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.
Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Sonnyboy Nghona (0-1 across 1 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.
Jacob Matlala vs Sonnyboy Nghona — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jacob Matlala leads 1–0- Jacob Matlala wonMatlala vs NghonaDec 3, 1989 · TKO · R2
The Numbers
- 53-13-2 (edge)
- Record
- 0-1
- 79.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 26 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 49.06%
- KO rate
- —
- 49%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 3
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3.1
- Bouts per year
- —
- 68
- Bouts tracked
- 1
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 4′10″ (147 cm)
- Height
- —
- 59″ (150 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 64
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- South Africa
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJacob Matlala · 53 wins
KO/TKO
26
Decision
24
Other
3
Sonnyboy Nghona · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (68 and 1 respectively), 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
Jacob Matlala
WWWLL
W3 streak · last fought Mar 2, 2002
Sonnyboy Nghona
L
L1 streak · last fought Dec 3, 1989
Common Questions
- Have Jacob Matlala and Sonnyboy Nghona ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jacob Matlala and Sonnyboy Nghona met once on December 3, 1989, and Jacob Matlala won by TKO in round 2.
- Who has the better record, Jacob Matlala or Sonnyboy Nghona?
- Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Sonnyboy Nghona is 0-1 across the 1 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Jacob Matlala or Sonnyboy Nghona?
- Jacob Matlala has 26 knockout wins and Sonnyboy Nghona has 0. Jacob Matlala has more.
- Do Jacob Matlala and Sonnyboy Nghona have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jacob Matlala and Sonnyboy Nghona have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jacob Matlala and Sonnyboy Nghona?
- This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for Jacob Matlala and 1 bout tracked for Sonnyboy Nghona. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.