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

🇲🇽MEXICO

Erik Morales

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Fernando Orlando Velárdez

Erik Morales (52-9) 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

52

Wins36 KO · 69%

9

Losses

0

Draws61 tracked bouts

Velárdez

26

Wins8 KO · 31%

5

Losses

1

Draw3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Morales leads 1–0

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

Erik Morales and Fernando Orlando Velárdez have met 1 time; Morales leads 1–0.
Met2003May 3Series
Erik MoralesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Fernando Orlando VelárdezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Morales 7 · Velárdez 1 of 8 measurable rows
MoralesVelárdez
Record
52-9 (edge)26-5-1
Win %0–100%
85.2% (edge)
82.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 36
36 (edge)
8
KO rate0–100%
69.23% (edge)
30.77%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
69% (edge)
50%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 8
8 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 61
61
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

Heightnot held
Erik Morales: 5′8″
Fernando Orlando Velárdez: No height on file
Reach+2″
Erik Morales: 72″ (edge)
Fernando Orlando Velárdez: 70″
Age5 yrs apart
Erik Morales: 50
Fernando Orlando Velárdez: 45
Stance
Erik Morales: Orthodox
Fernando Orlando Velárdez: Orthodox

Erik 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
Erik Morales52 wins · from 61 tracked bouts

Erik Morales: 52 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (69%) and 16 on the cards (31%). Counted from 61 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 69%16 on the cards 31%

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 — Erik Morales 61, 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

Erik Morales last boxed on Oct 20, 2012 — 5,125 days ago. Morales had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Lorenzo Dec 2010Maidana Apr 2011Cano Sep 2011García Mar 2012García Oct 20123.1 tracked bouts per year

Fernando Orlando Velárdez last boxed on May 3, 2003 — 8,583 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 Erik Morales and Fernando Orlando Velárdez ever fought each other?
Yes. Erik Morales and Fernando Orlando Velárdez met once on May 3, 2003, and Erik Morales won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WMay 3, 2003 · Morales · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Morales or Velárdez?
Erik Morales is 52-9 and Fernando Orlando Velárdez is 26-5-1. Erik Morales has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Morales52–985.2%

Velárdez26–5–182.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Morales or Velárdez?
Erik Morales has 36 knockout wins and Fernando Orlando Velárdez has 8. Erik Morales has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Morales3669.2%

Velárdez830.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Morales and Velárdez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Erik 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 61 bouts tracked for Erik Morales and 3 bouts tracked for Fernando Orlando Velárdez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Morales61bouts

Velárdez3bouts

How They Win ↓

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