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Rafael Zuñiga vs Rubén Darío Palacios — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Rafael Zuñiga

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Rubén Darío Palacios

Rafael Zuñiga (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Rubén Darío Palacios (45-11-2) 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.

Zuñiga

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Palacios

45

Wins19 KO · 42%

11

Losses

2

Draws58 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

Zuñiga leads 1–0

Rafael Zuñiga and Rubén Darío Palacios have met 1 time; Zuñiga leads 1–0.

Rafael Zuñiga and Rubén Darío Palacios have met 1 time; Zuñiga leads 1–0.
Met1987May 25Series
Rafael ZuñigaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Rubén Darío PalaciosFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Zuñiga 2 · Palacios 5 of 7 measurable rows
ZuñigaPalacios
Record†
1-245-11-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
79.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
1
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—42.22%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
100% (edge)
42%
Times stopped‡max 7
2 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.1
0.7
5.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 58
3
58

† 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 Zuñiga: No height on file
Rubén Darío Palacios: 5′4″
Agenot comparable
Rafael Zuñiga: 63
Rubén Darío Palacios: Died aged 40
Stance
Rafael Zuñiga: Not recorded
Rubén Darío Palacios: Orthodox

Rafael Zuñiga left, Rubén Darío Palacios 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 Zuñiga1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Rafael Zuñiga: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Rubén Darío Palacios45 wins · from 58 tracked bouts

Rubén Darío Palacios: 45 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (42%), 25 on the cards (56%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 58 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 42%25 on the cards 56%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Rafael Zuñiga 3, Rubén Darío Palacios 58 — 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 Zuñiga last boxed on Nov 12, 1991 — 12,769 days ago. Zuñiga had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Palacios May 1987Villasana Apr 1991Kelley Nov 19910.7 tracked bouts per year

Rubén Darío Palacios has won three straight since losing by stoppage to Mario Fuentes. Palacios last boxed on Sep 26, 1992.WLWWW

Gonzalez Jul 1991Fuentes Nov 1991Zuluaga Apr 1992Blanco Jul 1992McMillan Sep 19925.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Rafael Zuñiga and Rubén Darío Palacios ever fought each other?
Yes. Rafael Zuñiga and Rubén Darío Palacios met once on May 25, 1987, and Rafael Zuñiga won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WMay 25, 1987 · Zuñiga · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Zuñiga or Palacios?
Rafael Zuñiga is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Rubén Darío Palacios is 45-11-2. Rubén Darío Palacios has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Zuñiga1–233.3%

Palacios45–11–279.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Zuñiga or Palacios?
Rafael Zuñiga has 1 knockout win and Rubén Darío Palacios has 19. Rubén Darío Palacios has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Zuñiga1

Palacios1942.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Zuñiga and Palacios have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Rafael Zuñiga and Rubén Darío Palacios have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Zuñiga and Palacios?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Rafael Zuñiga and 58 bouts tracked for Rubén Darío Palacios. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Zuñiga3bouts

Palacios58bouts

How They Win ↓

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