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Rafael Ruelas vs Steve Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Rafael Ruelas

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Steve Cruz

Rafael Ruelas (53-4) and Steve Cruz (37-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Ruelas

53

Wins41 KO · 77%

4

Losses

0

Draws57 tracked bouts

Cruz

37

Wins19 KO · 51%

8

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ruelas leads 1–0

Rafael Ruelas and Steve Cruz have met 1 time; Ruelas leads 1–0.

Rafael Ruelas and Steve Cruz have met 1 time; Ruelas leads 1–0.
Met1991Mar 31Series
Rafael RuelasFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Steve CruzFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Ruelas 7 · Cruz 1 of 8 measurable rows
RuelasCruz
Record
53-4 (edge)37-8
Win %0–100%
93% (edge)
82.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 41
41 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%
77.36% (edge)
51.35%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
77% (edge)
51%
Times stopped†max 5
3 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
1
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 5.4
5.4 (edge)
3.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
45

† 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

Height+5″
Rafael Ruelas: 5′11″ (edge)
Steve Cruz: 5′6″
Reach+3″
Rafael Ruelas: 71″ (edge)
Steve Cruz: 68″
Age7 yrs apart
Rafael Ruelas: 55
Steve Cruz: 62
Stance
Rafael Ruelas: Orthodox
Steve Cruz: Orthodox

Rafael Ruelas left, Steve Cruz right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Rafael Ruelas53 wins · from 57 tracked bouts

Rafael Ruelas: 53 tracked wins — 41 by KO/TKO (77%), 11 on the cards (21%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 57 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

41 by KO/TKO 77%11 on the cards 21%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Steve Cruz37 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Steve Cruz: 37 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (51%) and 18 on the cards (49%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 51%18 on the cards 49%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Rafael Ruelas 57, Steve Cruz 45 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Ruelas better on 1 · even on 1

Ruelas

Opponent

Cruz

  • Rafael Ruelas

    Win, RTD 10

    1992

    PáezRuelas better

    Steve Cruz

    Loss, UD

    1989

  • Rafael Ruelas

    Win, KO

    1989

    RodriguezEven

    Steve Cruz

    Win, PTS

    1990

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Rafael Ruelas last boxed on Aug 8, 1999 — 9,938 days ago. Ruelas had won once since losing by stoppage to Kostya Tszyu.WWWLW

Wilson Nov 1997Scott Mar 1998Baldwin Jun 1998Tszyu Aug 1998Lau Aug 19995.4 tracked bouts per year

Steve Cruz last boxed on Dec 18, 1993 — 11,997 days ago. Cruz had won two straight since three straight losses.LLLWW

Ruelas Mar 1991Hodkinson Apr 1992Watanabe Aug 1992Castillo Jun 1993Chala Dec 19933.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Rafael Ruelas and Steve Cruz ever fought each other?
Yes. Rafael Ruelas and Steve Cruz met once on March 31, 1991, and Rafael Ruelas won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

WMar 31, 1991 · Ruelas · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ruelas or Cruz?
Rafael Ruelas is 53-4 and Steve Cruz is 37-8. Rafael Ruelas has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ruelas53–493%

Cruz37–882.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ruelas or Cruz?
Rafael Ruelas has 41 knockout wins and Steve Cruz has 19. Rafael Ruelas has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ruelas4177.4%

Cruz1951.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ruelas and Cruz have any common opponents?
Rafael Ruelas and Steve Cruz share 2 common opponents: Jorge Páez and Benito Rodriguez. Rafael Ruelas fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Jorge PáezWL

Benito RodriguezWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Ruelas or Cruz?
Rafael Ruelas is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 12 cm above the other. Rafael Ruelas also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
Height · reach

Ruelas180 cm180 cm reach

Cruz168 cm173 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruelas and Cruz?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Rafael Ruelas and 45 bouts tracked for Steve Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ruelas57bouts

Cruz45bouts

How They Win ↓

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