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Gennady Golovkin vs Simon Mokoena — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gennady Golovkin

Simon Mokoena

Gennady Golovkin (42-2-1) and Simon Mokoena (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) 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.

Golovkin

42

Wins37 KO · 88%

2

Losses

1

Draw45 tracked bouts

Mokoena

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Golovkin leads 1–0

Gennady Golovkin and Simon Mokoena have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.

Gennady Golovkin and Simon Mokoena have met 1 time; Golovkin leads 1–0.
Met2007Feb 27Series
Gennady GolovkinFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Simon MokoenaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultRTDR51Meeting

The Numbers

Golovkin 7 · Mokoena 0 of 7 measurable rows
GolovkinMokoena
Record†
42-2-1 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%
94.4% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 37
37 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
88.1%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
88% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 15
15 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 45
45
3

† 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
Gennady Golovkin: 5′10″
Simon Mokoena: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gennady Golovkin: 70″
Simon Mokoena: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gennady Golovkin: 44
Simon Mokoena: No date of birth
Stance
Gennady Golovkin: Orthodox
Simon Mokoena: Not recorded

Gennady Golovkin left, Simon Mokoena right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gennady Golovkin42 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

Gennady Golovkin: 42 tracked wins — 37 by KO/TKO (88%) and 5 on the cards (12%). Counted from 45 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

37 by KO/TKO 88%5 on the cards 12%

Simon Mokoena1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Simon Mokoena: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gennady Golovkin 45, Simon Mokoena 3 — 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

Gennady Golovkin last boxed on Sep 17, 2022 — 1,498 days ago. Golovkin had won four in a row before losing a decision to Canelo Álvarez.WWWWL

Rolls Jun 2019Derevyanchenko Oct 2019Szeremeta Dec 2020Murata Apr 2022Álvarez Sep 20222.7 tracked bouts per year

Simon Mokoena last boxed on Feb 27, 2007 — 7,179 days ago. Mokoena had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Mock Apr 1999Karmazin Dec 1999Golovkin Feb 20070.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gennady Golovkin and Simon Mokoena ever fought each other?
Yes. Gennady Golovkin and Simon Mokoena met once on February 27, 2007, and Gennady Golovkin won by RTD in round 5.
The meeting

WFeb 27, 2007 · Golovkin · RTD R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Golovkin or Mokoena?
Gennady Golovkin is 42-2-1 and Simon Mokoena is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gennady Golovkin has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Golovkin42–2–194.4%

Mokoena1–233.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Golovkin or Mokoena?
Gennady Golovkin has 37 knockout wins and Simon Mokoena has 0. Gennady Golovkin has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Golovkin3788.1%

Mokoena0

The Numbers ↓
Do Golovkin and Mokoena have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gennady Golovkin and Simon Mokoena have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Golovkin and Mokoena?
This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Gennady Golovkin and 3 bouts tracked for Simon Mokoena. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Golovkin45bouts

Mokoena3bouts

How They Win ↓

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