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Juan Rafael Polanco vs Michel Rivera — record, stats and common opponents compared

Juan Rafael Polanco

🇩🇴DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Michel Rivera

Juan Rafael Polanco (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Polanco

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Rivera

27

Wins14 KO · 52%

1

Loss

0

Draws28 tracked bouts

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

Rivera leads 1–0

Juan Rafael Polanco and Michel Rivera have met 1 time; Rivera leads 1–0.

Juan Rafael Polanco and Michel Rivera have met 1 time; Rivera leads 1–0.
Met2016Sep 23Series
Juan Rafael PolancoFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Michel RiveraFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Polanco 0 · Rivera 3 of 3 measurable rows
PolancoRivera
Record†
0-227-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
96.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14
0
14 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—51.85%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—52%
Times stopped‡levelmax 0
0
0
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
2
28

† 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
Juan Rafael Polanco: No height on file
Michel Rivera: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Juan Rafael Polanco: No reach on file
Michel Rivera: 71″
Agenot held
Juan Rafael Polanco: No date of birth
Michel Rivera: 28
Stance
Juan Rafael Polanco: Not recorded
Michel Rivera: Orthodox

Juan Rafael Polanco 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
Juan Rafael Polanco0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Juan Rafael Polanco: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Polanco yet.

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 — Juan Rafael Polanco 2, 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

Juan Rafael Polanco last boxed on Sep 23, 2016 — 3,683 days ago. Polanco had lost two straight.LL

Marinez Feb 2016Rivera Sep 2016

Michel Rivera has won three straight since losing a decision to Frank Martin. Rivera last boxed on Sep 12, 2025 — 407 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 Juan Rafael Polanco and Michel Rivera ever fought each other?
Yes. Juan Rafael Polanco and Michel Rivera met once on September 23, 2016, and Michel Rivera won by UD.
The meeting

LSep 23, 2016 · Rivera · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Polanco or Rivera?
Juan Rafael Polanco is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Michel Rivera is 27-1. Michel Rivera has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Polanco0–20%

Rivera27–196.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Polanco or Rivera?
Juan Rafael Polanco has 0 knockout wins and Michel Rivera has 14. Michel Rivera has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Polanco0

Rivera1451.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Polanco and Rivera have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Juan Rafael Polanco and Michel Rivera have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Polanco and Rivera?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Juan Rafael Polanco and 28 bouts tracked for Michel Rivera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Polanco2bouts

Rivera28bouts

How They Win ↓

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