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Ismael Laguna vs Victor Melendez — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇵🇦LIGHTWEIGHT

Ismael Laguna

Victor Melendez

Ismael Laguna (65-9-1) and Victor Melendez (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) 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.

Laguna

65

Wins37 KO · 57%

9

Losses

1

Draw75 tracked bouts

Melendez

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts 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

Laguna leads 1–0

Ismael Laguna and Victor Melendez have met 1 time; Laguna leads 1–0.

Ismael Laguna and Victor Melendez have met 1 time; Laguna leads 1–0.
Met1968Jul 17Series
Ismael LagunaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Victor MelendezFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Laguna 5 · Melendez 0 of 5 measurable rows
LagunaMelendez
Record†
65-9-1 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
87.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
56.92%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
57%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.8
6.8 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 75
75
3

† 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
Ismael Laguna: 5′9″
Victor Melendez: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ismael Laguna: 68″
Victor Melendez: No reach on file
Agenot held
Ismael Laguna: Died aged 83
Victor Melendez: No date of birth
Stance
Ismael Laguna: Orthodox
Victor Melendez: Not recorded

Ismael Laguna left, Victor Melendez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ismael Laguna65 wins · from 75 tracked bouts

Ismael Laguna: 65 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (57%) and 28 on the cards (43%). Counted from 75 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 57%28 on the cards 43%

Victor Melendez0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Victor Melendez: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Melendez yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ismael Laguna 75, Victor Melendez 3 — 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

Ismael Laguna has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Laguna last boxed on Sep 13, 1971.LWWLL

Buchanan Sep 1970Marshall Mar 1971Carmona Apr 1971Linder Jun 1971Buchanan Sep 19716.8 tracked bouts per year

Victor Melendez last boxed on Apr 16, 1993 — 12,247 days ago. Melendez had lost three straight.LLL

Laguna Jul 1968Cruz Oct 1969Piccirillo Apr 19930.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ismael Laguna and Victor Melendez ever fought each other?
Yes. Ismael Laguna and Victor Melendez met once on July 17, 1968, and Ismael Laguna won by UD.
The meeting

WJul 17, 1968 · Laguna · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Laguna or Melendez?
Ismael Laguna is 65-9-1 and Victor Melendez is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ismael Laguna has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Laguna65–9–187.3%

Melendez0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Laguna or Melendez?
Ismael Laguna has 37 knockout wins and Victor Melendez has 0. Ismael Laguna has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Laguna3756.9%

Melendez0

The Numbers ↓
Do Laguna and Melendez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ismael Laguna and Victor Melendez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Laguna and Melendez?
This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for Ismael Laguna and 3 bouts tracked for Victor Melendez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Laguna75bouts

Melendez3bouts

How They Win ↓

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