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Fernando Vargas vs Javier Castillejo — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Fernando Vargas

🇪🇸SPAIN

Javier Castillejo

Fernando Vargas (26-5) and Javier Castillejo (62-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Vargas

26

Wins22 KO · 85%

5

Losses

0

Draws32 tracked bouts

Castillejo

62

Wins43 KO · 69%

8

Losses

1

Draw72 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Vargas leads 1–0

Fernando Vargas and Javier Castillejo have met 1 time; Vargas leads 1–0.

Fernando Vargas and Javier Castillejo have met 1 time; Vargas leads 1–0.
Met2005Aug 20Series
Fernando VargasFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Javier CastillejoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Vargas 2 · Castillejo 6 of 8 measurable rows
VargasCastillejo
Record
26-562-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
83.9%
88% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 43
22
43 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
84.62% (edge)
69.35%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
85% (edge)
69%
Times stopped†max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.5
2.6
3.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 72
32
72

† 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″
Fernando Vargas: 5′10″
Javier Castillejo: 5′11″ (edge)
Reach+4″
Fernando Vargas: 74″ (edge)
Javier Castillejo: 70″
Age10 yrs apart
Fernando Vargas: 48
Javier Castillejo: 58
Stance
Fernando Vargas: Orthodox
Javier Castillejo: Orthodox

Fernando Vargas left, Javier Castillejo right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Fernando Vargas26 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

Fernando Vargas: 26 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (85%) and 4 on the cards (15%). Counted from 32 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 85%4 on the cards 15%

Javier Castillejo62 wins · from 72 tracked bouts

Javier Castillejo: 62 tracked wins — 43 by KO/TKO (69%), 18 on the cards (29%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 72 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

43 by KO/TKO 69%18 on the cards 29%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Fernando Vargas 32, Javier Castillejo 72 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 2

Vargas

Opponent

Castillejo

  • Fernando Vargas

    Win, RTD 7

    2003

    MarshallEven

    Javier Castillejo

    Win, UD

    2000

  • Fernando Vargas

    Loss, TKO 11

    2002

    HoyaEven

    Javier Castillejo

    Loss, UD

    2001

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

Fernando Vargas last boxed on Jun 20, 2009 — 6,331 days ago. Vargas had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Castillejo Aug 2005Mosley Feb 2006Mosley Jul 2006Mayorga Nov 2007Orucuta Jun 20092.6 tracked bouts per year

Javier Castillejo last boxed on Apr 4, 2009 — 6,408 days ago. Castillejo had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Pablo Navascues.NCLWLD

Carrera Dec 2006Sturm Apr 2007Carrera Nov 2007Sylvester Apr 2008Navascues Apr 20093.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Fernando Vargas and Javier Castillejo ever fought each other?
Yes. Fernando Vargas and Javier Castillejo met once on August 20, 2005, and Fernando Vargas won by UD.
The meeting

WAug 20, 2005 · Vargas · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Vargas or Castillejo?
Fernando Vargas is 26-5 and Javier Castillejo is 62-8-1. Javier Castillejo has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Vargas26–583.9%

Castillejo62–8–188%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Vargas or Castillejo?
Fernando Vargas has 22 knockout wins and Javier Castillejo has 43. Javier Castillejo has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Vargas2284.6%

Castillejo4369.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Vargas and Castillejo have any common opponents?
Fernando Vargas and Javier Castillejo share 2 common opponents: Tony Marshall and Oscar De La Hoya. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Tony MarshallWW

Oscar De La HoyaLL

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Vargas or Castillejo?
Javier Castillejo is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 2 cm above the other. Fernando Vargas also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
Height · reach

Vargas178 cm188 cm reach

Castillejo180 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Vargas and Castillejo?
This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Fernando Vargas and 72 bouts tracked for Javier Castillejo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Vargas32bouts

Castillejo72bouts

How They Win ↓

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