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David Melendez vs Rodrigo Valdez — record, stats and common opponents compared

David Melendez

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Rodrigo Valdez

David Melendez (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Rodrigo Valdez (63-8-2) 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.

Melendez

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Valdez

63

Wins43 KO · 68%

8

Losses

2

Draws73 tracked bouts

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

Valdez leads 1–0

David Melendez and Rodrigo Valdez have met 1 time; Valdez leads 1–0.

David Melendez and Rodrigo Valdez have met 1 time; Valdez leads 1–0.
Met1969Sep 17Series
David MelendezFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Rodrigo ValdezFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Melendez 0 · Valdez 6 of 6 measurable rows
MelendezValdez
Record†
0-363-8-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
87.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 43
0
43 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—68.25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—68%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 4.3
0.9
4.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 73
3
73

† 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
David Melendez: No height on file
Rodrigo Valdez: 5′8″
Reachnot held
David Melendez: No reach on file
Rodrigo Valdez: 70″
Agenot held
David Melendez: No date of birth
Rodrigo Valdez: Died aged 70
Stance
David Melendez: Not recorded
Rodrigo Valdez: Orthodox

David Melendez left, Rodrigo Valdez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
David Melendez0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

David Melendez: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Melendez yet.

Rodrigo Valdez63 wins · from 73 tracked bouts

Rodrigo Valdez: 63 tracked wins — 43 by KO/TKO (68%) and 20 on the cards (32%). Counted from 73 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

43 by KO/TKO 68%20 on the cards 32%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — David Melendez 3, Rodrigo Valdez 73 — 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

David Melendez last boxed on Dec 5, 1972 — 19,681 days ago. Melendez had lost three straight.LLL

Valdez Sep 1969Nápoles Jul 1971Stracey Dec 19720.9 tracked bouts per year

Rodrigo Valdez has won two straight since losing a decision to Hugo Corro. Valdez last boxed on Nov 28, 1980.LWLWW

Corro Apr 1978Pennington Sep 1978Corro Nov 1978Hayward May 1980Almonte Nov 19804.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have David Melendez and Rodrigo Valdez ever fought each other?
Yes. David Melendez and Rodrigo Valdez met once on September 17, 1969, and Rodrigo Valdez won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

LSep 17, 1969 · Valdez · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Melendez or Valdez?
David Melendez is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Rodrigo Valdez is 63-8-2. Rodrigo Valdez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Melendez0–30%

Valdez63–8–287.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Melendez or Valdez?
David Melendez has 0 knockout wins and Rodrigo Valdez has 43. Rodrigo Valdez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Melendez0

Valdez4368.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Melendez and Valdez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Melendez and Rodrigo Valdez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Melendez and Valdez?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for David Melendez and 73 bouts tracked for Rodrigo Valdez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Melendez3bouts

Valdez73bouts

How They Win ↓

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