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Merlito Sabillo vs Powell Balaba — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Merlito Sabillo

Powell Balaba

Merlito Sabillo (27-8-1) and Powell Balaba (1-9 across 10 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.

Sabillo

27

Wins13 KO · 48%

8

Losses

1

Draw36 tracked bouts

Balaba

Tracked record

1–9

counted from 10 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

Sabillo leads 2–0

Merlito Sabillo and Powell Balaba have met 2 times; Sabillo leads 2–0.

Merlito Sabillo and Powell Balaba have met 2 times; Sabillo leads 2–0.
Met2008Jan 262015Jun 12Series
Merlito SabilloFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Powell BalabaFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultUDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Sabillo 4 · Balaba 2 of 6 measurable rows
SabilloBalaba
Record†
27-8-1 (edge)1-9
Win %0–100%
76.4% (edge)
10%
Wins by knockoutmax 13
13 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
48.15%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
48%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3
3 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 36
36
10

† 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
Merlito Sabillo: 42
Powell Balaba: No date of birth
Stance
Merlito Sabillo: Southpaw
Powell Balaba: Not recorded

Merlito Sabillo left, Powell Balaba right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Merlito Sabillo27 wins · from 36 tracked bouts

Merlito Sabillo: 27 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (48%) and 14 on the cards (52%). Counted from 36 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 48%14 on the cards 52%

Powell Balaba1 win · from 10 tracked bouts

Powell Balaba: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 10 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 — Merlito Sabillo 36, Powell Balaba 10 — 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

Merlito Sabillo last boxed on Feb 15, 2020 — 2,440 days ago. Sabillo had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Omayao Oct 2017Heno Feb 2018Xiang Sep 2018Valladares Apr 2019Kimura Feb 20203 tracked bouts per year

Powell Balaba last boxed on Jan 30, 2023 — 1,360 days ago. Balaba had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Sabillo Jun 2015Barriga Sep 2016Saludar Mar 2017Landero Oct 2017Taduran Jan 20230.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Merlito Sabillo and Powell Balaba ever fought each other?
Yes. Merlito Sabillo and Powell Balaba have met 2 times and Merlito Sabillo leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WJun 12, 2015 · Sabillo · UD

WJan 26, 2008 · Sabillo · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sabillo or Balaba?
Merlito Sabillo is 27-8-1 and Powell Balaba is 1-9 across the 10 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Merlito Sabillo has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Sabillo27–8–176.4%

Balaba1–910%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sabillo or Balaba?
Merlito Sabillo has 13 knockout wins and Powell Balaba has 0. Merlito Sabillo has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sabillo1348.2%

Balaba0

The Numbers ↓
Do Sabillo and Balaba have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Merlito Sabillo and Powell Balaba have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sabillo and Balaba?
This comparison is drawn from 36 bouts tracked for Merlito Sabillo and 10 bouts tracked for Powell Balaba. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sabillo36bouts

Balaba10bouts

How They Win ↓

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