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Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Martín Cárdenas (0-1 across 1 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.

Jacob Matlala vs Martín Cárdenas — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

53–13–2

68 tracked bouts

Martín Cárdenas

Tracked record

0–1

1 tracked bout

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

Jacob Matlala leads 1–0

The Numbers

53-13-2 (edge)
Record
0-1

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

79.4% (edge)
Win %
0%
26 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
49.06%
KO rate
49%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

3
Times stopped
0 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Title reigns
0
3.1
Bouts per year

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

68
Bouts tracked
1

Tale of the Tape

4′10″ (147 cm)
Height
59″ (150 cm)
Reach
64
Age
Orthodox
Stance
South Africa
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jacob Matlala · 53 wins

KO/TKO
26
Decision
24
Other
3

Martín Cárdenas · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (68 and 1 respectively), 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

Jacob Matlala

WWWLL

W3 streak · last fought Mar 2, 2002

Martín Cárdenas

L

L1 streak · last fought Aug 14, 1989

Common Questions

Have Jacob Matlala and Martín Cárdenas ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Martín Cárdenas met once on August 14, 1989, and Jacob Matlala won by UD.
Who has the better record, Jacob Matlala or Martín Cárdenas?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Martín Cárdenas is 0-1 across the 1 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.
Who has more knockouts, Jacob Matlala or Martín Cárdenas?
Jacob Matlala has 26 knockout wins and Martín Cárdenas has 0. Jacob Matlala has more.
Do Jacob Matlala and Martín Cárdenas have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jacob Matlala and Martín Cárdenas have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jacob Matlala and Martín Cárdenas?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala and 1 bout tracked for Martín Cárdenas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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