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

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

Martín Cárdenas

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

Cárdenas

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Martín Cárdenas have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Jacob Matlala and Martín Cárdenas have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met1989Aug 14Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Martín CárdenasFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 4 · Cárdenas 1 of 5 measurable rows
MatlalaCárdenas
Record†
53-13-2 (edge)0-1
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‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.1—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
1

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

Jacob Matlala left, Martín Cárdenas 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%

Martín Cárdenas0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Martín Cárdenas: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cárdenas yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jacob Matlala 68, Martín Cárdenas 1 — 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

Martín Cárdenas last boxed on Aug 14, 1989 — 13,584 days ago. Cárdenas had lost the most recent, to Jacob Matlala.L

Matlala Aug 1989

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WAug 14, 1989 · Matlala · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Cárdenas?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Martín Cárdenas is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Cárdenas0–10%

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

Matlala2649.1%

Cárdenas0

The Numbers ↓
Do Matlala and 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 Matlala and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matlala68bouts

Cárdenas1bout

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