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Carlos Palomino vs Wilfredo Rivera — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carlos Palomino

🇵🇷PUERTO RICO

Wilfredo Rivera

Carlos Palomino (31-4-3) and Wilfredo Rivera (35-7-1) 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.

Palomino

31

Wins19 KO · 61%

4

Losses

3

Draws38 tracked bouts

Rivera

35

Wins21 KO · 60%

7

Losses

1

Draw8 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Rivera leads 1–0

Carlos Palomino and Wilfredo Rivera have met 1 time; Rivera leads 1–0.

Carlos Palomino and Wilfredo Rivera have met 1 time; Rivera leads 1–0.
Met1998May 30Series
Carlos PalominoFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Wilfredo RiveraFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Palomino 7 · Rivera 1 of 8 measurable rows
PalominoRivera
Record
31-4-3 (edge)35-7-1
Win %0–100%
85.5% (edge)
82.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
19
21 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
61.29% (edge)
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
61% (edge)
33%
Times stopped†max 3
0 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 1.5
1.5 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38
38
8

† 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+2″
Carlos Palomino: 5′9″
Wilfredo Rivera: 5′11″ (edge)
Reach+1″
Carlos Palomino: 71″
Wilfredo Rivera: 72″ (edge)
Age20 yrs apart
Carlos Palomino: 77
Wilfredo Rivera: 57
Stance
Carlos Palomino: Orthodox
Wilfredo Rivera: Orthodox

Carlos Palomino left, Wilfredo 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
Carlos Palomino31 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Carlos Palomino: 31 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (61%) and 12 on the cards (39%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 61%12 on the cards 39%

Wilfredo Rivera3 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Wilfredo Rivera: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carlos Palomino 38, Wilfredo Rivera 8 — 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

Carlos Palomino last boxed on May 30, 1998 — 10,373 days ago. Palomino had won four in a row before losing a decision to Wilfredo Rivera.WWWWL

Diaz Jan 1997Garst May 1997Arredondo Jun 1997Vazquez Oct 1997Rivera May 19981.5 tracked bouts per year

Wilfredo Rivera last boxed on May 5, 2001 — 9,302 days ago. Rivera had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Bramble Mar 1997Hoya Dec 1997Palomino May 1998Mosley Sep 1999Vargas May 20011 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carlos Palomino and Wilfredo Rivera ever fought each other?
Yes. Carlos Palomino and Wilfredo Rivera met once on May 30, 1998, and Wilfredo Rivera won by UD.
The meeting

LMay 30, 1998 · Rivera · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Palomino or Rivera?
Carlos Palomino is 31-4-3 and Wilfredo Rivera is 35-7-1. Carlos Palomino has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Palomino31–4–385.5%

Rivera35–7–182.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Palomino or Rivera?
Carlos Palomino has 19 knockout wins and Wilfredo Rivera has 21. Wilfredo Rivera has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Palomino1961.3%

Rivera2160%

The Numbers ↓
Do Palomino and Rivera have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Carlos Palomino and Wilfredo Rivera have faced.
Who is bigger, Palomino or Rivera?
Wilfredo Rivera is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 5 cm above the other. Wilfredo Rivera also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
Height · reach

Palomino175 cm180 cm reach

Rivera180 cm183 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Palomino and Rivera?
This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for Carlos Palomino and 8 bouts tracked for Wilfredo Rivera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Palomino38bouts

Rivera8bouts

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