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Jacob Matlala vs Sammy Stewart — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

🇱🇷LIBERIA

Sammy Stewart

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Sammy Stewart (0-3-1 across 4 tracked bouts) 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

Stewart

Tracked record

0–3–1

counted from 4 bouts 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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Jacob Matlala and Sammy Stewart have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Jacob Matlala and Sammy Stewart have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1995May 6Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
Sammy StewartFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 5 · Stewart 1 of 6 measurable rows
MatlalaStewart
Record†
53-13-2 (edge)0-3-1
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
12.5%
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§max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 68
68
4

† 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″
Sammy Stewart: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Sammy Stewart: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Sammy Stewart: 57
Stance
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox
Sammy Stewart: Not recorded

Jacob Matlala left, Sammy Stewart 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%

Sammy Stewart0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Sammy Stewart: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Stewart yet.

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

Sammy Stewart last boxed on Oct 11, 1996 — 10,967 days ago. Stewart had lost three straight.DLLL

Matlala May 1995Botile Jul 1995León Apr 1996Tapia Oct 19962.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and Sammy Stewart ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Sammy Stewart met once on May 6, 1995, and the bout was a draw by SD.
The meeting

DMay 6, 1995 · Draw · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Stewart?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Sammy Stewart is 0-3-1 across the 4 bouts 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%

Stewart0–3–112.5%

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

Matlala2649.1%

Stewart0

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

Matlala68bouts

Stewart4bouts

How They Win ↓

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