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Jacob Matlala vs Vumile Gomo — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

Vumile Gomo

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Vumile Gomo (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

Gomo

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 Vumile Gomo have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Jacob Matlala and Vumile Gomo have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met1988Apr 30Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Vumile GomoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultDQR71Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 4 · Gomo 1 of 5 measurable rows
MatlalaGomo
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
0 (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″
Vumile Gomo: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Vumile Gomo: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Vumile Gomo: No date of birth
Stance
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox
Vumile Gomo: Not recorded

Jacob Matlala left, Vumile Gomo 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%

Vumile Gomo0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Vumile Gomo: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Gomo yet.

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

Vumile Gomo last boxed on Apr 30, 1988 — 14,055 days ago. Gomo had lost the most recent, to Jacob Matlala.L

Matlala Apr 1988

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and Vumile Gomo ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Vumile Gomo met once on April 30, 1988, and Jacob Matlala won by DQ in round 7.
The meeting

WApr 30, 1988 · Matlala · DQ R7

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

Gomo0–10%

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

Matlala2649.1%

Gomo0

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

Matlala68bouts

Gomo1bout

How They Win ↓

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