Have Fernando Vargas and Wilfredo Rivera ever fought each other?

Yes. Fernando Vargas and Wilfredo Rivera met once on May 5, 2001, and Fernando Vargas won by TKO in round 6.

Who has the better record, Vargas or Rivera?

Fernando Vargas is 26-5 and Wilfredo Rivera is 35-7-1. Fernando Vargas has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Vargas or Rivera?

Fernando Vargas has 22 knockout wins and Wilfredo Rivera has 21. Fernando Vargas has more.

Do Vargas and Rivera have any common opponents?

Fernando Vargas and Wilfredo Rivera share 2 common opponents: Shane Mosley and Oscar De La Hoya. Wilfredo Rivera fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Vargas or Rivera?

Wilfredo Rivera is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 2 cm above the other. Fernando Vargas also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Vargas and Rivera?

This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Fernando Vargas and 8 bouts tracked for Wilfredo Rivera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Fernando Vargas vs Wilfredo Rivera — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Wilfredo Rivera

Fernando Vargas (26-5) and Wilfredo Rivera (35-7-1) 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

Wins22 KO · 85%

Losses

Draws32 tracked bouts

Rivera

Wins21 KO · 60%

Losses

Draw8 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Vargas leads 1–0

Fernando Vargas and Wilfredo Rivera have met 1 time; Vargas leads 1–0.
Met	2001May 5	Series
Fernando VargasFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Wilfredo RiveraFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR6Vargas vs Rivera	1Meeting

Vargas vs Rivera · May 5, 2001

The Numbers

Vargas 6 · Rivera 1 of 7 measurable rows

VargasEdge = longer wingRivera

Record: 26-5 (edge)35-7-1
Win %0–100%: 83.9% (edge)
82.6%
Wins by knockoutmax 22: 22 (edge)
21
KO rate0–100%: 84.62% (edge)
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 85% (edge)
33%
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.6: 2.6 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 32: 32
8

† 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″; Wilfredo Rivera: 5′11″ (edge)
Reach+2″: Fernando Vargas: 74″ (edge); Wilfredo Rivera: 72″
Age9 yrs apart: Fernando Vargas: 48; Wilfredo Rivera: 57
Stance: Fernando Vargas: Orthodox; Wilfredo Rivera: Orthodox

Fernando Vargas left, Wilfredo Rivera 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

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

Wilfredo Rivera3 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Fernando Vargas 32, Wilfredo Rivera 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Rivera better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Wilfredo Rivera better on 1 · even on 1

VargasFernando Vargas

Opponent

RiveraWilfredo Rivera

Fernando Vargas
0–2 against
Loss, TKO 6
2006Jul 2006
Loss, TKO 10
2006Feb 2006
MosleyShane MosleyUnited States 49–10–1Rivera betterWilfredo Rivera better — 0–1 to 0–2
Wilfredo Rivera
Loss, KO
1999Sep 1999
Fernando Vargas
Loss, TKO 11
2002Sep 2002
HoyaOscar De La HoyaUnited States 39–6EvenEven — 0–1 both
Wilfredo Rivera
Loss, TKO 8
1997Dec 1997

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 — 6,330 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

Wilfredo Rivera last boxed on May 5, 2001 — 9,298 days ago. Rivera had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Bramble Mar 1997Hoya Dec 1997Palomino May 1998Mosley Sep 1999Vargas May 20011 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Fernando Vargas and Wilfredo Rivera ever fought each other?: Yes. Fernando Vargas and Wilfredo Rivera met once on May 5, 2001, and Fernando Vargas won by TKO in round 6.
Who has the better record, Vargas or Rivera?: Fernando Vargas is 26-5 and Wilfredo Rivera is 35-7-1. Fernando Vargas has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Vargas or Rivera?: Fernando Vargas has 22 knockout wins and Wilfredo Rivera has 21. Fernando Vargas has more.
Do Vargas and Rivera have any common opponents?: Fernando Vargas and Wilfredo Rivera share 2 common opponents: Shane Mosley and Oscar De La Hoya. Wilfredo Rivera fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Vargas or Rivera?: Wilfredo Rivera is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 2 cm above the other. Fernando Vargas also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Vargas and Rivera?: This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Fernando Vargas and 8 bouts tracked for Wilfredo Rivera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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