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Antonio Vargas vs Emilio Rivera — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Antonio Vargas

Emilio Rivera

Antonio Vargas (19-2-1) and Emilio Rivera (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Rivera

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Vargas leads 1–0

Antonio Vargas and Emilio Rivera have met 1 time; Vargas leads 1–0.

Antonio Vargas and Emilio Rivera have met 1 time; Vargas leads 1–0.
Met2017Apr 21Series
Antonio VargasFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Emilio RiveraFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Vargas 3 · Rivera 1 of 4 measurable rows
VargasRivera
Record†
19-2-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
88.6% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 11
11 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
57.89%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
58%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.5—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 23
23
1

† 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
Antonio Vargas: 5′5″
Emilio Rivera: No height on file
Reachnot held
Antonio Vargas: 66″
Emilio Rivera: No reach on file
Agenot held
Antonio Vargas: 30
Emilio Rivera: No date of birth
Stance
Antonio Vargas: Orthodox
Emilio Rivera: Not recorded

Antonio Vargas left, Emilio Rivera 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%

Emilio Rivera0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Emilio Rivera: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Rivera yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Antonio Vargas 23, Emilio Rivera 1 — 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 — 129 days ago.WWWDL

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

Emilio Rivera last boxed on Apr 21, 2017 — 3,469 days ago. Rivera had lost the most recent, to Antonio Vargas.L

Vargas Apr 2017

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Antonio Vargas and Emilio Rivera ever fought each other?
Yes. Antonio Vargas and Emilio Rivera met once on April 21, 2017, and Antonio Vargas won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WApr 21, 2017 · Vargas · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Vargas or Rivera?
Antonio Vargas is 19-2-1 and Emilio Rivera is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Antonio Vargas has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Vargas19–2–188.6%

Rivera0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Vargas or Rivera?
Antonio Vargas has 11 knockout wins and Emilio Rivera has 0. Antonio Vargas has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Vargas1157.9%

Rivera0

The Numbers ↓
Do Vargas and Rivera have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Antonio Vargas and Emilio Rivera have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Vargas and Rivera?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Antonio Vargas and 1 bout tracked for Emilio Rivera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Vargas23bouts

Rivera1bout

How They Win ↓

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