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Antonio Vargas vs Daigo Higa — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Antonio Vargas

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Daigo Higa

Antonio Vargas (19-2-1) and Daigo Higa (21-4-3) 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.

Vargas

19

Wins11 KO · 58%

2

Losses

1

Draw23 tracked bouts

Higa

21

Wins19 KO · 90%

4

Losses

3

Draws28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Antonio Vargas and Daigo Higa have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Antonio Vargas and Daigo Higa have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met2025Jul 30Series
Antonio VargasFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
Daigo HigaFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Vargas 3 · Higa 4 of 7 measurable rows
VargasHiga
Record
19-2-1 (edge)21-4-3
Win %0–100%
88.6% (edge)
80.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
11
19 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
57.89%
90.48% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
58%
90% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
2.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
23
28

† 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+1″
Antonio Vargas: 5′5″ (edge)
Daigo Higa: 5′4″
Reach+2″
Antonio Vargas: 66″ (edge)
Daigo Higa: 64″
Age1 yr apart
Antonio Vargas: 30
Daigo Higa: 31
Stance
Antonio Vargas: Orthodox
Daigo Higa: Orthodox

Antonio Vargas left, Daigo Higa right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Antonio Vargas19 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

Antonio Vargas: 19 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (58%) and 8 on the cards (42%). Counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 58%8 on the cards 42%

Daigo Higa21 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Daigo Higa: 21 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (90%) and 2 on the cards (10%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 90%2 on the cards 10%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Antonio Vargas 23, Daigo Higa 28 — 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

Antonio Vargas has lost the most recent, to Jesse Rodriguez. Vargas last boxed on Jun 13, 2026 — 128 days ago.WWWDL

Márquez Oct 2023Rodriguez Feb 2024Guerrero Dec 2024Higa Jul 2025Rodriguez Jun 20262.5 tracked bouts per year

Daigo Higa has lost the most recent, to Riku Masuda. Higa last boxed on Jul 20, 2026 — 91 days ago.WLDDL

Kaikanha Dec 2023Takei Sep 2024Tsutsumi Feb 2025Vargas Jul 2025Masuda Jul 20262.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Antonio Vargas and Daigo Higa ever fought each other?
Yes. Antonio Vargas and Daigo Higa met once on July 30, 2025, and the bout was a draw by UD.
The meeting

DJul 30, 2025 · Draw · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Vargas or Higa?
Antonio Vargas is 19-2-1 and Daigo Higa is 21-4-3. Antonio Vargas has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Vargas19–2–188.6%

Higa21–4–380.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Vargas or Higa?
Antonio Vargas has 11 knockout wins and Daigo Higa has 19. Daigo Higa has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Vargas1157.9%

Higa1990.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Vargas and Higa have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Antonio Vargas and Daigo Higa have faced.
Who is bigger, Vargas or Higa?
Antonio Vargas is the taller fighter at 166 cm, 3 cm above the other. Antonio Vargas also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
Height · reach

Vargas166 cm168 cm reach

Higa163 cm163 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Vargas and Higa?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Antonio Vargas and 28 bouts tracked for Daigo Higa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Vargas23bouts

Higa28bouts

How They Win ↓

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