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Dave McAuley vs Jacob Matlala — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇬🇧FLYWEIGHT

Dave McAuley

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

Dave McAuley (18-3-2) and Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) 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.

McAuley

18

Wins8 KO · 44%

3

Losses

2

Draws23 tracked bouts

Matlala

53

Wins26 KO · 49%

13

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Head to Head

McAuley leads 1–0

Dave McAuley and Jacob Matlala have met 1 time; McAuley leads 1–0.

Dave McAuley and Jacob Matlala have met 1 time; McAuley leads 1–0.
Met1991Sep 7Series
Dave McAuleyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jacob MatlalaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR101Meeting

The Numbers

McAuley 3 · Matlala 5 of 8 measurable rows
McAuleyMatlala
Record
18-3-2 (edge)53-13-2
Win %0–100%
82.6% (edge)
79.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 26
8
26 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
44.44%
49.06% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
44%
49% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
1
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
2.6
3.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
23
68

† 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 McAuley: No height on file
Jacob Matlala: 4′10″
Reachnot held
Dave McAuley: No reach on file
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Agenot comparable
Dave McAuley: 65
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Stance
Dave McAuley: Orthodox
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox

Dave McAuley left, Jacob Matlala 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 McAuley18 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

Dave McAuley: 18 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (44%), 9 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 44%9 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 6%

Jacob Matlala53 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

Jacob Matlala: 53 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (49%), 24 on the cards (45%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 49%24 on the cards 45%3 by another method or unrecorded 6%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave McAuley 23, Jacob Matlala 68 — 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 McAuley last boxed on Jun 11, 1992 — 12,549 days ago. McAuley had won four in a row before losing a decision to Rodolfo Blanco.WWWWL

Curtis Mar 1990Blanco Sep 1990Feliciano May 1991Matlala Sep 1991Blanco Jun 19922.6 tracked bouts per year

Jacob Matlala has won three straight since losses to Masibulele Makepula and Peter Culshaw. Matlala last boxed on Mar 2, 2002.LLWWW

Makepula Feb 2000Culshaw May 2000Makelim Feb 2001Cantwell Sep 2001Herrera Mar 20023.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dave McAuley and Jacob Matlala ever fought each other?
Yes. Dave McAuley and Jacob Matlala met once on September 7, 1991, and Dave McAuley won by KO in round 10.
The meeting

WSep 7, 1991 · McAuley · KO R10

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McAuley or Matlala?
Dave McAuley is 18-3-2 and Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2. Dave McAuley has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

McAuley18–3–282.6%

Matlala53–13–279.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McAuley or Matlala?
Dave McAuley has 8 knockout wins and Jacob Matlala has 26. Jacob Matlala has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McAuley844.4%

Matlala2649.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do McAuley and Matlala have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave McAuley and Jacob Matlala have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McAuley and Matlala?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Dave McAuley and 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McAuley23bouts

Matlala68bouts

How They Win ↓

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