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 complete list of Maldonado's best fights and their details, 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 | Oscar Negrete | loss | TD 5 |
51 | Nov 13, 2014 | 36 | Roy Tapia | loss | KO 4 |
50 | Apr 26, 2014 | 36 | Joseph Diaz 21 9-0 | loss | UD 6 |
49 | Aug 24, 2013 | 35 | Jessie Magdaleno 21 15-0 | loss | KO 3 |
48 | Jan 11, 2013 | 34 | Randy Caballero | loss | TKO 4 |
47 | Sep 08, 2012 | 34 | Ivan Morales | loss | TD 10 |
46 | May 18, 2012 | 34 | Juan Carlos Payano 28 9-0 | loss | UD 10 |
45 | Mar 10, 2012 | 34 | McWilliams Arroyo 26 10-1 | loss | UD 10 |
44 | Aug 27, 2011 | 33 | Javier Marquez Clemente | win | TKO 2 |
43 | Aug 05, 2011 | 33 | Juan Mercedes | loss | MD 10 |
42 | Apr 01, 2011 | 33 | Eric Morel | loss | TKO 4 |
41 | Jul 18, 2009 | 31 | Rodrigo Guerrero | loss | UD 8 |
40 | May 31, 2008 | 30 | Fernando Montiel 29 37-2-1 | loss | TKO 3 |
39 | Dec 01, 2007 | 29 | Nonito Donaire 25 18-1 | loss | TKO 8 |
38 | Oct 05, 2007 | 29 | Sergio Espinoza | win | UD 12 |
37 | Feb 17, 2007 | 28 | Jorge Romero | win | TKO 4 |
36 | Jan 01, 2007 | 28 | Antonio Garibay | win | KO 5 |
35 | Nov 17, 2006 | 28 | Javier Torres | win | TKO 4 |
34 | Jun 03, 2006 | 28 | Vic Darchinyan 30 25-0 | loss | TKO 8 |
33 | Feb 24, 2006 | 27 | Cristian Mijares | draw | MD 12 |
32 | Oct 29, 2005 | 27 | Tomas Rojas 25 21-6 | win | SD 10 |
31 | Aug 13, 2005 | 27 | Julio Grimaldo | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Apr 01, 2005 | 27 | Guadalupe Arce | win | KO 5 |
29 | Mar 18, 2005 | 27 | Juan Francisco Centeno | win | KO 2 |
28 | Nov 19, 2004 | 26 | Fred Heberto Valdez | win | TKO 6 |
27 | Aug 13, 2004 | 26 | Francisco Garcia | win | RTD 4 |
26 | Apr 02, 2004 | 26 | Jose Alfredo Tirado | win | SD 10 |
25 | Feb 13, 2004 | 25 | Oscar Arciniega | win | KO 3 |
24 | Nov 14, 2003 | 25 | Ruben Sanchez Leon | win | UD 10 |
23 | Jun 20, 2003 | 25 | Rafael Chavez | win | TKO 7 |
22 | Jan 01, 2003 | 24 | Manuel Sarabia | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Nov 22, 2002 | 24 | Francisco Soto | win | TKO 11 |
20 | Jul 12, 2002 | 24 | Rafael Chavez | win | TKO 2 |
19 | Apr 19, 2002 | 24 | Jose de Jesus Robles | win | KO 1 |
18 | Nov 16, 2001 | 23 | Gilberto Keb Baas | win | SD 10 |
17 | Aug 24, 2001 | 23 | Gabriel Munoz | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Jun 04, 2001 | 23 | Sherwin Alferez | win | PTS 10 |
15 | Jan 01, 2001 | 22 | Aaron Sepulveda | win | KO 6 |
14 | Dec 09, 2000 | 22 | Juan Jose Beltran | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Sep 02, 2000 | 22 | Jose Angel Cota | win | TKO 5 |
12 | Aug 04, 2000 | 22 | Cesar Rodriguez | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Jul 07, 2000 | 22 | Carlos Gamboa | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Apr 07, 2000 | 22 | Felizardo Carrasco | win | KO 7 |
9 | Mar 07, 2000 | 22 | Daniel Navarete | win | TKO 7 |
8 | Feb 04, 2000 | 21 | Jose Luis Bernardino | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Nov 29, 1999 | 21 | Jose Alberto Mendoza | win | KO 5 |
6 | Oct 15, 1999 | 21 | Ruben Arteaga | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Apr 30, 1999 | 21 | Juan Carlos Covarrubias | win | TKO 7 |
4 | Mar 14, 1999 | 21 | Jose Alberto Mendoza | win | UD 8 |
3 | Aug 14, 1998 | 20 | Juan Jose Beltran | loss | UD 8 |
2 | Jul 03, 1998 | 20 | Carlos Castro | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Apr 17, 1998 | 20 | Daniel Navarete | win | PTS 4 |