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Derry Mathews vs Gavin Rees — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Derry Mathews

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Gavin Rees

Derry Mathews (38-12-2) and Gavin Rees (38-4-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Mathews

38

Wins20 KO · 53%

12

Losses

2

Draws52 tracked bouts

Rees

38

Wins19 KO · 50%

4

Losses

1

Draw43 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Rees leads 1–0 with 1 draw

Derry Mathews and Gavin Rees have met 2 times; Rees leads 1–0 with 1 draw.

Derry Mathews and Gavin Rees have met 2 times; Rees leads 1–0 with 1 draw.
Met2011Oct 12012Jul 7Series
Derry MathewsFighter ADDrawLLost0–1–1W–L–D
Gavin ReesFighter BDDrawWWon1–0–1W–L–D
ResultTDR4TKOR92Meetings

The Numbers

Mathews 4 · Rees 4 of 8 measurable rows
MathewsRees
Record
38-12-238-4-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
75%
89.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 20
20 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%
52.63% (edge)
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
53% (edge)
47%
Times stopped†max 9
9
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.7
3.7 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 52
52
43

† 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+5″
Derry Mathews: 5′9″ (edge)
Gavin Rees: 5′4″
Reach+4″
Derry Mathews: 68″ (edge)
Gavin Rees: 64″
Age3 yrs apart
Derry Mathews: 43
Gavin Rees: 46
Stance
Derry Mathews: Orthodox
Gavin Rees: Orthodox

Derry Mathews left, Gavin Rees right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Derry Mathews38 wins · from 52 tracked bouts

Derry Mathews: 38 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (53%) and 18 on the cards (47%). Counted from 52 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 53%18 on the cards 47%

Gavin Rees38 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Gavin Rees: 38 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (47%), 19 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 47%19 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Derry Mathews 52, Gavin Rees 43 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Mathews better on 1 · Rees better on 3

Mathews

Opponent

Rees

  • Derry Mathews

    Loss, KO 2

    2010

    BucklandRees better

    Gavin Rees

    1–1 against

    Win, SD

    2014

    Loss, SD

    2014

  • Derry Mathews

    1–0–1 against

    Draw, SD

    2013

    Win, TKO 6

    2012

    CrollaMathews better

    Gavin Rees

    Loss, MD

    2013

  • Derry Mathews

    Win, PTS

    2010

    ThorpeRees better

    Gavin Rees

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 5

    2006

    Win, TKO 5

    2003

  • Derry Mathews

    Win, PTS

    2003

    BuckleyRees better

    Gavin Rees

    2–0 against

    Win, PTS

    2000

    Win, PTS

    2000

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

Derry Mathews last boxed on Mar 4, 2017 — 3,514 days ago. Mathews had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Jr Mar 2015Luis Apr 2015Flanagan Mar 2016Campbell Oct 2016Davies Mar 20173.7 tracked bouts per year

Gavin Rees last boxed on May 17, 2014 — 4,536 days ago. Rees had won once since three straight losses.WLLLW

Mathews Jul 2012Broner Feb 2013Crolla Jun 2013Buckland Feb 2014Buckland May 20142.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Derry Mathews and Gavin Rees ever fought each other?
Yes. Derry Mathews and Gavin Rees have met 2 times and Gavin Rees leads the series 1-0 with 1 draw.
The 2 meetings

LJul 7, 2012 · Rees · TKO R9

DOct 1, 2011 · Draw · TD R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mathews or Rees?
Derry Mathews is 38-12-2 and Gavin Rees is 38-4-1. Gavin Rees has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Mathews38–12–275%

Rees38–4–189.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mathews or Rees?
Derry Mathews has 20 knockout wins and Gavin Rees has 19. Derry Mathews has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mathews2052.6%

Rees1950%

The Numbers ↓
Do Mathews and Rees have any common opponents?
Derry Mathews and Gavin Rees share 4 common opponents: Gary Buckland, Anthony Crolla and Daniel Thorpe (and 1 other). Gavin Rees fared better against 3 of them.
4 shared opponents

Gary BucklandL1–1

Anthony Crolla1–0–1L

Daniel ThorpeWW

Peter BuckleyWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Mathews or Rees?
Derry Mathews is the taller fighter at 174 cm, 11 cm above the other. Derry Mathews also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
Height · reach

Mathews174 cm173 cm reach

Rees163 cm163 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mathews and Rees?
This comparison is drawn from 52 bouts tracked for Derry Mathews and 43 bouts tracked for Gavin Rees. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mathews52bouts

Rees43bouts

How They Win ↓

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