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Rafael Ruelas vs Tomas Barrientes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Rafael Ruelas

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Tomas Barrientes

Rafael Ruelas (53-4) and Tomas Barrientes (27-11-1) 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.

Ruelas

53

Wins41 KO · 77%

4

Losses

0

Draws57 tracked bouts

Barrientes

27

Wins17 KO · 63%

11

Losses

1

Draw3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ruelas leads 1–0

Rafael Ruelas and Tomas Barrientes have met 1 time; Ruelas leads 1–0.

Rafael Ruelas and Tomas Barrientes have met 1 time; Ruelas leads 1–0.
Met1996Apr 30Series
Rafael RuelasFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tomas BarrientesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Ruelas 7 · Barrientes 1 of 8 measurable rows
RuelasBarrientes
Record
53-4 (edge)27-11-1
Win %0–100%
93% (edge)
70.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 41
41 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
77.36% (edge)
62.96%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
77% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.4
5.4 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 57
57
3

† 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
Rafael Ruelas: 5′11″
Tomas Barrientes: No height on file
ReachLevel
Rafael Ruelas: 71″
Tomas Barrientes: 71″
Age1 yr apart
Rafael Ruelas: 55
Tomas Barrientes: 56
Stance
Rafael Ruelas: Orthodox
Tomas Barrientes: Orthodox

Rafael Ruelas left, Tomas Barrientes 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%

Tomas Barrientes1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Tomas Barrientes: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Rafael Ruelas 57, Tomas Barrientes 3 — 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

Rafael Ruelas last boxed on Aug 8, 1999 — 9,935 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

Tomas Barrientes last boxed on Apr 14, 2007 — 7,129 days ago. Barrientes had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Victor Ortiz.LWL

Ruelas Apr 1996Augustus Jun 2004Ortiz Apr 20070.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Rafael Ruelas and Tomas Barrientes ever fought each other?
Yes. Rafael Ruelas and Tomas Barrientes met once on April 30, 1996, and Rafael Ruelas won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WApr 30, 1996 · Ruelas · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ruelas or Barrientes?
Rafael Ruelas is 53-4 and Tomas Barrientes is 27-11-1. Rafael Ruelas has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ruelas53–493%

Barrientes27–11–170.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ruelas or Barrientes?
Rafael Ruelas has 41 knockout wins and Tomas Barrientes has 17. Rafael Ruelas has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ruelas4177.4%

Barrientes1763%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ruelas and Barrientes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Rafael Ruelas and Tomas Barrientes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ruelas and Barrientes?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Rafael Ruelas and 3 bouts tracked for Tomas Barrientes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ruelas57bouts

Barrientes3bouts

How They Win ↓

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