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Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1) and Rafael Gandarilla (1-10 across 11 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.

Pernell Whitaker vs Rafael Gandarilla — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Pernell Whitaker

40–4–1

46 tracked bouts

Rafael Gandarilla

Tracked record

1–10

11 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

Pernell Whitaker leads 1–0

The Numbers

40-4-1 (edge)
Record
1-10

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

90% (edge)
Win %
9.1%
17 (edge)
Wins by knockout
1
42.5%
KO rate
43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
100% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Times stopped
6

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

7 (edge)
Title reigns
0
2.8 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.9

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

46
Bouts tracked
11

Tale of the Tape

5′6″ (168 cm)
Height
69″ (175 cm)
Reach
62
Age
Southpaw
Stance
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Pernell Whitaker · 40 wins

KO/TKO
17
Decision
23
Other
0

Rafael Gandarilla · 1 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (46 and 11 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

Pernell Whitaker

LLNCLW

L2 streak · last fought Apr 27, 2001

Rafael Gandarilla

LLLLL

L7 streak · last fought Jul 6, 1989

Common Questions

Have Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Gandarilla ever fought each other?
Yes. Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Gandarilla met once on October 9, 1986, and Pernell Whitaker won by UD.
Who has the better record, Pernell Whitaker or Rafael Gandarilla?
Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1 and Rafael Gandarilla is 1-10 across the 11 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Pernell Whitaker has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Pernell Whitaker or Rafael Gandarilla?
Pernell Whitaker has 17 knockout wins and Rafael Gandarilla has 1. Pernell Whitaker has more.
Do Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Gandarilla have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Gandarilla have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Gandarilla?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker and 11 bouts tracked for Rafael Gandarilla. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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