Luis Maldonado was born in Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico on February 27, 1978. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on April 17, 1998 against Daniel Navarete. Maldonado defeated Navarete via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Maldonado got his first shot at a world title at the age of 28 after 33 professional fights. On June 3, 2006 Maldonado challenged Vic Darchinyan's IBF flyweight title but lost via 8th round TKO.
Maldonado's last fight was a technical decision loss to Oscar Negrete at age 37, on May 7, 2015.
Some of Luis Maldonado's best fights have been against Tomás Rojas. For a top-10 list of Maldonado's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Luis Maldonado".
Maldonado has 15 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Luis Maldonado Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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52 | May 07, 2015 | 37 | ![]() | loss | TD 5 |
51 | Nov 13, 2014 | 36 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
50 | Apr 26, 2014 | 36 | ![]() | loss | UD 6 |
49 | Aug 24, 2013 | 35 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
48 | Jan 11, 2013 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 4 |
47 | Sep 08, 2012 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TD 10 |
46 | May 18, 2012 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
45 | Mar 10, 2012 | 34 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
44 | Aug 27, 2011 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
43 | Aug 05, 2011 | 33 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
42 | Apr 01, 2011 | 33 | ![]() | loss | TKO 4 |
41 | Jul 18, 2009 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 8 |
40 | May 31, 2008 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 3 |
39 | Dec 01, 2007 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
38 | Oct 05, 2007 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
37 | Feb 17, 2007 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
36 | Jan 01, 2007 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
35 | Nov 17, 2006 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
34 | Jun 03, 2006 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
33 | Feb 24, 2006 | 27 | ![]() | draw | MD 12 |
32 | Oct 29, 2005 | 27 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
31 | Aug 13, 2005 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Apr 01, 2005 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
29 | Mar 18, 2005 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
28 | Nov 19, 2004 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
27 | Aug 13, 2004 | 26 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
26 | Apr 02, 2004 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
25 | Feb 13, 2004 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
24 | Nov 14, 2003 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
23 | Jun 20, 2003 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
22 | Jan 01, 2003 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Nov 22, 2002 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
20 | Jul 12, 2002 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
19 | Apr 19, 2002 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
18 | Nov 16, 2001 | 23 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
17 | Aug 24, 2001 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Jun 04, 2001 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
15 | Jan 01, 2001 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
14 | Dec 09, 2000 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Sep 02, 2000 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
12 | Aug 04, 2000 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Jul 07, 2000 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Apr 07, 2000 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
9 | Mar 07, 2000 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
8 | Feb 04, 2000 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Nov 29, 1999 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
6 | Oct 15, 1999 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Apr 30, 1999 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
4 | Mar 14, 1999 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
3 | Aug 14, 1998 | 20 | ![]() | loss | UD 8 |
2 | Jul 03, 1998 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Apr 17, 1998 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |