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

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Pernell Whitaker

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Rafael Pineda

Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1) and Rafael Pineda (38-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Whitaker

40

Wins17 KO · 43%

4

Losses

1

Draw46 tracked bouts

Pineda

38

Wins

6

Losses

0

Draws7 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Whitaker leads 1–0

Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Pineda have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.

Pernell Whitaker and Rafael Pineda have met 1 time; Whitaker leads 1–0.
Met1992Jul 18Series
Pernell WhitakerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Rafael PinedaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Whitaker 6 · Pineda 1 of 7 measurable rows
WhitakerPineda
Record
40-4-1 (edge)38-6
Win %0–100%
90% (edge)
86.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
42.5% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
43%
100% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 7
7 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
7

† 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
Pernell Whitaker: 5′6″
Rafael Pineda: No height on file
Reachnot held
Pernell Whitaker: 69″
Rafael Pineda: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Pernell Whitaker: Died aged 55
Rafael Pineda: 60
Stance
Pernell Whitaker: Southpaw
Rafael Pineda: Not recorded

Pernell Whitaker left, Rafael Pineda right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Pernell Whitaker40 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

Pernell Whitaker: 40 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (43%) and 23 on the cards (57%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 43%23 on the cards 57%

Rafael Pineda2 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Rafael Pineda: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Pernell Whitaker 46, Rafael Pineda 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Whitaker

Opponent

Pineda

  • Pernell Whitaker

    Win, UD

    1987

    MayweatherEven

    Rafael Pineda

    Win, KO 9

    1991

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Pernell Whitaker has lost two straight. Whitaker last boxed on Apr 27, 2001.WLNCLL

Hurtado Jan 1997Hoya Apr 1997Pestryayev Oct 1997Trinidad Feb 1999Bojorquez Apr 20012.8 tracked bouts per year

Rafael Pineda last boxed on May 15, 2004 — 8,194 days ago. Pineda had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Whitaker Jul 1992Carr Mar 2001Piccirillo Sep 2001Spinks Aug 2002Judah May 20040.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WJul 18, 1992 · Whitaker · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Whitaker or Pineda?
Pernell Whitaker is 40-4-1 and Rafael Pineda is 38-6. Pernell Whitaker has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Whitaker40–4–190%

Pineda38–686.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Whitaker or Pineda?
Pernell Whitaker has 17 knockout wins and Rafael Pineda has 0. Pernell Whitaker has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Whitaker1742.5%

Pineda0

The Numbers ↓
Do Whitaker and 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.
Shared opponent

Roger MayweatherWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Whitaker and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Whitaker46bouts

Pineda7bouts

How They Win ↓

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