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Fidel Maldonado vs Michel Rivera — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Fidel Maldonado

🇩🇴DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Michel Rivera

Fidel Maldonado (27-5-1) and Michel Rivera (27-1) 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.

Maldonado

27

Wins19 KO · 70%

5

Losses

1

Draw6 tracked bouts

Rivera

27

Wins14 KO · 52%

1

Loss

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Rivera leads 1–0

Fidel Maldonado and Michel Rivera have met 1 time; Rivera leads 1–0.

Fidel Maldonado and Michel Rivera have met 1 time; Rivera leads 1–0.
Met2020Feb 1Series
Fidel MaldonadoFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Michel RiveraFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Maldonado 2 · Rivera 5 of 7 measurable rows
MaldonadoRivera
Record
27-5-127-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
83.3%
96.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
14
KO rate0–100%
70.37% (edge)
51.85%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
50%
52% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3
1
3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
6
28

† 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″
Fidel Maldonado: 5′9″ (edge)
Michel Rivera: 5′8″
ReachLevel
Fidel Maldonado: 71″
Michel Rivera: 71″
Age7 yrs apart
Fidel Maldonado: 35
Michel Rivera: 28
Stance
Fidel Maldonado: Southpaw
Michel Rivera: Orthodox

Fidel Maldonado left, Michel 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
Fidel Maldonado2 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Fidel Maldonado: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Michel Rivera27 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Michel Rivera: 27 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (52%) and 13 on the cards (48%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 52%13 on the cards 48%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Fidel Maldonado 6, Michel Rivera 28 — 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

Fidel Maldonado last boxed on Feb 1, 2020 — 2,453 days ago. Maldonado had lost two straight, after one straight win.LDWLL

Imam Jan 2015Hovhannisyan May 2016Cano Jun 2017Barroso Oct 2017Rivera Feb 20201 tracked bouts per year

Michel Rivera has won three straight since losing a decision to Frank Martin. Rivera last boxed on Sep 12, 2025 — 403 days ago.WLWWW

Perez Oct 2022Martin Dec 2022Lipinets Nov 2023Roldan Jul 2024Alonso Sep 20253 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Fidel Maldonado and Michel Rivera ever fought each other?
Yes. Fidel Maldonado and Michel Rivera met once on February 1, 2020, and Michel Rivera won by TKO.
The meeting

LFeb 1, 2020 · Rivera · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Maldonado or Rivera?
Fidel Maldonado is 27-5-1 and Michel Rivera is 27-1. Michel Rivera has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Maldonado27–5–183.3%

Rivera27–196.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Maldonado or Rivera?
Fidel Maldonado has 19 knockout wins and Michel Rivera has 14. Fidel Maldonado has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Maldonado1970.4%

Rivera1451.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Maldonado and Rivera have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Fidel Maldonado and Michel Rivera have faced.
Who is bigger, Maldonado or Rivera?
Fidel Maldonado is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Maldonado175 cm180 cm reach

Rivera173 cm180 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Maldonado and Rivera?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Fidel Maldonado and 28 bouts tracked for Michel Rivera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Maldonado6bouts

Rivera28bouts

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