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Gerrie Coetzee vs Ibar Arrington — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gerrie Coetzee

Ibar Arrington

Gerrie Coetzee (33-6-1) and Ibar Arrington (3-4 across 7 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.

Coetzee

33

Wins21 KO · 64%

6

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Arrington

Tracked record

3–4

counted from 7 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

Coetzee leads 1–0

Gerrie Coetzee and Ibar Arrington have met 1 time; Coetzee leads 1–0.

Gerrie Coetzee and Ibar Arrington have met 1 time; Coetzee leads 1–0.
Met1978Dec 15Series
Gerrie CoetzeeFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ibar ArringtonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Coetzee 4 · Arrington 3 of 7 measurable rows
CoetzeeArrington
Record†
33-6-1 (edge)3-4
Win %0–100%
83.8% (edge)
42.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
63.64%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
64%
67% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.2
1.8
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
7

† 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
Gerrie Coetzee: 6′4″
Ibar Arrington: No height on file
Agenot held
Gerrie Coetzee: Died aged 67
Ibar Arrington: No date of birth
Stance
Gerrie Coetzee: Orthodox
Ibar Arrington: Not recorded

Gerrie Coetzee left, Ibar Arrington right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gerrie Coetzee33 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Gerrie Coetzee: 33 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (64%), 11 on the cards (33%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 64%11 on the cards 33%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Ibar Arrington3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Ibar Arrington: 3 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (67%) and 1 on the cards (33%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 67%1 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gerrie Coetzee 40, Ibar Arrington 7 — 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

Gerrie Coetzee had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Iran Barkley. Coetzee last boxed on Jun 8, 1997.LWWWL

Bruno Mar 1986Fiddler Aug 1993Turner Oct 1993Kosmicki Jan 1997Barkley Jun 19971.8 tracked bouts per year

Ibar Arrington last boxed on Dec 15, 1978 — 17,475 days ago. Arrington had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Neumann Apr 1977Holmes Nov 1977Roman Jun 1978Camel Aug 1978Coetzee Dec 19783.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gerrie Coetzee and Ibar Arrington ever fought each other?
Yes. Gerrie Coetzee and Ibar Arrington met once on December 15, 1978, and Gerrie Coetzee won by PTS.
The meeting

WDec 15, 1978 · Coetzee · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Coetzee or Arrington?
Gerrie Coetzee is 33-6-1 and Ibar Arrington is 3-4 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gerrie Coetzee has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Coetzee33–6–183.8%

Arrington3–442.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Coetzee or Arrington?
Gerrie Coetzee has 21 knockout wins and Ibar Arrington has 2. Gerrie Coetzee has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Coetzee2163.6%

Arrington2

The Numbers ↓
Do Coetzee and Arrington have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gerrie Coetzee and Ibar Arrington have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Coetzee and Arrington?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Gerrie Coetzee and 7 bouts tracked for Ibar Arrington. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Coetzee40bouts

Arrington7bouts

How They Win ↓

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