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Steve Cruz vs Yūji Watanabe — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Steve Cruz

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Yūji Watanabe

Steve Cruz (37-8) and Yūji Watanabe (1-2 across 3 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.

Cruz

37

Wins19 KO · 51%

8

Losses

0

Draws45 tracked bouts

Watanabe

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 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

Watanabe leads 1–0

Steve Cruz and Yūji Watanabe have met 1 time; Watanabe leads 1–0.

Steve Cruz and Yūji Watanabe have met 1 time; Watanabe leads 1–0.
Met1992Aug 10Series
Steve CruzFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Yūji WatanabeFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 5 · Watanabe 2 of 7 measurable rows
CruzWatanabe
Record†
37-8 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
82.2% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
51.35%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
51%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
5
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.7
3.7 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
3

† 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
Steve Cruz: 5′6″
Yūji Watanabe: No height on file
Reachnot held
Steve Cruz: 68″
Yūji Watanabe: No reach on file
Age6 yrs apart
Steve Cruz: 62
Yūji Watanabe: 56
Stance
Steve Cruz: Orthodox
Yūji Watanabe: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Yūji Watanabe1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Yūji Watanabe: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Steve Cruz 45, Yūji Watanabe 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

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

Yūji Watanabe last boxed on Mar 30, 1997 — 10,799 days ago. Watanabe had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Cruz Aug 1992Hernández Nov 1992Vázquez Mar 19970.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Steve Cruz and Yūji Watanabe ever fought each other?
Yes. Steve Cruz and Yūji Watanabe met once on August 10, 1992, and Yūji Watanabe won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

LAug 10, 1992 · Watanabe · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Watanabe?
Steve Cruz is 37-8 and Yūji Watanabe is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Steve Cruz has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cruz37–882.2%

Watanabe1–233.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Watanabe?
Steve Cruz has 19 knockout wins and Yūji Watanabe has 1. Steve Cruz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz1951.4%

Watanabe1

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Watanabe have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Steve Cruz and Yūji Watanabe have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Watanabe?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Steve Cruz and 3 bouts tracked for Yūji Watanabe. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz45bouts

Watanabe3bouts

How They Win ↓

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