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Jacob Matlala vs Mzukisi Sikali — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

🇿🇦LIGHT FLYWEIGHT, FLYWEIGHT, SUPER FLYWEIGHT

Mzukisi Sikali

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Mzukisi Sikali (29-7-2) 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

Sikali

29

Wins17 KO · 59%

7

Losses

2

Draws4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Matlala leads 1–0

Jacob Matlala and Mzukisi Sikali have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Jacob Matlala and Mzukisi Sikali have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met1992Apr 26Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mzukisi SikaliFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 6 · Sikali 2 of 8 measurable rows
MatlalaSikali
Record
53-13-2 (edge)29-7-2
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
78.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
17
KO rate0–100%
49.06%
58.62% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
49% (edge)
0%
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
4

† 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″
Mzukisi Sikali: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Mzukisi Sikali: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Mzukisi Sikali: Died aged 34
Stance
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox
Mzukisi Sikali: Southpaw

Jacob Matlala left, Mzukisi Sikali 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%

Mzukisi Sikali1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Mzukisi Sikali: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jacob Matlala 68, Mzukisi Sikali 4 — 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

Mzukisi Sikali has lost two straight, after one straight win. Sikali last boxed on Mar 27, 2005.LWLL

Matlala Apr 1992Cordoba Sep 1995Wonjongkam Mar 1997Darchinyan Mar 20050.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and Mzukisi Sikali ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Mzukisi Sikali met once on April 26, 1992, and Jacob Matlala won by UD.
The meeting

WApr 26, 1992 · Matlala · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Sikali?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Mzukisi Sikali is 29-7-2. Jacob Matlala has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Matlala53–13–279.4%

Sikali29–7–278.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Matlala or Sikali?
Jacob Matlala has 26 knockout wins and Mzukisi Sikali has 17. Jacob Matlala has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Matlala2649.1%

Sikali1758.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Matlala and Sikali have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jacob Matlala and Mzukisi Sikali have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matlala and Sikali?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala and 4 bouts tracked for Mzukisi Sikali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matlala68bouts

Sikali4bouts

How They Win ↓

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