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Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Tomas Polo Ruiz — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Matthew Saad Muhammad

Tomas Polo Ruiz

Matthew Saad Muhammad (39-16-3) and Tomas Polo Ruiz (0-6 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.

Muhammad

39

Wins29 KO · 74%

16

Losses

3

Draws59 tracked bouts

Ruiz

Tracked record

0–6

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

Muhammad leads 1–0

Matthew Saad Muhammad and Tomas Polo Ruiz have met 1 time; Muhammad leads 1–0.

Matthew Saad Muhammad and Tomas Polo Ruiz have met 1 time; Muhammad leads 1–0.
Met1986Nov 16Series
Matthew Saad MuhammadFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tomas Polo RuizFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Muhammad 5 · Ruiz 1 of 6 measurable rows
MuhammadRuiz
Record†
39-16-3 (edge)0-6
Win %0–100%
69.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
74.36%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
75%—
Times stopped‡max 8
8
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59
59
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
Matthew Saad Muhammad: 5′11″
Tomas Polo Ruiz: No height on file
Reachnot held
Matthew Saad Muhammad: 75″
Tomas Polo Ruiz: No reach on file
Agenot held
Matthew Saad Muhammad: Died aged 59
Tomas Polo Ruiz: No date of birth
Stance
Matthew Saad Muhammad: Orthodox
Tomas Polo Ruiz: Not recorded

Matthew Saad Muhammad left, Tomas Polo Ruiz right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Matthew Saad Muhammad40 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

Matthew Saad Muhammad: 40 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (75%) and 10 on the cards (25%). Counted from 59 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 75%10 on the cards 25%

Tomas Polo Ruiz0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Tomas Polo Ruiz: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Ruiz yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Matthew Saad Muhammad 59, Tomas Polo Ruiz 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

Matthew Saad Muhammad has lost three straight, after one straight win. Muhammad last boxed on Mar 21, 1992.LWLLL

Josipović May 1991Chavers Aug 1991Green Oct 1991Maynard Oct 1991Waller Mar 19923.2 tracked bouts per year

Tomas Polo Ruiz last boxed on May 27, 1991 — 12,934 days ago. Ruiz had lost six straight.LLLLL

Obelmejias May 1986Muhammad Nov 1986Roldán Feb 1987Córdoba Dec 1987Blanchard May 19911 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Matthew Saad Muhammad and Tomas Polo Ruiz ever fought each other?
Yes. Matthew Saad Muhammad and Tomas Polo Ruiz met once on November 16, 1986, and Matthew Saad Muhammad won by UD.
The meeting

WNov 16, 1986 · Muhammad · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Muhammad or Ruiz?
Matthew Saad Muhammad is 39-16-3 and Tomas Polo Ruiz is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Matthew Saad Muhammad has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Muhammad39–16–369.8%

Ruiz0–60%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Muhammad or Ruiz?
Matthew Saad Muhammad has 29 knockout wins and Tomas Polo Ruiz has 0. Matthew Saad Muhammad has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Muhammad2974.4%

Ruiz0

The Numbers ↓
Do Muhammad and Ruiz have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Matthew Saad Muhammad and Tomas Polo Ruiz have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Muhammad and Ruiz?
This comparison is drawn from 59 bouts tracked for Matthew Saad Muhammad and 6 bouts tracked for Tomas Polo Ruiz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Muhammad59bouts

Ruiz6bouts

How They Win ↓

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