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Fernando Vargas vs Kevin Payne — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Fernando Vargas

Kevin Payne

Fernando Vargas (26-5) and Kevin Payne (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Vargas

26

Wins22 KO · 85%

5

Losses

0

Draws32 tracked bouts

Payne

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Vargas leads 1–0

Fernando Vargas and Kevin Payne have met 1 time; Vargas leads 1–0.

Fernando Vargas and Kevin Payne have met 1 time; Vargas leads 1–0.
Met1997Aug 19Series
Fernando VargasFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Kevin PayneFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Vargas 3 · Payne 1 of 4 measurable rows
VargasPayne
Record†
26-5 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
83.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
84.62%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
85%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.6—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 32
32
1

† 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
Fernando Vargas: 5′10″
Kevin Payne: No height on file
Reachnot held
Fernando Vargas: 74″
Kevin Payne: No reach on file
Agenot held
Fernando Vargas: 48
Kevin Payne: No date of birth
Stance
Fernando Vargas: Orthodox
Kevin Payne: Not recorded

Fernando Vargas left, Kevin Payne 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%

Kevin Payne0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Kevin Payne: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Payne yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Fernando Vargas 32, Kevin Payne 1 — 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

Fernando Vargas last boxed on Jun 20, 2009 — 6,332 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

Kevin Payne last boxed on Aug 19, 1997 — 10,655 days ago. Payne had lost the most recent, to Fernando Vargas.L

Vargas Aug 1997

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Fernando Vargas and Kevin Payne ever fought each other?
Yes. Fernando Vargas and Kevin Payne met once on August 19, 1997, and Fernando Vargas won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WAug 19, 1997 · Vargas · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Vargas or Payne?
Fernando Vargas is 26-5 and Kevin Payne is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Fernando Vargas has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Vargas26–583.9%

Payne0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Vargas or Payne?
Fernando Vargas has 22 knockout wins and Kevin Payne has 0. Fernando Vargas has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Vargas2284.6%

Payne0

The Numbers ↓
Do Vargas and Payne have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Fernando Vargas and Kevin Payne have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Vargas and Payne?
This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Fernando Vargas and 1 bout tracked for Kevin Payne. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Vargas32bouts

Payne1bout

How They Win ↓

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