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Jacob Matlala vs Masibulele Makepula — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Masibulele Makepula

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Masibulele Makepula (28-5) 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

Makepula

28

Wins

5

Losses

0

Draws5 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Makepula leads 1–0

Jacob Matlala and Masibulele Makepula have met 1 time; Makepula leads 1–0.

Jacob Matlala and Masibulele Makepula have met 1 time; Makepula leads 1–0.
Met2000Feb 19Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Masibulele MakepulaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 5 · Makepula 3 of 8 measurable rows
MatlalaMakepula
Record
53-13-228-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
79.4%
84.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
0
KO rate0–100%
49.06% (edge)
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
49% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
5

† 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″
Masibulele Makepula: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Masibulele Makepula: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Masibulele Makepula: 53
Stance
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox
Masibulele Makepula: Not recorded

Jacob Matlala left, Masibulele Makepula 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%

Masibulele Makepula3 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Masibulele Makepula: 3 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (67%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (33%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 67%1 by another method or unrecorded 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jacob Matlala 68, Masibulele Makepula 5 — 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

Masibulele Makepula last boxed on Sep 23, 2006 — 7,333 days ago. Makepula had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Chavez May 1998Torres Sep 1998Matlala Feb 2000Pacheco Nov 2000Arce Sep 20060.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and Masibulele Makepula ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Masibulele Makepula met once on February 19, 2000, and Masibulele Makepula won by UD.
The meeting

LFeb 19, 2000 · Makepula · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Makepula?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Masibulele Makepula is 28-5. Masibulele Makepula has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Matlala53–13–279.4%

Makepula28–584.8%

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

Matlala2649.1%

Makepula0

The Numbers ↓
Do Matlala and Makepula have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jacob Matlala and Masibulele Makepula have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matlala and Makepula?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala and 5 bouts tracked for Masibulele Makepula. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matlala68bouts

Makepula5bouts

How They Win ↓

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