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Diego Morales vs Fernando Orlando Velárdez — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Diego Morales

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Fernando Orlando Velárdez

Diego Morales (37-2) and Fernando Orlando Velárdez (26-5-1) 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.

Morales

37

Wins27 KO · 73%

2

Losses

0

Draws39 tracked bouts

Velárdez

26

Wins8 KO · 31%

5

Losses

1

Draw3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Velárdez leads 1–0

Diego Morales and Fernando Orlando Velárdez have met 1 time; Velárdez leads 1–0.

Diego Morales and Fernando Orlando Velárdez have met 1 time; Velárdez leads 1–0.
Met2002Apr 5Series
Diego MoralesFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Fernando Orlando VelárdezFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultDQR91Meeting

The Numbers

Morales 8 · Velárdez 0 of 8 measurable rows
MoralesVelárdez
Record
37-2 (edge)26-5-1
Win %0–100%
94.9% (edge)
82.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
8
KO rate0–100%
72.97% (edge)
30.77%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73% (edge)
50%
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
39
3

† 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

Reachnot held
Diego Morales: No reach on file
Fernando Orlando Velárdez: 70″
Age1 yr apart
Diego Morales: 46
Fernando Orlando Velárdez: 45
Stance
Diego Morales: Southpaw
Fernando Orlando Velárdez: Orthodox

Diego Morales left, Fernando Orlando Velárdez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Diego Morales37 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

Diego Morales: 37 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (73%), 9 on the cards (24%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 73%9 on the cards 24%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Fernando Orlando Velárdez2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Fernando Orlando Velárdez: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Diego Morales 39, Fernando Orlando Velárdez 3 — 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

Diego Morales last boxed on Aug 10, 2007 — 7,019 days ago. Morales had won ten straight, the most recent against Guadalupe Arce.WWWWW

Payne Sep 2004Muro Nov 2004Ontiveros Apr 2005Martinez Oct 2005Arce Aug 20073.6 tracked bouts per year

Fernando Orlando Velárdez last boxed on May 3, 2003 — 8,579 days ago. Velárdez had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Erik Morales.WWL

Salud May 2001Morales Apr 2002Morales May 20031.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Diego Morales and Fernando Orlando Velárdez ever fought each other?
Yes. Diego Morales and Fernando Orlando Velárdez met once on April 5, 2002, and Fernando Orlando Velárdez won by DQ in round 9.
The meeting

LApr 5, 2002 · Velárdez · DQ R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Morales or Velárdez?
Diego Morales is 37-2 and Fernando Orlando Velárdez is 26-5-1. Diego Morales has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Morales37–294.9%

Velárdez26–5–182.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Morales or Velárdez?
Diego Morales has 27 knockout wins and Fernando Orlando Velárdez has 8. Diego Morales has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Morales2773%

Velárdez830.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Morales and Velárdez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Diego Morales and Fernando Orlando Velárdez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Morales and Velárdez?
This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for Diego Morales and 3 bouts tracked for Fernando Orlando Velárdez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Morales39bouts

Velárdez3bouts

How They Win ↓

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