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Jacob Matlala vs Wele Maqolo — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

Wele Maqolo

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Wele Maqolo (0-4 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

Maqolo

Tracked record

0–4

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

Matlala leads 1–0

Jacob Matlala and Wele Maqolo have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Jacob Matlala and Wele Maqolo have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met1990Oct 28Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Wele MaqoloFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 5 · Maqolo 1 of 6 measurable rows
MatlalaMaqolo
Record†
53-13-2 (edge)0-4
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
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
0.3
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″
Wele Maqolo: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Wele Maqolo: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Wele Maqolo: No date of birth
Stance
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox
Wele Maqolo: Not recorded

Jacob Matlala left, Wele Maqolo 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%

Wele Maqolo0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Wele Maqolo: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Maqolo yet.

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

Wele Maqolo last boxed on Aug 28, 2004 — 8,089 days ago. Maqolo had lost four straight.LLLL

Matlala Oct 1990Bueno May 2002Asloum Aug 2002Joyi Aug 20040.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and Wele Maqolo ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Wele Maqolo met once on October 28, 1990, and Jacob Matlala won by SD.
The meeting

WOct 28, 1990 · Matlala · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Maqolo?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Wele Maqolo is 0-4 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%

Maqolo0–40%

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

Matlala2649.1%

Maqolo0

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

Matlala68bouts

Maqolo4bouts

How They Win ↓

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