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

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

🇲🇽MEXICO

Juan Herrera

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Juan Herrera (40-11-1) 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

Herrera

40

Wins26 KO · 65%

11

Losses

1

Draw58 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Matlala leads 1–0

Jacob Matlala and Juan Herrera have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Jacob Matlala and Juan Herrera have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met2002Mar 2Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Juan HerreraFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 5 · Herrera 2 of 7 measurable rows
MatlalaHerrera
Record
53-13-2 (edge)40-11-1
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
77.9%
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 26
26
26
KO rate0–100%
49.06%
65% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
49%
65% (edge)
Times stopped†max 8
3 (edge)
8
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
58

† 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 Herrera: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Juan Herrera: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Juan Herrera: 68
Stance
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox
Juan Herrera: Orthodox

Jacob Matlala left, Juan Herrera 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 Herrera40 wins · from 58 tracked bouts

Juan Herrera: 40 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (65%) and 14 on the cards (35%). Counted from 58 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 65%14 on the cards 35%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jacob Matlala 68, Juan Herrera 58 — 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 Herrera last boxed on May 23, 2002 — 8,916 days ago. Herrera had lost eight straight.LLLLL

Vorapin Jun 1997Torres Jun 1998Soto Feb 2002Matlala Mar 2002Asloum May 20022.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and Juan Herrera ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Juan Herrera met once on March 2, 2002, and Jacob Matlala won by KO in round 7.
The meeting

WMar 2, 2002 · Matlala · KO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Herrera?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Juan Herrera is 40-11-1. Jacob Matlala has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Matlala53–13–279.4%

Herrera40–11–177.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Matlala or Herrera?
Jacob Matlala has 26 knockout wins and Juan Herrera has 26. Both have 26.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Matlala2649.1%

Herrera2665%

The Numbers ↓
Do Matlala and Herrera have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jacob Matlala and Juan Herrera have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matlala and Herrera?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala and 58 bouts tracked for Juan Herrera. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matlala68bouts

Herrera58bouts

How They Win ↓

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