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Dave Apolinario vs Gideon Buthelezi — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dave Apolinario

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Gideon Buthelezi

Dave Apolinario (22-2) and Gideon Buthelezi (23-6) 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.

Apolinario

22

Wins14 KO · 64%

2

Losses

0

Draws24 tracked bouts

Buthelezi

23

Wins5 KO · 22%

6

Losses

0

Draws29 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Apolinario leads 1–0

Dave Apolinario and Gideon Buthelezi have met 1 time; Apolinario leads 1–0.

Dave Apolinario and Gideon Buthelezi have met 1 time; Apolinario leads 1–0.
Met2022Jul 29Series
Dave ApolinarioFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gideon ButheleziFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Apolinario 7 · Buthelezi 1 of 8 measurable rows
ApolinarioButhelezi
Record
22-2 (edge)23-6
Win %0–100%
91.7% (edge)
79.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 14
14 (edge)
5
KO rate0–100%
63.64% (edge)
21.74%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
64% (edge)
22%
Times stopped†max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 4
1
4 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 29
24
29

† 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

Heightnot held
Dave Apolinario: 5′5″
Gideon Buthelezi: No height on file
Reachnot held
Dave Apolinario: 65″
Gideon Buthelezi: No reach on file
Age13 yrs apart
Dave Apolinario: 27
Gideon Buthelezi: 40
Stance
Dave Apolinario: Southpaw
Gideon Buthelezi: Southpaw

Dave Apolinario left, Gideon Buthelezi right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Dave Apolinario22 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Dave Apolinario: 22 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (64%) and 8 on the cards (36%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 64%8 on the cards 36%

Gideon Buthelezi23 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Gideon Buthelezi: 23 tracked wins — 5 by KO/TKO (22%) and 18 on the cards (78%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

5 by KO/TKO 22%18 on the cards 78%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Apolinario 24, Gideon Buthelezi 29 — 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

Oldest left · newest right

Dave Apolinario has won once since losing by stoppage to Longyi Hu. Apolinario last boxed on Apr 26, 2026 — 180 days ago.WLWLW

Ongjunta Feb 2024Ayala Aug 2024Boca Dec 2024Hu Apr 2025Aton Apr 20262.7 tracked bouts per year

Gideon Buthelezi last boxed on Jul 29, 2022 — 1,547 days ago. Buthelezi had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Dave Apolinario.WWWWL

Ponteras Jul 2017Fernandez Jul 2018Jimenez Jul 2019Matheus Nov 2021Apolinario Jul 20221.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Apolinario and Gideon Buthelezi ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Apolinario and Gideon Buthelezi met once on July 29, 2022, and Dave Apolinario won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WJul 29, 2022 · Apolinario · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Apolinario or Buthelezi?
Dave Apolinario is 22-2 and Gideon Buthelezi is 23-6. Dave Apolinario has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Apolinario22–291.7%

Buthelezi23–679.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Apolinario or Buthelezi?
Dave Apolinario has 14 knockout wins and Gideon Buthelezi has 5. Dave Apolinario has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Apolinario1463.6%

Buthelezi521.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Apolinario and Buthelezi have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Apolinario and Gideon Buthelezi have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Apolinario and Buthelezi?
This comparison is drawn from 24 bouts tracked for Dave Apolinario and 29 bouts tracked for Gideon Buthelezi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Apolinario24bouts

Buthelezi29bouts

How They Win ↓

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