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Rafael Márquez Méndez vs Ricardo Vargas — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Rafael Márquez Méndez

Ricardo Vargas

Rafael Márquez Méndez (41-9) and Ricardo Vargas (2-5-1 across 8 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.

Méndez

41

Wins37 KO · 90%

9

Losses

0

Draws51 tracked bouts

Vargas

Tracked record

2–5–1

counted from 8 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

Méndez leads 1–0

Rafael Márquez Méndez and Ricardo Vargas have met 1 time; Méndez leads 1–0.

Rafael Márquez Méndez and Ricardo Vargas have met 1 time; Méndez leads 1–0.
Met2005May 28Series
Rafael Márquez MéndezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ricardo VargasFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Méndez 6 · Vargas 1 of 7 measurable rows
MéndezVargas
Record†
41-9 (edge)2-5-1
Win %0–100%
82% (edge)
31.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
90.24%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
90% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 8
8
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.8
2.8 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 51
51
8

† 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
Rafael Márquez Méndez: 5′5″
Ricardo Vargas: No height on file
Reachnot held
Rafael Márquez Méndez: 68″
Ricardo Vargas: No reach on file
Agenot held
Rafael Márquez Méndez: 51
Ricardo Vargas: No date of birth
Stance
Rafael Márquez Méndez: Orthodox
Ricardo Vargas: Not recorded

Rafael Márquez Méndez left, Ricardo Vargas right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Rafael Márquez Méndez41 wins · from 51 tracked bouts

Rafael Márquez Méndez: 41 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (90%) and 4 on the cards (10%). Counted from 51 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 90%4 on the cards 10%

Ricardo Vargas2 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Ricardo Vargas: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Rafael Márquez Méndez 51, Ricardo Vargas 8 — 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

Rafael Márquez Méndez last boxed on Sep 7, 2013 — 4,798 days ago. Méndez had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Nishioka Oct 2011Aiken May 2012Mijares Oct 2012Mijares Oct 2012Jr. Sep 20132.8 tracked bouts per year

Ricardo Vargas last boxed on Dec 13, 2008 — 6,527 days ago. Vargas had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

León Aug 2001González Apr 2002Méndez May 2005Moreno Aug 2007Morel Dec 20080.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Rafael Márquez Méndez and Ricardo Vargas ever fought each other?
Yes. Rafael Márquez Méndez and Ricardo Vargas met once on May 28, 2005, and Rafael Márquez Méndez won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 28, 2005 · Méndez · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Méndez or Vargas?
Rafael Márquez Méndez is 41-9 and Ricardo Vargas is 2-5-1 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Rafael Márquez Méndez has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Méndez41–982%

Vargas2–5–131.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Méndez or Vargas?
Rafael Márquez Méndez has 37 knockout wins and Ricardo Vargas has 0. Rafael Márquez Méndez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Méndez3790.2%

Vargas0

The Numbers ↓
Do Méndez and Vargas have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Rafael Márquez Méndez and Ricardo Vargas have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Méndez and Vargas?
This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for Rafael Márquez Méndez and 8 bouts tracked for Ricardo Vargas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Méndez51bouts

Vargas8bouts

How They Win ↓

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