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Francisco Vargas Peláez vs Rod Salka — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Francisco Vargas Peláez

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Rod Salka

Francisco Vargas Peláez (27-5-2) and Rod Salka (24-6) 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.

Peláez

27

Wins19 KO · 70%

5

Losses

2

Draws34 tracked bouts

Salka

24

Wins4 KO · 17%

6

Losses

0

Draws30 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Peláez leads 1–0

Francisco Vargas Peláez and Rod Salka have met 1 time; Peláez leads 1–0.

Francisco Vargas Peláez and Rod Salka have met 1 time; Peláez leads 1–0.
Met2018Apr 12Series
Francisco Vargas PeláezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Rod SalkaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultRTDR61Meeting

The Numbers

Peláez 7 · Salka 0 of 7 measurable rows
PeláezSalka
Record
27-5-2 (edge)24-6
Win %0–100%
82.4% (edge)
80%
Wins by knockoutmax 19
19 (edge)
4
KO rate0–100%
70.37% (edge)
16.67%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
70% (edge)
17%
Times stopped†levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
34
30

† 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″
Francisco Vargas Peláez: 5′8″ (edge)
Rod Salka: 5′7″
Reach+3″
Francisco Vargas Peláez: 70″ (edge)
Rod Salka: 67″
Age2 yrs apart
Francisco Vargas Peláez: 41
Rod Salka: 43
Stance
Francisco Vargas Peláez: Orthodox
Rod Salka: Orthodox

Francisco Vargas Peláez left, Rod Salka right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Francisco Vargas Peláez27 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Francisco Vargas Peláez: 27 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (70%), 6 on the cards (22%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 70%6 on the cards 22%2 by another method or unrecorded 7%

Rod Salka24 wins · from 30 tracked bouts

Rod Salka: 24 tracked wins — 4 by KO/TKO (17%) and 20 on the cards (83%). Counted from 30 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

4 by KO/TKO 17%20 on the cards 83%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Francisco Vargas Peláez 34, Rod Salka 30 — 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

Francisco Vargas Peláez last boxed on Nov 18, 2022 — 1,438 days ago. Peláez had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Avilés Oct 2019Gamez Nov 2020Cruz Jun 2021Valenzuela Apr 2022Avila Nov 20222.7 tracked bouts per year

Rod Salka last boxed on Nov 2, 2019 — 2,550 days ago. Salka had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Dufek May 2016Savi Aug 2016Duran Sep 2017Peláez Apr 2018Saucedo Nov 20192.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Francisco Vargas Peláez and Rod Salka ever fought each other?
Yes. Francisco Vargas Peláez and Rod Salka met once on April 12, 2018, and Francisco Vargas Peláez won by RTD in round 6.
The meeting

WApr 12, 2018 · Peláez · RTD R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Peláez or Salka?
Francisco Vargas Peláez is 27-5-2 and Rod Salka is 24-6. Francisco Vargas Peláez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Peláez27–5–282.4%

Salka24–680%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Peláez or Salka?
Francisco Vargas Peláez has 19 knockout wins and Rod Salka has 4. Francisco Vargas Peláez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Peláez1970.4%

Salka416.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Peláez and Salka have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Francisco Vargas Peláez and Rod Salka have faced.
Who is bigger, Peláez or Salka?
Francisco Vargas Peláez is the taller fighter at 173 cm, 3 cm above the other. Francisco Vargas Peláez also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
Height · reach

Peláez173 cm178 cm reach

Salka170 cm171 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Peláez and Salka?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Francisco Vargas Peláez and 30 bouts tracked for Rod Salka. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Peláez34bouts

Salka30bouts

How They Win ↓

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