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Giovanni Caro vs Takalani Ndlovu — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Giovanni Caro

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Takalani Ndlovu

Giovanni Caro (27-24-4) and Takalani Ndlovu (34-10) 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.

Caro

27

Wins21 KO · 78%

24

Losses

4

Draws14 tracked bouts

Ndlovu

34

Wins19 KO · 56%

10

Losses

0

Draws44 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ndlovu leads 1–0

Giovanni Caro and Takalani Ndlovu have met 1 time; Ndlovu leads 1–0.

Giovanni Caro and Takalani Ndlovu have met 1 time; Ndlovu leads 1–0.
Met2011Oct 29Series
Giovanni CaroFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Takalani NdlovuFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Caro 2 · Ndlovu 6 of 8 measurable rows
CaroNdlovu
Record
27-24-434-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%
52.7%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
19
KO rate0–100%
77.78% (edge)
55.88%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
50%
56% (edge)
Times stopped†max 6
6
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
1.1
2.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44
14
44

† 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

HeightLevel
Giovanni Caro: 5′8″
Takalani Ndlovu: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Giovanni Caro: 70″
Takalani Ndlovu: No reach on file
Age6 yrs apart
Giovanni Caro: 42
Takalani Ndlovu: 48
Stance
Giovanni Caro: Counterpuncher
Takalani Ndlovu: Orthodox

Giovanni Caro left, Takalani Ndlovu right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Giovanni Caro2 wins · from 14 tracked bouts

Giovanni Caro: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 14 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Takalani Ndlovu34 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Takalani Ndlovu: 34 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (56%) and 15 on the cards (44%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 56%15 on the cards 44%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Giovanni Caro 14, Takalani Ndlovu 44 — 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

Giovanni Caro last boxed on Jul 28, 2018 — 3,014 days ago. Caro had lost five straight.LLLLL

Montiel Nov 2012Ruiz Jun 2013Roman Apr 2015Velez Jul 2017Balderas Jul 20181.1 tracked bouts per year

Takalani Ndlovu last boxed on Oct 25, 2014 — 4,386 days ago. Ndlovu had won once since four straight losses.LLLLW

Mathebula Mar 2012Lopez Oct 2012Mathebula Mar 2013Fana Sep 2013Gugushe Oct 20142.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Giovanni Caro and Takalani Ndlovu ever fought each other?
Yes. Giovanni Caro and Takalani Ndlovu met once on October 29, 2011, and Takalani Ndlovu won by SD.
The meeting

LOct 29, 2011 · Ndlovu · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Caro or Ndlovu?
Giovanni Caro is 27-24-4 and Takalani Ndlovu is 34-10. Takalani Ndlovu has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Caro27–24–452.7%

Ndlovu34–1077.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Caro or Ndlovu?
Giovanni Caro has 21 knockout wins and Takalani Ndlovu has 19. Giovanni Caro has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Caro2177.8%

Ndlovu1955.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Caro and Ndlovu have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Giovanni Caro and Takalani Ndlovu have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Caro and Ndlovu?
This comparison is drawn from 14 bouts tracked for Giovanni Caro and 44 bouts tracked for Takalani Ndlovu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Caro14bouts

Ndlovu44bouts

How They Win ↓

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