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Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1) and Rafael Pineda (2-5 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

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

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Pernell Whitaker

40–4–1

46 tracked bouts

🇨🇴COLOMBIA

Rafael Pineda

Tracked record

2–5

7 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
2-5

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

90% (edge)
Win %
28.6%
17 (edge)
Wins by knockout
2
42.5%
KO rate
43%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
100% (edge)

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

1
Times stopped
1

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

7 (edge)
Title reigns
1
2.8 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.5

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

46
Bouts tracked
7

Tale of the Tape

5′6″ (168 cm)
Height
69″ (175 cm)
Reach
62
Age
60
Southpaw
Stance
United States
Nationality
Colombia

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Pernell Whitaker · 40 wins

KO/TKO
17
Decision
23
Other
0

Rafael Pineda · 2 wins

KO/TKO
2
Decision
0
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (46 and 7 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Pernell Whitaker

LLNCLW

L2 streak · last fought Apr 27, 2001

Rafael Pineda

LLLWL

L3 streak · last fought May 15, 2004

Common Questions

Have Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Pineda ever fought each other?
Yes. Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Pineda met once on July 18, 1992, and Pernell Whitaker won by UD.
Who has the better record, Pernell Whitaker or Rafael Pineda?
Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1 and Rafael Pineda is 2-5 across the 7 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 Pineda?
Pernell Whitaker has 17 knockout wins and Rafael Pineda has 2. Pernell Whitaker has more.
Do Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Pineda have any common opponents?
Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Pineda share 1 common opponent: Roger Mayweather. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Pineda?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Pernell Whitaker and 7 bouts tracked for Rafael Pineda. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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