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.
Eladio Valdés (127-25-14) and 'Happy' Melvin Atherton (2-1 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
Eladio Valdés vs 'Happy' Melvin Atherton — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
'Happy' Melvin Atherton leads 2–1- 'Happy' Melvin Atherton wonValdés vs AthertonSep 23, 1930 · NWS
- Eladio Valdés wonValdés vs AthertonSep 17, 1929 · PTS
- 'Happy' Melvin Atherton wonValdés vs AthertonNov 5, 1926 · PTS
The Numbers
- 127-25-14 (edge)
- Record
- 2-1
- 80.7% (edge)
- Win %
- 66.7%
- 20 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 15.75%
- KO rate
- —
- 17% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 7
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 6.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.8
- 183
- Bouts tracked
- 3
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′3″ (161 cm)
- Height
- —
- 121
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Flyweight
- Division
- —
- Cuba
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEladio Valdés · 130 wins
KO/TKO
22
Decision
101
Other
7
'Happy' Melvin Atherton · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (183 and 3 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
Eladio Valdés
WDLWW
W1 streak · last fought Jan 1, 1931
'Happy' Melvin Atherton
WLW
W1 streak · last fought Sep 23, 1930
Common Questions
- Have Eladio Valdés and 'Happy' Melvin Atherton ever fought each other?
- Yes. Eladio Valdés and 'Happy' Melvin Atherton have met 3 times and 'Happy' Melvin Atherton leads the series 2-1.
- Who has the better record, Eladio Valdés or 'Happy' Melvin Atherton?
- Eladio Valdés is 127-25-14 and 'Happy' Melvin Atherton is 2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eladio Valdés has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Eladio Valdés or 'Happy' Melvin Atherton?
- Eladio Valdés has 20 knockout wins and 'Happy' Melvin Atherton has 0. Eladio Valdés has more.
- Do Eladio Valdés and 'Happy' Melvin Atherton have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eladio Valdés and 'Happy' Melvin Atherton have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Eladio Valdés and 'Happy' Melvin Atherton?
- This comparison is drawn from 183 bouts tracked for Eladio Valdés and 3 bouts tracked for 'Happy' Melvin Atherton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.