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Edgar Cardenas vs Miguel Barrera — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Edgar Cardenas

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Miguel Barrera

Edgar Cardenas (30-12-2) and Miguel Barrera (23-1-2) 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.

Cardenas

30

Wins16 KO · 53%

12

Losses

2

Draws44 tracked bouts

Barrera

23

Wins13 KO · 57%

1

Loss

2

Draws26 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Cardenas leads 1–0

Edgar Cardenas and Miguel Barrera have met 1 time; Cardenas leads 1–0.

Edgar Cardenas and Miguel Barrera have met 1 time; Cardenas leads 1–0.
Met2003May 31Series
Edgar CardenasFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Miguel BarreraFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR101Meeting

The Numbers

Cardenas 1 · Barrera 6 of 7 measurable rows
CardenasBarrera
Record
30-12-223-1-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
70.5%
92.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 16
16 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%
53.33%
56.52% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
53%
57% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 5.7
3.5
5.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44
44
26

† 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
Edgar Cardenas: 5′6″
Miguel Barrera: No height on file
Reachnot held
Edgar Cardenas: 70″
Miguel Barrera: No reach on file
Age5 yrs apart
Edgar Cardenas: 52
Miguel Barrera: 47
Stance
Edgar Cardenas: Orthodox
Miguel Barrera: Orthodox

Edgar Cardenas left, Miguel Barrera right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Edgar Cardenas30 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Edgar Cardenas: 30 tracked wins — 16 by KO/TKO (53%), 11 on the cards (37%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (10%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

16 by KO/TKO 53%11 on the cards 37%3 by another method or unrecorded 10%

Miguel Barrera23 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

Miguel Barrera: 23 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (57%) and 10 on the cards (43%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 57%10 on the cards 43%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Edgar Cardenas 44, Miguel Barrera 26 — 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

Edgar Cardenas last boxed on Mar 20, 2004 — 8,251 days ago. Cardenas had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Montiel Nov 2002Villalobos Feb 2003Barrera May 2003Torres Oct 2003Calderón Mar 20043.5 tracked bouts per year

Miguel Barrera last boxed on May 31, 2003 — 8,545 days ago. Barrera had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Edgar Cardenas.DWWWL

Leyva Sep 2001Rodriguez Jan 2002Leyva Aug 2002Leyva Mar 2003Cardenas May 20035.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Edgar Cardenas and Miguel Barrera ever fought each other?
Yes. Edgar Cardenas and Miguel Barrera met once on May 31, 2003, and Edgar Cardenas won by KO in round 10.
The meeting

WMay 31, 2003 · Cardenas · KO R10

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cardenas or Barrera?
Edgar Cardenas is 30-12-2 and Miguel Barrera is 23-1-2. Miguel Barrera has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Cardenas30–12–270.5%

Barrera23–1–292.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cardenas or Barrera?
Edgar Cardenas has 16 knockout wins and Miguel Barrera has 13. Edgar Cardenas has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cardenas1653.3%

Barrera1356.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cardenas and Barrera have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Edgar Cardenas and Miguel Barrera have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cardenas and Barrera?
This comparison is drawn from 44 bouts tracked for Edgar Cardenas and 26 bouts tracked for Miguel Barrera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cardenas44bouts

Barrera26bouts

How They Win ↓

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