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Ernesto Mercado vs Xolisani Ndongeni — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ernesto Mercado

SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT

Xolisani Ndongeni

Ernesto Mercado (19-0) and Xolisani Ndongeni (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) 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.

Mercado

19

Wins18 KO · 95%

0

Losses

0

Draws19 tracked bouts

Ndongeni

Tracked record

2–5

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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.

Head to Head

Mercado leads 1–0

Ernesto Mercado and Xolisani Ndongeni have met 1 time; Mercado leads 1–0.

Ernesto Mercado and Xolisani Ndongeni have met 1 time; Mercado leads 1–0.
Met2023Jul 8Series
Ernesto MercadoFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Xolisani NdongeniFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Mercado 6 · Ndongeni 0 of 6 measurable rows
MercadoNdongeni
Record†
19-0 (edge)2-5
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
28.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 18
18 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
94.74%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
95% (edge)
50%
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 19
19
7

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
Ernesto Mercado: 5′10″
Xolisani Ndongeni: No height on file
Agenot held
Ernesto Mercado: 24
Xolisani Ndongeni: No date of birth
Stance
Ernesto Mercado: Orthodox
Xolisani Ndongeni: Not recorded

Ernesto Mercado left, Xolisani Ndongeni 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

Ernesto Mercado: 19 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (95%) and 1 on the cards (5%). Counted from 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Xolisani Ndongeni2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Xolisani Ndongeni: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernesto Mercado 19, Xolisani Ndongeni 7 — 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

Ernesto Mercado has won 19 straight, the most recent against Juan Carlos Burgos. Mercado last boxed on Jun 19, 2026 — 128 days ago.WWWWW

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

Xolisani Ndongeni has lost four straight, after one straight win. Ndongeni last boxed on Nov 13, 2025 — 346 days ago.WLLLL

Ruawaiking Nov 2022Mercado Jul 2023Jr. Jan 2024Muratalla Mar 2024Orobio Nov 20250.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ernesto Mercado and Xolisani Ndongeni ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernesto Mercado and Xolisani Ndongeni met once on July 8, 2023, and Ernesto Mercado won by UD.
The meeting

WJul 8, 2023 · Mercado · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mercado or Ndongeni?
Ernesto Mercado is 19-0 and Xolisani Ndongeni is 2-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ernesto Mercado has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Mercado19–0100%

Ndongeni2–528.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mercado or Ndongeni?
Ernesto Mercado has 18 knockout wins and Xolisani Ndongeni has 1. Ernesto Mercado has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mercado1894.7%

Ndongeni1

The Numbers ↓
Do Mercado and Ndongeni have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernesto Mercado and Xolisani Ndongeni have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mercado and Ndongeni?
This comparison is drawn from 19 bouts tracked for Ernesto Mercado and 7 bouts tracked for Xolisani Ndongeni. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mercado19bouts

Ndongeni7bouts

How They Win ↓

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