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Ernest Mateen vs Matt Godfrey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ernest Mateen

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Matt Godfrey

Ernest Mateen (30-12-3) and Matt Godfrey (21-3) 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.

Mateen

30

Wins

12

Losses

3

Draws45 tracked bouts

Godfrey

21

Wins11 KO · 52%

3

Losses

0

Draws24 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Godfrey leads 1–0

Ernest Mateen and Matt Godfrey have met 1 time; Godfrey leads 1–0.

Ernest Mateen and Matt Godfrey have met 1 time; Godfrey leads 1–0.
Met2006Feb 13Series
Ernest MateenFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Matt GodfreyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Mateen 1 · Godfrey 6 of 7 measurable rows
MateenGodfrey
Record
30-12-321-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
70%
87.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 11
0
11 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
0%
52.38% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
33%
52% (edge)
Times stopped†max 10
10
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3
3 (edge)
2.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
24

† 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

Agenot comparable
Ernest Mateen: Died aged 46
Matt Godfrey: 45
Stance
Ernest Mateen: Not recorded
Matt Godfrey: Orthodox Stance

Ernest Mateen left, Matt Godfrey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ernest Mateen30 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Ernest Mateen: 30 tracked wins — 10 by KO/TKO (33%), 18 on the cards (60%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (7%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

10 by KO/TKO 33%18 on the cards 60%2 by another method or unrecorded 7%

Matt Godfrey21 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Matt Godfrey: 21 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (52%) and 10 on the cards (48%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 52%10 on the cards 48%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernest Mateen 45, Matt Godfrey 24 — 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

Ernest Mateen has won once since losing by stoppage to Matt Godfrey. Mateen last boxed on Jun 10, 2006.LWWLW

Jirov Aug 2003Grant Nov 2003Smith Jan 2006Godfrey Feb 2006Porter Jun 20063 tracked bouts per year

Matt Godfrey last boxed on Jul 19, 2012 — 5,207 days ago. Godfrey had won once since losses to Marco Huck and Lateef Kayode.WWLLW

Hawk Jul 2009Simms Sep 2009Huck Aug 2010Kayode Jun 2011Oltmanns Jul 20122.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ernest Mateen and Matt Godfrey ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernest Mateen and Matt Godfrey met once on February 13, 2006, and Matt Godfrey won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LFeb 13, 2006 · Godfrey · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mateen or Godfrey?
Ernest Mateen is 30-12-3 and Matt Godfrey is 21-3. Matt Godfrey has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Mateen30–12–370%

Godfrey21–387.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mateen or Godfrey?
Ernest Mateen has 0 knockout wins and Matt Godfrey has 11. Matt Godfrey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mateen0

Godfrey1152.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Mateen and Godfrey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernest Mateen and Matt Godfrey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mateen and Godfrey?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Ernest Mateen and 24 bouts tracked for Matt Godfrey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mateen45bouts

Godfrey24bouts

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