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Gilbert Makenete vs Jacob Matlala — record, stats and common opponents compared

Gilbert Makenete

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

Gilbert Makenete (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) 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.

Makenete

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Matlala

53

Wins26 KO · 49%

13

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

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

Matlala leads 1–0

Gilbert Makenete and Jacob Matlala have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Gilbert Makenete and Jacob Matlala have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met1984Nov 1Series
Gilbert MakeneteFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jacob MatlalaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Makenete 1 · Matlala 4 of 5 measurable rows
MakeneteMatlala
Record†
0-253-13-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
79.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
0
26 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—49.06%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—49%
Times stopped‡max 3
0 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
2
68

† 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
Gilbert Makenete: No height on file
Jacob Matlala: 4′10″
Reachnot held
Gilbert Makenete: No reach on file
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Agenot held
Gilbert Makenete: No date of birth
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Stance
Gilbert Makenete: Not recorded
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox

Gilbert Makenete left, Jacob Matlala right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gilbert Makenete0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Gilbert Makenete: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Makenete yet.

Jacob Matlala53 wins · from 68 tracked bouts

Jacob Matlala: 53 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (49%), 24 on the cards (45%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 68 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 49%24 on the cards 45%3 by another method or unrecorded 6%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gilbert Makenete 2, Jacob Matlala 68 — 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

Gilbert Makenete last boxed on May 18, 1985 — 15,132 days ago. Makenete had lost two straight.LL

Matlala Nov 1984Ncita May 1985

Jacob Matlala has won three straight since losses to Masibulele Makepula and Peter Culshaw. Matlala last boxed on Mar 2, 2002.LLWWW

Makepula Feb 2000Culshaw May 2000Makelim Feb 2001Cantwell Sep 2001Herrera Mar 20023.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gilbert Makenete and Jacob Matlala ever fought each other?
Yes. Gilbert Makenete and Jacob Matlala met once on November 1, 1984, and Jacob Matlala won by PTS.
The meeting

LNov 1, 1984 · Matlala · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Makenete or Matlala?
Gilbert Makenete is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2. Jacob Matlala has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Makenete0–20%

Matlala53–13–279.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Makenete or Matlala?
Gilbert Makenete has 0 knockout wins and Jacob Matlala has 26. Jacob Matlala has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Makenete0

Matlala2649.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Makenete and Matlala have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gilbert Makenete and Jacob Matlala have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Makenete and Matlala?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Gilbert Makenete and 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Makenete2bouts

Matlala68bouts

How They Win ↓

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