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.
Antonio Tarver (31-6-1) and Ernest Mateen (2-5-1 across 8 tracked bouts) 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.
Antonio Tarver vs Ernest Mateen — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Antonio Tarver leads 1–0- Antonio Tarver wonTarver vs MateenFeb 29, 2000 · KO · R1
The Numbers
- 31-6-1 (edge)
- Record
- 2-5-1
- 82.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 31.3%
- 22 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 70.97%
- KO rate
- —
- 72% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 50%
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 7 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.2 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.8
- 40
- Bouts tracked
- 8
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′2″ (188 cm)
- Height
- —
- 75″ (190 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 57
- Age
- 60
- Southpaw
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyAntonio Tarver · 32 wins
KO/TKO
23
Decision
9
Other
0
Ernest Mateen · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (40 and 8 respectively), 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
Antonio Tarver
DWWNCW
No active streak · last fought Aug 14, 2015
Ernest Mateen
WLWDL
W1 streak · last fought Nov 15, 2003
Common Questions
- Have Antonio Tarver and Ernest Mateen ever fought each other?
- Yes. Antonio Tarver and Ernest Mateen met once on February 29, 2000, and Antonio Tarver won by KO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, Antonio Tarver or Ernest Mateen?
- Antonio Tarver is 31-6-1 and Ernest Mateen is 2-5-1 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Antonio Tarver has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Antonio Tarver or Ernest Mateen?
- Antonio Tarver has 22 knockout wins and Ernest Mateen has 1. Antonio Tarver has more.
- Do Antonio Tarver and Ernest Mateen have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Antonio Tarver and Ernest Mateen have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Antonio Tarver and Ernest Mateen?
- This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Antonio Tarver and 8 bouts tracked for Ernest Mateen. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.