Have Ernesto Mercado and José Pedraza ever fought each other?

Yes. Ernesto Mercado and José Pedraza met once on January 25, 2025, and Ernesto Mercado won by TKO in round 4.

Who has the better record, Mercado or Pedraza?

Ernesto Mercado is 19-0 and José Pedraza is 29-7-1. Ernesto Mercado has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Mercado or Pedraza?

Ernesto Mercado has 18 knockout wins and José Pedraza has 14. Ernesto Mercado has more.

Do Mercado and Pedraza have any common opponents?

Ernesto Mercado and José Pedraza share 1 common opponent: Antonio Moran. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Mercado or Pedraza?

Ernesto Mercado is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 4 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mercado and Pedraza?

This comparison is drawn from 19 bouts tracked for Ernesto Mercado and 38 bouts tracked for José Pedraza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ernesto Mercado vs José Pedraza — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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José Pedraza

Ernesto Mercado (19-0) and José Pedraza (29-7-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Mercado

Wins18 KO · 95%

Losses

Draws19 tracked bouts

Pedraza

Wins14 KO · 48%

Losses

Draw38 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Mercado leads 1–0

Ernesto Mercado and José Pedraza have met 1 time; Mercado leads 1–0.
Met	2025Jan 25	Series
Ernesto MercadoFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
José PedrazaFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR4Mercado vs Pedraza	1Meeting

Mercado vs Pedraza · Jan 25, 2025

The Numbers

Mercado 7 · Pedraza 1 of 8 measurable rows

MercadoEdge = longer wingPedraza

Record: 19-0 (edge)29-7-1
Win %0–100%: 100% (edge)
79.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 18: 18 (edge)
14
KO rate0–100%: 94.74% (edge)
48.28%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 95% (edge)
47%
Times stopped^†max 3: 0 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 3: 0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.6: 3.6 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 38: 19
38

† 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

Height+1″: Ernesto Mercado: 5′10″ (edge); José Pedraza: 5′9″
Reachnot held: Ernesto Mercado: No reach on file; José Pedraza: 70″
Age13 yrs apart: Ernesto Mercado: 24; José Pedraza: 37
Stance: Ernesto Mercado: Orthodox; José Pedraza: Ambidextrous

Ernesto Mercado left, José Pedraza right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Ernesto Mercado19 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

18 by KO/TKO 95%1 on the cards 5%

José Pedraza30 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

14 by KO/TKO 47%16 on the cards 53%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernesto Mercado 19, José Pedraza 38 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

MercadoErnesto Mercado

Opponent

PedrazaJosé Pedraza

Ernesto Mercado
Win, KO 6
2025Dec 2025
MoranAntonio MoranSuper LightweightEvenEven — 1–0 both
José Pedraza
Win, UD
2018Jun 2018

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ernesto Mercado has won 19 straight, the most recent against Juan Carlos Burgos. Mercado last boxed on Jun 19, 2026 — 124 days ago.WWWWW

Berrio Apr 2024Sarmiento Jul 2024Pedraza Jan 2025Moran Dec 2025Burgos Jun 20263.6 tracked bouts per year

José Pedraza has lost three straight. Pedraza last boxed on Jan 25, 2025 — 634 days ago.LDLLL

Ramírez Mar 2022Commey Aug 2022Jr. Feb 2023Davis Feb 2024Mercado Jan 20252.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Ernesto Mercado and José Pedraza ever fought each other?: Yes. Ernesto Mercado and José Pedraza met once on January 25, 2025, and Ernesto Mercado won by TKO in round 4.
Who has the better record, Mercado or Pedraza?: Ernesto Mercado is 19-0 and José Pedraza is 29-7-1. Ernesto Mercado has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Mercado or Pedraza?: Ernesto Mercado has 18 knockout wins and José Pedraza has 14. Ernesto Mercado has more.
Do Mercado and Pedraza have any common opponents?: Ernesto Mercado and José Pedraza share 1 common opponent: Antonio Moran. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Mercado or Pedraza?: Ernesto Mercado is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 4 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mercado and Pedraza?: This comparison is drawn from 19 bouts tracked for Ernesto Mercado and 38 bouts tracked for José Pedraza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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