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José Ruíz Matos vs Wilfredo Vargas — record, stats and common opponents compared

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José Ruíz Matos

Wilfredo Vargas

José Ruíz Matos (22-4) and Wilfredo Vargas (1-7 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Matos

22

Wins9 KO · 41%

4

Losses

0

Draws26 tracked bouts

Vargas

Tracked record

1–7

counted from 8 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

Matos leads 2–0

José Ruíz Matos and Wilfredo Vargas have met 2 times; Matos leads 2–0.

José Ruíz Matos and Wilfredo Vargas have met 2 times; Matos leads 2–0.
Met1990Aug 181991Jun 10Series
José Ruíz MatosFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Wilfredo VargasFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultTKOR8PTS2Meetings

The Numbers

Matos 6 · Vargas 1 of 7 measurable rows
MatosVargas
Record†
22-4 (edge)1-7
Win %0–100%
84.6% (edge)
12.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 9
9 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
40.91%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
41%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
0 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.3
3.3 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 26
26
8

† 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

Agenot held
José Ruíz Matos: Died aged 25
Wilfredo Vargas: No date of birth
Stance
José Ruíz Matos: Orthodox
Wilfredo Vargas: Not recorded

José Ruíz Matos left, Wilfredo Vargas right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
José Ruíz Matos22 wins · from 26 tracked bouts

José Ruíz Matos: 22 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (41%), 12 on the cards (55%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 26 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 41%12 on the cards 55%1 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Wilfredo Vargas1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

Wilfredo Vargas: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — José Ruíz Matos 26, Wilfredo Vargas 8 — 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

José Ruíz Matos has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Matos last boxed on Jul 11, 1992.WWWLL

Gomez May 1991Vargas Jun 1991Monzote Sep 1991Quirino Feb 1992Quiroga Jul 19923.3 tracked bouts per year

Wilfredo Vargas last boxed on Sep 30, 2006 — 7,332 days ago. Vargas had lost seven straight.LLLLL

McKenzie Mar 1992Toledo Jul 1992Zaragoza Oct 1994Méndez May 1999Martínez Sep 20060.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have José Ruíz Matos and Wilfredo Vargas ever fought each other?
Yes. José Ruíz Matos and Wilfredo Vargas have met 2 times and José Ruíz Matos leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WJun 10, 1991 · Matos · PTS

WAug 18, 1990 · Matos · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matos or Vargas?
José Ruíz Matos is 22-4 and Wilfredo Vargas is 1-7 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. José Ruíz Matos has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Matos22–484.6%

Vargas1–712.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Matos or Vargas?
José Ruíz Matos has 9 knockout wins and Wilfredo Vargas has 1. José Ruíz Matos has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Matos940.9%

Vargas1

The Numbers ↓
Do Matos and Vargas have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both José Ruíz Matos and Wilfredo Vargas have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matos and Vargas?
This comparison is drawn from 26 bouts tracked for José Ruíz Matos and 8 bouts tracked for Wilfredo Vargas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matos26bouts

Vargas8bouts

How They Win ↓

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