Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
Anthony Joshua (29-4) and Matt Skelton (29-9 across 38 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Anthony Joshua vs Matt Skelton — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Anthony Joshua leads 1–0- Anthony Joshua wonSkelton vs JoshuaJul 12, 2014 · TKO · R2
The Numbers
- 29-4 (edge)
- Record
- 29-9
- 87.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 76.3%
- 26 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 21
- 89.66%
- KO rate
- —
- 90% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 83%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 5
- 6 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.7
- Bouts per year
- 3.2 (edge)
- 34
- Bouts tracked
- 38
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′6″ (198 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 82″ (208 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 80″ (203 cm)
- 36
- Age
- 59
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 216.6
- Division
- —
- United Kingdom
- Nationality
- British
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyAnthony Joshua · 30 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
3
Other
0
Matt Skelton · 29 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
5
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (34 and 38 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedAnthony Joshua
WTKO R1 · Nov 2014Matt Skelton
LSD · Oct 2010WMD · Jul 2007WKO · Apr 2004
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Anthony Joshua
WWLWW
W2 streak · last fought Jul 25, 2026
Matt Skelton
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Jul 12, 2014
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Anthony Joshua or Matt Skelton?
- Anthony Joshua is 29-4 and Matt Skelton is 29-9 across the 38 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Anthony Joshua has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Anthony Joshua or Matt Skelton?
- Anthony Joshua has 26 knockout wins and Matt Skelton has 21. Anthony Joshua has more.
- Do Anthony Joshua and Matt 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.
- Who is bigger, Anthony Joshua or Matt 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Anthony Joshua and Matt Skelton?
- This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Anthony Joshua and 38 bouts tracked for Matt Skelton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.