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Jacob Matlala vs Zolile Mbityi — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Jacob Matlala

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Zolile Mbityi

Jacob Matlala (53-13-2) and Zolile Mbityi (1-3 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

Mbityi

Tracked record

1–3

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 Zolile Mbityi have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.

Jacob Matlala and Zolile Mbityi have met 1 time; Matlala leads 1–0.
Met1991Feb 10Series
Jacob MatlalaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Zolile MbityiFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Matlala 6 · Mbityi 1 of 7 measurable rows
MatlalaMbityi
Record†
53-13-2 (edge)1-3
Win %0–100%
79.4% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
49.06%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
49% (edge)
0%
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″
Zolile Mbityi: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jacob Matlala: 59″
Zolile Mbityi: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Jacob Matlala: Died aged 51
Zolile Mbityi: 57
Stance
Jacob Matlala: Orthodox
Zolile Mbityi: Not recorded

Jacob Matlala left, Zolile Mbityi 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%

Zolile Mbityi1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Zolile Mbityi: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

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

Zolile Mbityi last boxed on Apr 7, 2006 — 7,505 days ago. Mbityi had won one in a row before losing a decision to Lee Haskins.LLWL

Matlala Feb 1991Asloum Apr 2003Petelo May 2005Haskins Apr 20060.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jacob Matlala and Zolile Mbityi ever fought each other?
Yes. Jacob Matlala and Zolile Mbityi met once on February 10, 1991, and Jacob Matlala won by KO in round 6.
The meeting

WFeb 10, 1991 · Matlala · KO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matlala or Mbityi?
Jacob Matlala is 53-13-2 and Zolile Mbityi is 1-3 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%

Mbityi1–325%

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

Matlala2649.1%

Mbityi0

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

Matlala68bouts

Mbityi4bouts

How They Win ↓

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