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Meldrick Taylor vs Victor Acosta — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Meldrick Taylor

Victor Acosta

Meldrick Taylor (38-8-1) and Victor Acosta (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.

Taylor

38

Wins20 KO · 53%

8

Losses

1

Draw47 tracked bouts

Acosta

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

Taylor leads 1–0

Meldrick Taylor and Victor Acosta have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.

Meldrick Taylor and Victor Acosta have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.
Met1985Dec 21Series
Meldrick TaylorFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Victor AcostaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Taylor 5 · Acosta 1 of 6 measurable rows
TaylorAcosta
Record†
38-8-1 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
81.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 20
20 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
52.63%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
53%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47
47
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
Meldrick Taylor: 5′7″
Victor Acosta: No height on file
Reachnot held
Meldrick Taylor: 66″
Victor Acosta: No reach on file
Agenot held
Meldrick Taylor: 60
Victor Acosta: No date of birth
Stance
Meldrick Taylor: Orthodox
Victor Acosta: Not recorded

Meldrick Taylor left, Victor Acosta right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Meldrick Taylor38 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

Meldrick Taylor: 38 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (53%) and 18 on the cards (47%). Counted from 47 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 53%18 on the cards 47%

Victor Acosta0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

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

No tracked wins for Acosta yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Meldrick Taylor 47, Victor Acosta 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

Meldrick Taylor last boxed on Jul 20, 2002 — 8,861 days ago. Taylor had won three in a row before losing a decision to Wayne Martell.LWWWL

Garcia Feb 1999Scott Aug 1999Leon Sep 1999Carew May 2002Martell Jul 20022.7 tracked bouts per year

Victor Acosta last boxed on Dec 21, 1985 — 14,916 days ago. Acosta had lost three straight.LLL

Cruz Feb 1984Ali Sep 1984Taylor Dec 19851.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Meldrick Taylor and Victor Acosta ever fought each other?
Yes. Meldrick Taylor and Victor Acosta met once on December 21, 1985, and Meldrick Taylor won by UD.
The meeting

WDec 21, 1985 · Taylor · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Taylor or Acosta?
Meldrick Taylor is 38-8-1 and Victor Acosta is 0-3 across the 3 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.
Records · win %

Taylor38–8–181.9%

Acosta0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Taylor or Acosta?
Meldrick Taylor has 20 knockout wins and Victor Acosta has 0. Meldrick Taylor has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Taylor2052.6%

Acosta0

The Numbers ↓
Do Taylor and Acosta have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Meldrick Taylor and Victor Acosta have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and Acosta?
This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Meldrick Taylor and 3 bouts tracked for Victor Acosta. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Taylor47bouts

Acosta3bouts

How They Win ↓

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