 · UD
The Numbers
- 42-11 (edge)
- Record
- 4-5
- 79.2% (edge)
- Win %
- 44.4%
- 12 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 28.57%
- KO rate
- —
- 29% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 4
- Times stopped
- 4
- 3 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 4.3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.2
- 53
- Bouts tracked
- 9
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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′5″ (166 cm)
- Height
- —
- 78
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Australia
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyLionel Rose · 42 wins
KO/TKO
12
Decision
30
Other
0
Raul Cruz · 4 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
3
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (53 and 9 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Lionel Rose
LLWLL
L2 streak · last fought Dec 18, 1976
Raul Cruz
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Jul 26, 1975
Common Questions
- Have Lionel Rose and Raul Cruz ever fought each other?
- Yes. Lionel Rose and Raul Cruz met once on May 16, 1970, and Raul Cruz won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Lionel Rose or Raul Cruz?
- Lionel Rose is 42-11 and Raul Cruz is 4-5 across the 9 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Lionel Rose has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Lionel Rose or Raul Cruz?
- Lionel Rose has 12 knockout wins and Raul Cruz has 0. Lionel Rose has more.
- Do Lionel Rose and Raul Cruz have any common opponents?
- Lionel Rose and Raul Cruz share 1 common opponent: Chucho Castillo. Lionel Rose fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lionel Rose and Raul Cruz?
- This comparison is drawn from 53 bouts tracked for Lionel Rose and 9 bouts tracked for Raul Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.