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Jacob Matlala vs Pretty Boy Lucas — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

🇵🇭PHILIPPINES

Pretty Boy Lucas

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Pretty Boy Lucas (34-7-2) 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

Lucas

34

Wins10 KO · 29%

7

Losses

2

Draws41 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Matlala leads 1–0

Jacob Matlala and Pretty Boy Lucas have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Jacob Matlala and Pretty Boy Lucas have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met1994Oct 15Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Pretty Boy LucasFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 4 · Lucas 4 of 8 measurable rows
MatlalaLucas
Record
53-13-234-7-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
79.4%
81.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
10
KO rate0–100%
49.06% (edge)
29.41%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
49% (edge)
30%
Times stopped†max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.6
3.1
3.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
41

† 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″
Pretty Boy Lucas: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Pretty Boy Lucas: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Pretty Boy Lucas: 60
Stance
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox
Pretty Boy Lucas: Orthodox

Jacob Matlala left, Pretty Boy Lucas 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%

Pretty Boy Lucas33 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Pretty Boy Lucas: 33 tracked wins — 10 by KO/TKO (30%), 20 on the cards (61%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (9%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

10 by KO/TKO 30%20 on the cards 61%3 by another method or unrecorded 9%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jacob Matlala 68, Pretty Boy Lucas 41 — 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

Pretty Boy Lucas last boxed on Feb 20, 1995 — 11,567 days ago. Lucas had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Moril Sep 1993Maeshiro Dec 1993Navaja May 1994Matlala Oct 1994Kwon Feb 19953.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and Pretty Boy Lucas ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Pretty Boy Lucas met once on October 15, 1994, and Jacob Matlala won by UD.
The meeting

WOct 15, 1994 · Matlala · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Lucas?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Pretty Boy Lucas is 34-7-2. Pretty Boy Lucas has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Matlala53–13–279.4%

Lucas34–7–281.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Matlala or Lucas?
Jacob Matlala has 26 knockout wins and Pretty Boy Lucas has 10. Jacob Matlala has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Matlala2649.1%

Lucas1029.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Matlala and Lucas have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jacob Matlala and Pretty Boy Lucas have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matlala and Lucas?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala and 41 bouts tracked for Pretty Boy Lucas. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matlala68bouts

Lucas41bouts

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