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Brian Mendoza vs Joel Vargas — record, stats and common opponents compared

SUPER WELTERWEIGHT

Brian Mendoza

Joel Vargas

Brian Mendoza (23-5) and Joel Vargas (0-2 across 2 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.

Mendoza

23

Wins16 KO · 70%

5

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Vargas

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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

Mendoza leads 1–0

Brian Mendoza and Joel Vargas have met 1 time; Mendoza leads 1–0.

Brian Mendoza and Joel Vargas have met 1 time; Mendoza leads 1–0.
Met2016Feb 6Series
Brian MendozaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Joel VargasFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Mendoza 6 · Vargas 0 of 6 measurable rows
MendozaVargas
Record†
23-5 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
82.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 16
16 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
69.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
74%—
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
28
2

† 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
Brian Mendoza: 5′10″
Joel Vargas: No height on file
Reachnot held
Brian Mendoza: 70″
Joel Vargas: No reach on file
Agenot held
Brian Mendoza: 32
Joel Vargas: No date of birth
Stance
Brian Mendoza: Orthodox
Joel Vargas: Not recorded

Brian Mendoza left, Joel Vargas right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Brian Mendoza23 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Brian Mendoza: 23 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (74%) and 6 on the cards (26%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 74%6 on the cards 26%

Joel Vargas0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Joel Vargas: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Vargas yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Mendoza 28, Joel Vargas 2 — 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

Brian Mendoza had won one in a row before losing a decision to Yoenis Tellez. Mendoza last boxed on Mar 28, 2026 — 208 days ago.WLLWL

Fundora Apr 2023Tszyu Oct 2023Bohachuk Mar 2024Rojas Jul 2025Tellez Mar 20262.4 tracked bouts per year

Joel Vargas last boxed on Feb 6, 2016 — 3,911 days ago. Vargas had lost two straight.LL

Zewski Mar 2012Mendoza Feb 20160.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Mendoza and Joel Vargas ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Mendoza and Joel Vargas met once on February 6, 2016, and Brian Mendoza won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WFeb 6, 2016 · Mendoza · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mendoza or Vargas?
Brian Mendoza is 23-5 and Joel Vargas is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Brian Mendoza has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Mendoza23–582.1%

Vargas0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mendoza or Vargas?
Brian Mendoza has 16 knockout wins and Joel Vargas has 0. Brian Mendoza has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mendoza1669.6%

Vargas0

The Numbers ↓
Do Mendoza and Vargas have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Brian Mendoza and Joel Vargas have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mendoza and Vargas?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Brian Mendoza and 2 bouts tracked for Joel Vargas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mendoza28bouts

Vargas2bouts

How They Win ↓

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