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David Merchant (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Hilario Zapata (43-10-1) 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.

David Merchant vs Hilario Zapata — record, stats and common opponents compared

David Merchant

Tracked record

1–2

3 tracked bouts

🇵🇦PANAMA

Hilario Zapata

43–10–1

54 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

David Merchant leads 1–0

The Numbers

1-2
Record
43-10-1 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

33.3%
Win %
80.6% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
14 (edge)
KO rate
32.56%
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
33% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Times stopped
4

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
3 (edge)
1.1
Bouts per year
3.5 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

3
Bouts tracked
54

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′6″ (168 cm)
Reach
68″ (173 cm)
Age
68
Stance
Southpaw
Nationality
Panama

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

David Merchant · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
1

Hilario Zapata · 43 wins

KO/TKO
14
Decision
29
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (3 and 54 respectively), 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

David Merchant

LWL

L1 streak · last fought Apr 29, 1994

Hilario Zapata

LWWLW

L1 streak · last fought Feb 27, 1993

Common Questions

Have David Merchant and Hilario Zapata ever fought each other?
Yes. David Merchant and Hilario Zapata met once on September 19, 1992, and David Merchant won by TD in round 7.
Who has the better record, David Merchant or Hilario Zapata?
David Merchant is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Hilario Zapata is 43-10-1. Hilario Zapata has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, David Merchant or Hilario Zapata?
David Merchant has 0 knockout wins and Hilario Zapata has 14. Hilario Zapata has more.
Do David Merchant and Hilario Zapata have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both David Merchant and Hilario Zapata have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on David Merchant and Hilario Zapata?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for David Merchant and 54 bouts tracked for Hilario Zapata. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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