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Elwin Soto vs Hekkie Budler — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

Elwin Soto

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Hekkie Budler

Elwin Soto (21-3) and Hekkie Budler (35-5) 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.

Soto

21

Wins13 KO · 62%

3

Losses

0

Draws26 tracked bouts

Budler

35

Wins11 KO · 31%

5

Losses

0

Draws40 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Budler leads 1–0

Elwin Soto and Hekkie Budler have met 1 time; Budler leads 1–0.

Elwin Soto and Hekkie Budler have met 1 time; Budler leads 1–0.
Met2022Jun 25Series
Elwin SotoFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Hekkie BudlerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Soto 5 · Budler 0 of 5 measurable rows
SotoBudler
Record
21-335-5
Win %level0–100%
87.5%
87.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 13
13 (edge)
11
KO rate0–100%
61.9% (edge)
31.43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
62% (edge)
31%
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
26
40

† 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

HeightLevel
Elwin Soto: 5′3″
Hekkie Budler: 5′3″
Reachnot held
Elwin Soto: No reach on file
Hekkie Budler: 65″
Age9 yrs apart
Elwin Soto: 29
Hekkie Budler: 38
Stance
Elwin Soto: Orthodox
Hekkie Budler: Orthodox

Elwin Soto left, Hekkie Budler right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Elwin Soto21 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

Elwin Soto: 21 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (62%) and 8 on the cards (38%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 62%8 on the cards 38%

Hekkie Budler35 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Hekkie Budler: 35 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (31%) and 24 on the cards (69%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 31%24 on the cards 69%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elwin Soto 26, Hekkie Budler 40 — 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

Elwin Soto has lost the most recent, to Erik Badillo. Soto last boxed on Nov 29, 2025 — 322 days ago.LWWDL

Budler Jun 2022Mosinos May 2023Armenta Nov 2023Caro Nov 2024Badillo Nov 20252.9 tracked bouts per year

Hekkie Budler last boxed on Sep 18, 2023 — 1,125 days ago. Budler had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Ken Shiro.LWWWL

Kyoguchi Dec 2018Almacen May 2021Soto Jun 2022Sengprakhon May 2023Shiro Sep 20232.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elwin Soto and Hekkie Budler ever fought each other?
Yes. Elwin Soto and Hekkie Budler met once on June 25, 2022, and Hekkie Budler won by UD.
The meeting

LJun 25, 2022 · Budler · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Soto or Budler?
Elwin Soto is 21-3 and Hekkie Budler is 35-5. The two are level on win percentage.
Records · win %

Soto21–387.5%

Budler35–587.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Soto or Budler?
Elwin Soto has 13 knockout wins and Hekkie Budler has 11. Elwin Soto has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Soto1361.9%

Budler1131.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Soto and Budler have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Elwin Soto and Hekkie Budler have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Soto and Budler?
This comparison is drawn from 26 bouts tracked for Elwin Soto and 40 bouts tracked for Hekkie Budler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Soto26bouts

Budler40bouts

How They Win ↓

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