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Jacob Matlala vs Vuyani Nene — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

Vuyani Nene

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Vuyani Nene (4-0 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Matlala

53

Wins26 KO · 49%

13

Losses

2

Draws68 tracked bouts

Nene

Tracked record

4–0

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

Nene leads 4–0

Jacob Matlala and Vuyani Nene have met 4 times; Nene leads 4–0.

Jacob Matlala and Vuyani Nene have met 4 times; Nene leads 4–0.
Met1986Mar 151987Mar 151987Nov 11988Oct 16Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter ALLostLLostLLostLLost0–4W–L
Vuyani NeneFighter BWWonWWonWWonWWon4–0W–L
ResultPTSRTDR11PTSUD4Meetings

The Numbers

Matlala 4 · Nene 3 of 7 measurable rows
MatlalaNene
Record†
53-13-24-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
79.4%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
49.06%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
49% (edge)
25%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
1.5
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″
Vuyani Nene: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Vuyani Nene: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Vuyani Nene: No date of birth
Stance
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox
Vuyani Nene: Not recorded

Jacob Matlala left, Vuyani Nene 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%

Vuyani Nene4 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Vuyani Nene: 4 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (25%) and 3 on the cards (75%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 25%3 on the cards 75%

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

Vuyani Nene last boxed on Oct 16, 1988 — 13,885 days ago. Nene had won four straight, the most recent against Jacob Matlala.WWWW

Matlala Mar 1986Matlala Mar 1987Matlala Nov 1987Matlala Oct 19881.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and Vuyani Nene ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Vuyani Nene have met 4 times and Vuyani Nene leads the series 4-0.
The 4 meetings

LOct 16, 1988 · Nene · UD

LNov 1, 1987 · Nene · PTS

LMar 15, 1987 · Nene · RTD R11

LMar 15, 1986 · Nene · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Nene?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Vuyani Nene is 4-0 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Vuyani Nene 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%

Nene4–0100%

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

Matlala2649.1%

Nene0

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

Matlala68bouts

Nene4bouts

How They Win ↓

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