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James Coakley vs Matthew Saad Muhammad — record, stats and common opponents compared

James Coakley

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Matthew Saad Muhammad

James Coakley (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Matthew Saad Muhammad (39-16-3) 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.

Coakley

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Muhammad

39

Wins29 KO · 74%

16

Losses

3

Draws59 tracked bouts

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

Muhammad leads 1–0

James Coakley and Matthew Saad Muhammad have met 1 time; Muhammad leads 1–0.

James Coakley and Matthew Saad Muhammad have met 1 time; Muhammad leads 1–0.
Met1987Jun 26Series
James CoakleyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Matthew Saad MuhammadFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Coakley 1 · Muhammad 5 of 6 measurable rows
CoakleyMuhammad
Record†
1-239-16-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
69.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
0
29 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—74.36%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
75% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 8
1 (edge)
8
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 59
3
59

† 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
James Coakley: No height on file
Matthew Saad Muhammad: 5′11″
Reachnot held
James Coakley: No reach on file
Matthew Saad Muhammad: 75″
Agenot held
James Coakley: No date of birth
Matthew Saad Muhammad: Died aged 59
Stance
James Coakley: Not recorded
Matthew Saad Muhammad: Orthodox

James Coakley left, Matthew Saad Muhammad right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James Coakley1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

James Coakley: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Matthew Saad Muhammad40 wins · from 59 tracked bouts

Matthew Saad Muhammad: 40 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (75%) and 10 on the cards (25%). Counted from 59 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 75%10 on the cards 25%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Coakley 3, Matthew Saad Muhammad 59 — 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

James Coakley last boxed on Mar 6, 1988 — 14,109 days ago. Coakley had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Obed Mar 1987Muhammad Jun 1987Obed Mar 1988

Matthew Saad Muhammad has lost three straight, after one straight win. Muhammad last boxed on Mar 21, 1992.LWLLL

Josipović May 1991Chavers Aug 1991Green Oct 1991Maynard Oct 1991Waller Mar 19923.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Coakley and Matthew Saad Muhammad ever fought each other?
Yes. James Coakley and Matthew Saad Muhammad met once on June 26, 1987, and Matthew Saad Muhammad won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

LJun 26, 1987 · Muhammad · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Coakley or Muhammad?
James Coakley is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Matthew Saad Muhammad is 39-16-3. Matthew Saad Muhammad has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Coakley1–233.3%

Muhammad39–16–369.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Coakley or Muhammad?
James Coakley has 0 knockout wins and Matthew Saad Muhammad has 29. Matthew Saad Muhammad has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Coakley0

Muhammad2974.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Coakley and Muhammad have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Coakley and Matthew Saad Muhammad have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Coakley and Muhammad?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for James Coakley and 59 bouts tracked for Matthew Saad Muhammad. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Coakley3bouts

Muhammad59bouts

How They Win ↓

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