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Bernardo Mercado vs Wesley Watson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bernardo Mercado

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Wesley Watson

Bernardo Mercado (33-5) and Wesley Watson (17-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Mercado

33

Wins28 KO · 85%

5

Losses

0

Draws38 tracked bouts

Watson

17

Wins13 KO · 76%

3

Losses

0

Draws20 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Mercado leads 1–0

Bernardo Mercado and Wesley Watson have met 1 time; Mercado leads 1–0.

Bernardo Mercado and Wesley Watson have met 1 time; Mercado leads 1–0.
Met1988Aug 13Series
Bernardo MercadoFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Wesley WatsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Mercado 6 · Watson 1 of 7 measurable rows
MercadoWatson
Record
33-5 (edge)17-3
Win %0–100%
86.8% (edge)
85%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%
84.85% (edge)
76.47%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
85% (edge)
76%
Times stopped†max 4
4
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38
38
20

† 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+8″
Bernardo Mercado: 6′4″ (edge)
Wesley Watson: 5′8″
Agenot comparable
Bernardo Mercado: Died aged 69
Wesley Watson: 64
Stance
Bernardo Mercado: Orthodox
Wesley Watson: Not recorded

Bernardo Mercado left, Wesley Watson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bernardo Mercado33 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Bernardo Mercado: 33 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (85%) and 5 on the cards (15%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 85%5 on the cards 15%

Wesley Watson17 wins · from 20 tracked bouts

Wesley Watson: 17 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (76%) and 4 on the cards (24%). Counted from 20 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 76%4 on the cards 24%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bernardo Mercado 38, Wesley Watson 20 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Mercado

Opponent

Watson

  • Bernardo Mercado

    Win, KO

    1988

    SmithEven

    Wesley Watson

    Win, PTS

    1987

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bernardo Mercado had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Jimmy Thunder. Mercado last boxed on Dec 8, 1989.WWWWL

Gonzalez Nov 1986Nelson May 1988Smith Aug 1988Watson Aug 1988Thunder Dec 19892.7 tracked bouts per year

Wesley Watson last boxed on Apr 16, 1996 — 11,144 days ago. Watson had won two straight since losses to Michael Dokes and Ray Mercer.WLLWW

Green Jun 1989Dokes Aug 1989Mercer Jan 1990Campudani Dec 1995Hall Apr 19962.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bernardo Mercado and Wesley Watson ever fought each other?
Yes. Bernardo Mercado and Wesley Watson met once on August 13, 1988, and Bernardo Mercado won by TKO.
The meeting

WAug 13, 1988 · Mercado · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mercado or Watson?
Bernardo Mercado is 33-5 and Wesley Watson is 17-3. Bernardo Mercado has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Mercado33–586.8%

Watson17–385%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mercado or Watson?
Bernardo Mercado has 28 knockout wins and Wesley Watson has 13. Bernardo Mercado has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mercado2884.9%

Watson1376.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Mercado and Watson have any common opponents?
Bernardo Mercado and Wesley Watson share 1 common opponent: Wesley Smith. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Wesley SmithWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Mercado or Watson?
Bernardo Mercado is the taller fighter at 193 cm, 20 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Mercado193 cm

Watson173 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mercado and Watson?
This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for Bernardo Mercado and 20 bouts tracked for Wesley Watson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mercado38bouts

Watson20bouts

How They Win ↓

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