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Alberto Jiménez vs Jacob Matlala — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alberto Jiménez

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

Alberto Jiménez (34-5-3) and Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) 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.

Jiménez

34

Wins29 KO · 85%

5

Losses

3

Draws7 tracked bouts

Matlala

53

Wins26 KO · 49%

13

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jiménez leads 1–0

Alberto Jiménez and Jacob Matlala have met 1 time; Jiménez leads 1–0.

Alberto Jiménez and Jacob Matlala have met 1 time; Jiménez leads 1–0.
Met1995Feb 11Series
Alberto JiménezFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jacob MatlalaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Jiménez 6 · Matlala 2 of 8 measurable rows
JiménezMatlala
Record
34-5-3 (edge)53-13-2
Win %0–100%
84.5% (edge)
79.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
26
KO rate0–100%
85.29% (edge)
49.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
67% (edge)
49%
Times stopped†max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
1.4
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
7
68

† 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

Height+4″
Alberto Jiménez: 5′2″ (edge)
Jacob Matlala: 4′10″
Reach+9″
Alberto Jiménez: 68″ (edge)
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Agenot comparable
Alberto Jiménez: 57
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Stance
Alberto Jiménez: Orthodox
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox

Alberto Jiménez left, Jacob Matlala right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alberto Jiménez3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Alberto Jiménez: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

Jacob Matlala53 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

Jacob Matlala: 53 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (49%), 24 on the cards (45%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 49%24 on the cards 45%3 by another method or unrecorded 6%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alberto Jiménez 7, Jacob Matlala 68 — 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

Alberto Jiménez last boxed on Dec 13, 1996 — 10,904 days ago. Jiménez had lost the most recent, to Carlos Gabriel Salazar.WWWDL

Matlala Feb 1995Regan Jun 1995López Jun 1996Salazar Sep 1996Salazar Dec 19961.4 tracked bouts per year

Jacob Matlala has won three straight since losses to Masibulele Makepula and Peter Culshaw. Matlala last boxed on Mar 2, 2002.LLWWW

Makepula Feb 2000Culshaw May 2000Makelim Feb 2001Cantwell Sep 2001Herrera Mar 20023.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alberto Jiménez and Jacob Matlala ever fought each other?
Yes. Alberto Jiménez and Jacob Matlala met once on February 11, 1995, and Alberto Jiménez won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

WFeb 11, 1995 · Jiménez · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jiménez or Matlala?
Alberto Jiménez is 34-5-3 and Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2. Alberto Jiménez has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Jiménez34–5–384.5%

Matlala53–13–279.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jiménez or Matlala?
Alberto Jiménez has 29 knockout wins and Jacob Matlala has 26. Alberto Jiménez has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jiménez2985.3%

Matlala2649.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jiménez and Matlala have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Alberto Jiménez and Jacob Matlala have faced.
Who is bigger, Jiménez or Matlala?
Alberto Jiménez is the taller fighter at 157 cm, 10 cm above the other. Alberto Jiménez also has the longer reach, by 23 cm.
Height · reach

Jiménez157 cm173 cm reach

Matlala147 cm150 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jiménez and Matlala?
This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Alberto Jiménez and 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jiménez7bouts

Matlala68bouts

How They Win ↓

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