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Santiago Samaniego vs Vernon Forrest — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Santiago Samaniego

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Vernon Forrest

Santiago Samaniego (37-13-1) and Vernon Forrest (41-3) 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.

Samaniego

37

Wins30 KO · 81%

13

Losses

1

Draw6 tracked bouts

Forrest

41

Wins29 KO · 71%

3

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Forrest leads 1–0

Santiago Samaniego and Vernon Forrest have met 1 time; Forrest leads 1–0.

Santiago Samaniego and Vernon Forrest have met 1 time; Forrest leads 1–0.
Met1999Aug 27Series
Santiago SamaniegoFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Vernon ForrestFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Samaniego 3 · Forrest 5 of 8 measurable rows
SamaniegoForrest
Record
37-13-141-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
73.5%
93.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
29
KO rate0–100%
81.08% (edge)
70.73%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
71%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5
1
5 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
0.7
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
6
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

Heightnot held
Santiago Samaniego: 5′11″
Vernon Forrest: No height on file
Reachnot held
Santiago Samaniego: No reach on file
Vernon Forrest: 72″
Agenot comparable
Santiago Samaniego: 52
Vernon Forrest: Died aged 38
Stance
Santiago Samaniego: Orthodox
Vernon Forrest: Orthodox

Santiago Samaniego left, Vernon Forrest right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Santiago Samaniego1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Santiago Samaniego: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Vernon Forrest41 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Vernon Forrest: 41 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (71%) and 12 on the cards (29%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 71%12 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Santiago Samaniego 6, Vernon Forrest 45 — 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

Santiago Samaniego last boxed on Aug 25, 2005 — 7,735 days ago. Samaniego had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Jantuah Jan 1999Forrest Aug 1999Masoe Mar 2000García Mar 2003Powell Aug 20050.7 tracked bouts per year

Vernon Forrest has won once since losing a decision to Sergio Mora. Forrest last boxed on Sep 13, 2008.WWWLW

Quartey Aug 2006Baldomir Jul 2007Piccirillo Dec 2007Mora Jun 2008Mora Sep 20082.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Santiago Samaniego and Vernon Forrest ever fought each other?
Yes. Santiago Samaniego and Vernon Forrest met once on August 27, 1999, and Vernon Forrest won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

LAug 27, 1999 · Forrest · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Samaniego or Forrest?
Santiago Samaniego is 37-13-1 and Vernon Forrest is 41-3. Vernon Forrest has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Samaniego37–13–173.5%

Forrest41–393.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Samaniego or Forrest?
Santiago Samaniego has 30 knockout wins and Vernon Forrest has 29. Santiago Samaniego has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Samaniego3081.1%

Forrest2970.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Samaniego and Forrest have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Santiago Samaniego and Vernon Forrest have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Samaniego and Forrest?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Santiago Samaniego and 45 bouts tracked for Vernon Forrest. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Samaniego6bouts

Forrest45bouts

How They Win ↓

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