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Dave Matthews vs John Conteh — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dave Matthews

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John Conteh

Dave Matthews (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and John Conteh (34-4-1) 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.

Matthews

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Conteh

34

Wins24 KO · 71%

4

Losses

1

Draw39 tracked bouts

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.

Head to Head

Conteh leads 1–0

Dave Matthews and John Conteh have met 1 time; Conteh leads 1–0.

Dave Matthews and John Conteh have met 1 time; Conteh leads 1–0.
Met1973Jan 15Series
Dave MatthewsFighter ALLost0–1W–L
John ContehFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Matthews 1 · Conteh 6 of 7 measurable rows
MatthewsConteh
Record†
1-134-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
88.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
0
24 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—70.59%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
71% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 4.5
0.9
4.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 39
2
39

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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 Matthews: No height on file
John Conteh: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Dave Matthews: No reach on file
John Conteh: 76″
Agenot held
Dave Matthews: No date of birth
John Conteh: 75
Stance
Dave Matthews: Not recorded
John Conteh: Orthodox

Dave Matthews left, John Conteh 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 Matthews1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Dave Matthews: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

John Conteh34 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

John Conteh: 34 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (71%) and 10 on the cards (29%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 71%10 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Matthews 2, John Conteh 39 — 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 Matthews last boxed on Jan 15, 1973 — 19,635 days ago. Matthews had won one in a row before losing a decision to John Conteh.WL

O'Halloran Sep 1970Conteh Jan 19730.9 tracked bouts per year

John Conteh last boxed on May 31, 1980 — 16,942 days ago. Conteh had won once since back-to-back losses to Matthew Saad Muhammad.DWLLW

Burnett Apr 1979Brown Jun 1979Muhammad Aug 1979Muhammad Mar 1980Dixon May 19804.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave Matthews and John Conteh ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave Matthews and John Conteh met once on January 15, 1973, and John Conteh won by PTS.
The meeting

LJan 15, 1973 · Conteh · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matthews or Conteh?
Dave Matthews is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John Conteh is 34-4-1. John Conteh has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Matthews1–150%

Conteh34–4–188.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Matthews or Conteh?
Dave Matthews has 0 knockout wins and John Conteh has 24. John Conteh has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Matthews0

Conteh2470.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Matthews and Conteh have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Matthews and John Conteh have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matthews and Conteh?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Dave Matthews and 39 bouts tracked for John Conteh. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matthews2bouts

Conteh39bouts

How They Win ↓

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