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Jacob Matlala vs José Antonio Badilla — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jacob Matlala

José Antonio Badilla

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and José Antonio Badilla (0-6 across 6 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.

Matlala

53

Wins26 KO · 49%

13

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Badilla

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 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

Matlala leads 1–0

Jacob Matlala and José Antonio Badilla have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Jacob Matlala and José Antonio Badilla have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met1983Aug 19Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
José Antonio BadillaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR91Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 5 · Badilla 0 of 5 measurable rows
MatlalaBadilla
Record†
53-13-2 (edge)0-6
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
49.06%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
49%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
6

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

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

José Antonio Badilla0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

José Antonio Badilla: no tracked wins in the 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Badilla yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jacob Matlala 68, José Antonio Badilla 6 — 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

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

José Antonio Badilla last boxed on Dec 16, 1988 — 13,827 days ago. Badilla had lost six straight.LLLLL

Matlala Aug 1983Ballas Mar 1987Ballas Apr 1987Patri Nov 1987Patri Dec 19881 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and José Antonio Badilla ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and José Antonio Badilla met once on August 19, 1983, and Jacob Matlala won by TKO in round 9.
The meeting

WAug 19, 1983 · Matlala · TKO R9

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Badilla?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and José Antonio Badilla is 0-6 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jacob Matlala has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Matlala53–13–279.4%

Badilla0–60%

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

Matlala2649.1%

Badilla0

The Numbers ↓
Do Matlala and Badilla have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jacob Matlala and José Antonio Badilla have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matlala and Badilla?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala and 6 bouts tracked for José Antonio Badilla. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matlala68bouts

Badilla6bouts

How They Win ↓

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