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Anthony Joshua vs Matt Skelton — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Anthony Joshua

🇬🇧UNITED KINGDOM

Matt Skelton

Anthony Joshua (30-4) and Matt Skelton (28-9) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Joshua

30

Wins27 KO · 90%

4

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Skelton

28

Wins23 KO · 82%

9

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Joshua leads 1–0

Anthony Joshua and Matt Skelton have met 1 time; Joshua leads 1–0.

Anthony Joshua and Matt Skelton have met 1 time; Joshua leads 1–0.
Met2014Jul 12Series
Anthony JoshuaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Matt SkeltonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Joshua 7 · Skelton 1 of 8 measurable rows
JoshuaSkelton
Record
30-4 (edge)28-9
Win %0–100%
88.2% (edge)
75.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
23
KO rate0–100%
90% (edge)
82.14%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
90% (edge)
82%
Times stopped†max 5
2 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 10
10 (edge)
4
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
2.7
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
34
37

† 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+3″
Anthony Joshua: 6′6″ (edge)
Matt Skelton: 6′3″
Reach+2″
Anthony Joshua: 82″ (edge)
Matt Skelton: 80″
Age22 yrs apart
Anthony Joshua: 37
Matt Skelton: 59
Stance
Anthony Joshua: Orthodox
Matt Skelton: Orthodox

Anthony Joshua left, Matt Skelton right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Anthony Joshua30 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Anthony Joshua: 30 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (90%) and 3 on the cards (10%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 90%3 on the cards 10%

Matt Skelton28 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

Matt Skelton: 28 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (82%) and 5 on the cards (18%). Counted from 37 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 82%5 on the cards 18%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Anthony Joshua 34, Matt Skelton 37 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Joshua better on 2

Joshua

Opponent

Skelton

  • Anthony Joshua

    Win, KO 9

    2020

    PulevJoshua better

    Matt Skelton

    Loss, KO 4

    2010

  • Anthony Joshua

    Win, TKO 1

    2014

    SprottJoshua better

    Matt Skelton

    2–1 against

    Loss, SD

    2010

    Win, MD

    2007

    Win, KO

    2004

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

Anthony Joshua has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Daniel Dubois. Joshua last boxed on Jul 25, 2026 — 89 days ago.WWLWW

Wallin Dec 2023Ngannou Mar 2024Dubois Sep 2024Paul Dec 2025Prenga Jul 20262.7 tracked bouts per year

Matt Skelton last boxed on Jul 12, 2014 — 4,485 days ago. Skelton had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Kovarik May 2012Gospic Oct 2012Price Nov 2012McDermott Mar 2013Joshua Jul 20143.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Anthony Joshua and Matt Skelton ever fought each other?
Yes. Anthony Joshua and Matt Skelton met once on July 12, 2014, and Anthony Joshua won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WJul 12, 2014 · Joshua · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Joshua or Skelton?
Anthony Joshua is 30-4 and Matt Skelton is 28-9. Anthony Joshua has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Joshua30–488.2%

Skelton28–975.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Joshua or Skelton?
Anthony Joshua has 27 knockout wins and Matt Skelton has 23. Anthony Joshua has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Joshua2790%

Skelton2382.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Joshua and Skelton have any common opponents?
Anthony Joshua and Matt Skelton share 2 common opponents: Kubrat Pulev and Michael Sprott. Anthony Joshua fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Kubrat PulevWL

Michael SprottW2–1

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Joshua or Skelton?
Anthony Joshua is the taller fighter at 198 cm, 8 cm above the other. Anthony Joshua also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
Height · reach

Joshua198 cm208 cm reach

Skelton190 cm203 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Joshua and Skelton?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Anthony Joshua and 37 bouts tracked for Matt Skelton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Joshua34bouts

Skelton37bouts

How They Win ↓

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