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Jacob Matlala vs Odwa Mdleleni — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

Odwa Mdleleni

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Odwa Mdleleni (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

Mdleleni

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 Odwa Mdleleni have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Jacob Matlala and Odwa Mdleleni have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met1989Jul 23Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Odwa MdleleniFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 4 · Mdleleni 1 of 5 measurable rows
MatlalaMdleleni
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
1 (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″
Odwa Mdleleni: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Odwa Mdleleni: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Odwa Mdleleni: No date of birth
Stance
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox
Odwa Mdleleni: Not recorded

Jacob Matlala left, Odwa Mdleleni 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%

Odwa Mdleleni0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Odwa Mdleleni: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Mdleleni yet.

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

Odwa Mdleleni last boxed on Jul 23, 1989 — 13,606 days ago. Mdleleni had lost the most recent, to Jacob Matlala.L

Matlala Jul 1989

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and Odwa Mdleleni ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Odwa Mdleleni met once on July 23, 1989, and Jacob Matlala won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

WJul 23, 1989 · Matlala · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Mdleleni?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Odwa Mdleleni 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%

Mdleleni0–10%

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

Matlala2649.1%

Mdleleni0

The Numbers ↓
Do Matlala and Mdleleni have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jacob Matlala and Odwa Mdleleni have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matlala and Mdleleni?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala and 1 bout tracked for Odwa Mdleleni. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matlala68bouts

Mdleleni1bout

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