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Jacob Matlala vs Juan Alberto Ivalo — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jacob Matlala

Juan Alberto Ivalo

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Juan Alberto Ivalo (0-7-1 across 8 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

Ivalo

Tracked record

0–7–1

counted from 8 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 Juan Alberto Ivalo have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Jacob Matlala and Juan Alberto Ivalo have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met1984May 25Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Juan Alberto IvaloFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 5 · Ivalo 0 of 5 measurable rows
MatlalaIvalo
Record†
53-13-2 (edge)0-7-1
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
6.3%
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)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
8

† 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″
Juan Alberto Ivalo: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Juan Alberto Ivalo: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Juan Alberto Ivalo: No date of birth
Stance
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox
Juan Alberto Ivalo: Not recorded

Jacob Matlala left, Juan Alberto Ivalo 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%

Juan Alberto Ivalo0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Juan Alberto Ivalo: no tracked wins in the 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Ivalo yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jacob Matlala 68, Juan Alberto Ivalo 8 — 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

Juan Alberto Ivalo last boxed on Feb 17, 1988 — 14,130 days ago. Ivalo had lost six straight.LLLLL

Ballas Feb 1984Matlala May 1984Ballas Feb 1985Patri Apr 1986Laciar Feb 19880.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and Juan Alberto Ivalo ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Juan Alberto Ivalo met once on May 25, 1984, and Jacob Matlala won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 25, 1984 · Matlala · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Ivalo?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Juan Alberto Ivalo is 0-7-1 across the 8 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%

Ivalo0–7–16.3%

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

Matlala2649.1%

Ivalo0

The Numbers ↓
Do Matlala and Ivalo have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jacob Matlala and Juan Alberto Ivalo have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matlala and Ivalo?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala and 8 bouts tracked for Juan Alberto Ivalo. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matlala68bouts

Ivalo8bouts

How They Win ↓

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