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Fabián Maidana vs Francisco Mercado — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇦🇷WELTERWEIGHT

Fabián Maidana

Francisco Mercado

Fabián Maidana (24-4) and Francisco Mercado (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Maidana

24

Wins18 KO · 75%

4

Losses

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Mercado

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 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

Series level 1–1

Fabián Maidana and Francisco Mercado have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Fabián Maidana and Francisco Mercado have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met2021Dec 172025May 4Series
Fabián MaidanaFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Francisco MercadoFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultUDKOR22Meetings

The Numbers

Maidana 6 · Mercado 0 of 6 measurable rows
MaidanaMercado
Record†
24-4 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
85.7% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 18
18 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
75%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
71% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
28
3

† 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
Fabián Maidana: 5′9″
Francisco Mercado: No height on file
Reachnot held
Fabián Maidana: 72″
Francisco Mercado: No reach on file
Agenot held
Fabián Maidana: 34
Francisco Mercado: No date of birth
Stance
Fabián Maidana: Orthodox
Francisco Mercado: Not recorded

Fabián Maidana left, Francisco Mercado right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Fabián Maidana24 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Fabián Maidana: 24 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (71%) and 7 on the cards (29%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 71%7 on the cards 29%

Francisco Mercado1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Francisco Mercado: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Fabián Maidana 28, Francisco Mercado 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

Fabián Maidana has won two straight since losses to Mario Barrios and Rohan Polanco. Maidana last boxed on May 4, 2025 — 543 days ago.WLLWW

López Nov 2023Barrios May 2024Polanco May 2025Rubio May 2025Mercado May 20252.6 tracked bouts per year

Francisco Mercado has lost two straight, after one straight win. Mercado last boxed on May 4, 2025 — 543 days ago.WLL

Maidana Dec 2021Álvarez May 2022Maidana May 20250.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Fabián Maidana and Francisco Mercado ever fought each other?
Yes. Fabián Maidana and Francisco Mercado have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WMay 4, 2025 · Maidana · KO R2

LDec 17, 2021 · Mercado · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Maidana or Mercado?
Fabián Maidana is 24-4 and Francisco Mercado is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Fabián Maidana has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Maidana24–485.7%

Mercado1–233.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Maidana or Mercado?
Fabián Maidana has 18 knockout wins and Francisco Mercado has 0. Fabián Maidana has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Maidana1875%

Mercado0

The Numbers ↓
Do Maidana and Mercado have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Fabián Maidana and Francisco Mercado have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Maidana and Mercado?
This comparison is drawn from 28 bouts tracked for Fabián Maidana and 3 bouts tracked for Francisco Mercado. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Maidana28bouts

Mercado3bouts

How They Win ↓

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