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.
Meldrick Taylor (38-8-1) and Rafael Salas (0-2 across 2 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.
Meldrick Taylor vs Rafael Salas — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Meldrick Taylor leads 1–0- Meldrick Taylor wonTaylor vs SalasAug 6, 1998 · UD
The Numbers
- 38-8-1 (edge)
- Record
- 0-2
- 81.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 20 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 52.63%
- KO rate
- —
- 53%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 4
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.7
- Bouts per year
- —
- 47
- Bouts tracked
- 2
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- —
- 66″ (168 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 59
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyMeldrick Taylor · 38 wins
KO/TKO
20
Decision
18
Other
0
Rafael Salas · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (47 and 2 respectively), 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
Meldrick Taylor
LWWWL
L1 streak · last fought Jul 20, 2002
Rafael Salas
LL
L2 streak · last fought Apr 21, 1999
Common Questions
- Have Meldrick Taylor and Rafael Salas ever fought each other?
- Yes. Meldrick Taylor and Rafael Salas met once on August 6, 1998, and Meldrick Taylor won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Meldrick Taylor or Rafael Salas?
- Meldrick Taylor is 38-8-1 and Rafael Salas is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Meldrick Taylor has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Meldrick Taylor or Rafael Salas?
- Meldrick Taylor has 20 knockout wins and Rafael Salas has 0. Meldrick Taylor has more.
- Do Meldrick Taylor and Rafael Salas have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Meldrick Taylor and Rafael Salas have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Meldrick Taylor and Rafael Salas?
- This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Meldrick Taylor and 2 bouts tracked for Rafael Salas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.