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Gideon Buthelezi vs Nelson Mtshali — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Gideon Buthelezi

Nelson Mtshali

Gideon Buthelezi (23-6) and Nelson Mtshali (1-1 across 2 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.

Buthelezi

23

Wins5 KO · 22%

6

Losses

0

Draws29 tracked bouts

Mtshali

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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

Buthelezi leads 1–0

Gideon Buthelezi and Nelson Mtshali have met 1 time; Buthelezi leads 1–0.

Gideon Buthelezi and Nelson Mtshali have met 1 time; Buthelezi leads 1–0.
Met2010Jan 22Series
Gideon ButheleziFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Nelson MtshaliFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Buthelezi 6 · Mtshali 1 of 7 measurable rows
ButheleziMtshali
Record†
23-6 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
79.3% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 5
5 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
21.74%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
22% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 1.8
1.8 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 29
29
2

† 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

Agenot held
Gideon Buthelezi: 40
Nelson Mtshali: No date of birth
Stance
Gideon Buthelezi: Southpaw
Nelson Mtshali: Not recorded

Gideon Buthelezi left, Nelson Mtshali right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gideon Buthelezi23 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Gideon Buthelezi: 23 tracked wins — 5 by KO/TKO (22%) and 18 on the cards (78%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

5 by KO/TKO 22%18 on the cards 78%

Nelson Mtshali1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Nelson Mtshali: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 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 — Gideon Buthelezi 29, Nelson Mtshali 2 — 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

Gideon Buthelezi last boxed on Jul 29, 2022 — 1,547 days ago. Buthelezi had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Dave Apolinario.WWWWL

Ponteras Jul 2017Fernandez Jul 2018Jimenez Jul 2019Matheus Nov 2021Apolinario Jul 20221.8 tracked bouts per year

Nelson Mtshali last boxed on Jan 22, 2010 — 6,118 days ago. Mtshali had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Gideon Buthelezi.WL

Khonco Nov 2007Buthelezi Jan 20100.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gideon Buthelezi and Nelson Mtshali ever fought each other?
Yes. Gideon Buthelezi and Nelson Mtshali met once on January 22, 2010, and Gideon Buthelezi won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

WJan 22, 2010 · Buthelezi · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Buthelezi or Mtshali?
Gideon Buthelezi is 23-6 and Nelson Mtshali is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gideon Buthelezi has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Buthelezi23–679.3%

Mtshali1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Buthelezi or Mtshali?
Gideon Buthelezi has 5 knockout wins and Nelson Mtshali has 0. Gideon Buthelezi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Buthelezi521.7%

Mtshali0

The Numbers ↓
Do Buthelezi and Mtshali have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gideon Buthelezi and Nelson Mtshali have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Buthelezi and Mtshali?
This comparison is drawn from 29 bouts tracked for Gideon Buthelezi and 2 bouts tracked for Nelson Mtshali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Buthelezi29bouts

Mtshali2bouts

How They Win ↓

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