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Julio Novella vs Rodrigo Valdez — record, stats and common opponents compared

Julio Novella

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Rodrigo Valdez

Julio Novella (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Rodrigo Valdez (63-8-2) 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.

Novella

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Valdez

63

Wins43 KO · 68%

8

Losses

2

Draws73 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

Valdez leads 1–0

Julio Novella and Rodrigo Valdez have met 1 time; Valdez leads 1–0.

Julio Novella and Rodrigo Valdez have met 1 time; Valdez leads 1–0.
Met1967Jan 22Series
Julio NovellaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Rodrigo ValdezFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Novella 0 · Valdez 4 of 4 measurable rows
NovellaValdez
Record†
0-163-8-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
87.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 43
0
43 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—68.25%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—68%
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—4.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 73
1
73

† 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
Julio Novella: No height on file
Rodrigo Valdez: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Julio Novella: No reach on file
Rodrigo Valdez: 70″
Agenot held
Julio Novella: No date of birth
Rodrigo Valdez: Died aged 70
Stance
Julio Novella: Not recorded
Rodrigo Valdez: Orthodox

Julio Novella left, Rodrigo Valdez right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Julio Novella0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Julio Novella: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Novella yet.

Rodrigo Valdez63 wins · from 73 tracked bouts

Rodrigo Valdez: 63 tracked wins — 43 by KO/TKO (68%) and 20 on the cards (32%). Counted from 73 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

43 by KO/TKO 68%20 on the cards 32%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Julio Novella 1, Rodrigo Valdez 73 — 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

Julio Novella last boxed on Jan 22, 1967 — 21,837 days ago. Novella had lost the most recent, to Rodrigo Valdez.L

Valdez Jan 1967

Rodrigo Valdez has won two straight since losing a decision to Hugo Corro. Valdez last boxed on Nov 28, 1980.LWLWW

Corro Apr 1978Pennington Sep 1978Corro Nov 1978Hayward May 1980Almonte Nov 19804.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Julio Novella and Rodrigo Valdez ever fought each other?
Yes. Julio Novella and Rodrigo Valdez met once on January 22, 1967, and Rodrigo Valdez won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LJan 22, 1967 · Valdez · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Novella or Valdez?
Julio Novella is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Rodrigo Valdez is 63-8-2. Rodrigo Valdez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Novella0–10%

Valdez63–8–287.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Novella or Valdez?
Julio Novella has 0 knockout wins and Rodrigo Valdez has 43. Rodrigo Valdez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Novella0

Valdez4368.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Novella and Valdez have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Julio Novella and Rodrigo Valdez have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Novella and Valdez?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Julio Novella and 73 bouts tracked for Rodrigo Valdez. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Novella1bout

Valdez73bouts

How They Win ↓

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