Vargas vs Figueroa

When is Vargas vs Figueroa?

Rey Vargas could potentially square off against Brandon Figueroa in Autumn/Fall 2026 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

The contest would be for the WBC featherweight championship of the world.

Figueroa would be defending his WBA World Featherweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Nick Ball in February 2026. He has held this belt for 26 days.

Vargas vs Figueroa stats

Rey Vargas would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Brandon Figueroa would make his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Figueroa would have an advantage in power over Vargas, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 61%.

Rey Vargas is the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Figueroa has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Rey Vargas and Brandon Figueroa fight out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years earlier than Figueroa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 48 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Figueroa's 198.

Brandon Figueroa is currently ranked number 6 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Vargas vs Figueroa form

Rey Vargas has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he drew Nick Ball on March 8, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by O’Shaquie Foster on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mark Magsayo on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Leonardo Baez on November 6, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

He had won against Tomoki Kameda on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Figueroa has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Nick Ball on February 7, 2026, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Joet Gonzalez on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Stephen Fulton on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Jessie Magdaleno on May 4, 2024, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Mark Magsayo on March 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Brandon Figueroa has been fighting more than Rey Vargas.

Rey Vargas last fought 2 years, 6 months and 13 days ago, while Brandon Figueroa's last outing was 7 months and 14 days ago.

Vargas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 8 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Figueroa's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

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