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Buster Mathis, Jr. vs Obed Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Buster Mathis, Jr.

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Obed Sullivan

Buster Mathis, Jr. (21-2) and Obed Sullivan (41-9-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Jr.

21

Wins7 KO · 33%

2

Losses

0

Draws27 tracked bouts

Sullivan

41

Wins30 KO · 73%

9

Losses

2

Draws54 tracked bouts

Head to Head

1 meeting, no decision

Buster Mathis, Jr. and Obed Sullivan have met 1 time; 1 meeting, no decision.

Buster Mathis, Jr. and Obed Sullivan have met 1 time; 1 meeting, no decision.
Met1996Apr 20Series
Buster Mathis, Jr.Fighter ANCNo decision0–0W–L
Obed SullivanFighter BNCNo decision0–0W–L
ResultNC1Meeting

The Numbers

Jr. 4 · Sullivan 3 of 7 measurable rows
Jr.Sullivan
Record
21-2 (edge)41-9-2
Win %0–100%
91.3% (edge)
80.8%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
7
30 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
33.33%
73.17% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
33%
73% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
3 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.5
5.5 (edge)
3.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54
27
54

† 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″
Buster Mathis, Jr.: 6′0″
Obed Sullivan: 6′3″ (edge)
Reach+4″
Buster Mathis, Jr.: 75″
Obed Sullivan: 79″ (edge)
Age2 yrs apart
Buster Mathis, Jr.: 56
Obed Sullivan: 58
Stance
Buster Mathis, Jr.: Orthodox
Obed Sullivan: Orthodox

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Obed Sullivan41 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Obed Sullivan: 41 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (73%) and 11 on the cards (27%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 73%11 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buster Mathis, Jr. 27, Obed Sullivan 54 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Jr. better on 1 · Sullivan better on 1 · even on 1

Jr.

Opponent

Sullivan

  • Buster Mathis, Jr.

    Win, TKO

    1994

    LaneEven

    Obed Sullivan

    Win, UD

    1997

  • Buster Mathis, Jr.

    Win, PTS

    1993

    BillupsSullivan better

    Obed Sullivan

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO

    1997

    Win, SD

    1995

  • Buster Mathis, Jr.

    2–0 against

    Win, KO

    1996

    Win, UD

    1995

    SmithJr. better

    Obed Sullivan

    Win, KO

    1995

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

Buster Mathis, Jr. last boxed on Nov 1, 1996 — 10,946 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

Obed Sullivan last boxed on Jan 20, 2007 — 7,214 days ago. Sullivan had won two in a row before losing a decision to James Porter.WLWWL

Williams May 2001Oquendo Sep 2001Murphy Jan 2004Francisco Apr 2004Porter Jan 20073.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Buster Mathis, Jr. and Obed Sullivan ever fought each other?
Yes. Buster Mathis, Jr. and Obed Sullivan met once on April 20, 1996, and the bout produced no decision by NC.
The meeting

NCApr 20, 1996 · No decision · NC

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Jr. or Sullivan?
Buster Mathis, Jr. is 21-2 and Obed Sullivan is 41-9-2. Buster Mathis, Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Jr.21–291.3%

Sullivan41–9–280.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Jr. or Sullivan?
Buster Mathis, Jr. has 7 knockout wins and Obed Sullivan has 30. Obed Sullivan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Jr.733.3%

Sullivan3073.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Jr. and Sullivan have any common opponents?
Buster Mathis, Jr. and Obed Sullivan share 3 common opponents: Garing Lane, Levi Billups and Ken Smith. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
3 shared opponents

Garing LaneWW

Levi BillupsWW

Ken SmithWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Jr. or Sullivan?
Obed Sullivan is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 7 cm above the other. Obed Sullivan also has the longer reach, by 11 cm.
Height · reach

Jr.183 cm190 cm reach

Sullivan190 cm201 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jr. and Sullivan?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Buster Mathis, Jr. and 54 bouts tracked for Obed Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Jr.27bouts

Sullivan54bouts

How They Win ↓

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