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Chris John vs Simpiwe Vetyeka — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇮🇩INDONESIA

Chris John

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Simpiwe Vetyeka

Chris John (48-1-3) and Simpiwe Vetyeka (30-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

John

48

Wins22 KO · 46%

1

Loss

3

Draws52 tracked bouts

Vetyeka

30

Wins18 KO · 60%

4

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Vetyeka leads 1–0

Chris John and Simpiwe Vetyeka have met 1 time; Vetyeka leads 1–0.

Chris John and Simpiwe Vetyeka have met 1 time; Vetyeka leads 1–0.
Met2013Dec 6Series
Chris JohnFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Simpiwe VetyekaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultRTDR61Meeting

The Numbers

John 5 · Vetyeka 3 of 8 measurable rows
JohnVetyeka
Record
48-1-3 (edge)30-4
Win %0–100%
95.2% (edge)
88.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 22
22 (edge)
18
KO rate0–100%
45.83%
60% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
46%
60% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 52
52
34

† 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

HeightLevel
Chris John: 5′7″
Simpiwe Vetyeka: 5′7″
Reach+2″
Chris John: 69″ (edge)
Simpiwe Vetyeka: 67″
Age2 yrs apart
Chris John: 47
Simpiwe Vetyeka: 45
Stance
Chris John: Orthodox
Simpiwe Vetyeka: Orthodox

Chris John left, Simpiwe Vetyeka right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Chris John48 wins · from 52 tracked bouts

Chris John: 48 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (46%) and 26 on the cards (54%). Counted from 52 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 46%26 on the cards 54%

Simpiwe Vetyeka30 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Simpiwe Vetyeka: 30 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (60%) and 12 on the cards (40%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 60%12 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Chris John 52, Simpiwe Vetyeka 34 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

John

Opponent

Vetyeka

  • Chris John

    Win, UD

    2011

    YordanEven

    Simpiwe Vetyeka

    Win, TKO

    2013

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

Chris John last boxed on Dec 6, 2013 — 4,699 days ago. John had lost the most recent, to Simpiwe Vetyeka.WWWDL

Merdov Nov 2011Kimura May 2012Piriyapinyo Nov 2012Hosono Apr 2013Vetyeka Dec 20133.4 tracked bouts per year

Simpiwe Vetyeka last boxed on Apr 6, 2018 — 3,117 days ago. Vetyeka had won once since losing a decision to Lerato Dlamini.WWWLW

Reyes Dec 2014Puente Nov 2015Tameda Apr 2016Dlamini Oct 2017Mokwana Apr 20182.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Chris John and Simpiwe Vetyeka ever fought each other?
Yes. Chris John and Simpiwe Vetyeka met once on December 6, 2013, and Simpiwe Vetyeka won by RTD in round 6.
The meeting

LDec 6, 2013 · Vetyeka · RTD R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, John or Vetyeka?
Chris John is 48-1-3 and Simpiwe Vetyeka is 30-4. Chris John has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

John48–1–395.2%

Vetyeka30–488.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, John or Vetyeka?
Chris John has 22 knockout wins and Simpiwe Vetyeka has 18. Chris John has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

John2245.8%

Vetyeka1860%

The Numbers ↓
Do John and Vetyeka have any common opponents?
Chris John and Simpiwe Vetyeka share 1 common opponent: Daud Yordan. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Daud YordanWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, John or Vetyeka?
Simpiwe Vetyeka is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 1 cm above the other. Chris John also has the longer reach, by 4 cm.
Height · reach

John169 cm175 cm reach

Vetyeka170 cm171 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John and Vetyeka?
This comparison is drawn from 52 bouts tracked for Chris John and 34 bouts tracked for Simpiwe Vetyeka. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

John52bouts

Vetyeka34bouts

How They Win ↓

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