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Hansie Kruger vs Jacob Matlala — record, stats and common opponents compared

Hansie Kruger

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

Hansie Kruger (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Kruger

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Hansie Kruger and Jacob Matlala have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Hansie Kruger and Jacob Matlala have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met1981Oct 30Series
Hansie KrugerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Jacob MatlalaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Kruger 1 · Matlala 4 of 5 measurable rows
KrugerMatlala
Record†
0-153-13-2 (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
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
1
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
Hansie Kruger: No height on file
Jacob Matlala: 4′10″
Reachnot held
Hansie Kruger: No reach on file
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Agenot held
Hansie Kruger: No date of birth
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Stance
Hansie Kruger: Not recorded
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox

Hansie Kruger 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
Hansie Kruger0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Hansie Kruger: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kruger 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 — Hansie Kruger 1, 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

Hansie Kruger last boxed on Oct 30, 1981 — 16,436 days ago. Kruger had lost the most recent, to Jacob Matlala.L

Matlala Oct 1981

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 Hansie Kruger and Jacob Matlala ever fought each other?
Yes. Hansie Kruger and Jacob Matlala met once on October 30, 1981, and Jacob Matlala won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

LOct 30, 1981 · Matlala · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kruger or Matlala?
Hansie Kruger is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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 %

Kruger0–10%

Matlala53–13–279.4%

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

Kruger0

Matlala2649.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kruger and Matlala have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Hansie Kruger and Jacob Matlala have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kruger and Matlala?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Hansie Kruger and 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kruger1bout

Matlala68bouts

How They Win ↓

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Hansie Kruger vs Jacob Matlala — Records, Stats & Common Opponents