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Alex García vs Buster Mathis, Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alex García

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Buster Mathis, Jr.

Alex García (40-6-1) and Buster Mathis, Jr. (21-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

García

40

Wins29 KO · 73%

6

Losses

1

Draw50 tracked bouts

Jr.

21

Wins7 KO · 33%

2

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Alex García and Buster Mathis, Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Alex García and Buster Mathis, Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met1995Apr 18Series
Alex GarcíaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Buster Mathis, Jr.Fighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

García 3 · Jr. 4 of 7 measurable rows
GarcíaJr.
Record
40-6-121-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
86.2%
91.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
7
KO rate0–100%
72.5% (edge)
33.33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
73% (edge)
33%
Times stopped†max 6
6
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.5
2
5.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
50
27

† 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+2″
Alex García: 6′2″ (edge)
Buster Mathis, Jr.: 6′0″
Reach+3″
Alex García: 78″ (edge)
Buster Mathis, Jr.: 75″
Age8 yrs apart
Alex García: 64
Buster Mathis, Jr.: 56
Stance
Alex García: Orthodox
Buster Mathis, Jr.: Orthodox

Alex García left, Buster Mathis, Jr. right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alex García40 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Alex García: 40 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (73%) and 11 on the cards (28%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 73%11 on the cards 28%

Buster Mathis, Jr.21 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Buster Mathis, Jr.: 21 tracked wins — 7 by KO/TKO (33%) and 14 on the cards (67%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

7 by KO/TKO 33%14 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alex García 50, Buster Mathis, Jr. 27 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Jr. better on 2

García

Opponent

Jr.

  • Alex García

    Loss, TKO

    1993

    LaneJr. better

    Buster Mathis, Jr.

    Win, TKO

    1994

  • Alex García

    1–1 against

    Win, UD

    1994

    Loss, TKO

    1993

    DixonJr. better

    Buster Mathis, Jr.

    Win, UD

    1993

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Alex García last boxed on Apr 5, 2005 — 7,871 days ago. García had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Wallace McDaniel.LWWWL

Jr. Apr 1995Lopez Aug 1997Harris Aug 1999McCarthy Dec 1999McDaniel Apr 20052 tracked bouts per year

Buster Mathis, Jr. last boxed on Nov 1, 1996 — 10,948 days ago. Jr. had lost the most recent, to Lou Savarese.LLWNCL

Tyson Dec 1995Savarese Jan 1996Smith Feb 1996Sullivan Apr 1996Savarese Nov 19965.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alex García and Buster Mathis, Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. Alex García and Buster Mathis, Jr. met once on April 18, 1995, and Buster Mathis, Jr. won by UD.
The meeting

LApr 18, 1995 · Jr. · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, García or Jr.?
Alex García is 40-6-1 and Buster Mathis, Jr. is 21-2. Buster Mathis, Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

García40–6–186.2%

Jr.21–291.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, García or Jr.?
Alex García has 29 knockout wins and Buster Mathis, Jr. has 7. Alex García has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

García2972.5%

Jr.733.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do García and Jr. have any common opponents?
Alex García and Buster Mathis, Jr. share 2 common opponents: Garing Lane and Mike Dixon. Buster Mathis, Jr. fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Garing LaneLW

Mike Dixon1–1W

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, García or Jr.?
Alex García is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 5 cm above the other. Alex García also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
Height · reach

García188 cm198 cm reach

Jr.183 cm190 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on García and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Alex García and 27 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis, Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

García50bouts

Jr.27bouts

How They Win ↓

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