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Jason Matthews vs Paul Wright — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jason Matthews

Paul Wright

Jason Matthews (21-2) and Paul Wright (1-1 across 2 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.

Matthews

21

Wins18 KO · 86%

2

Losses

0

Draws23 tracked bouts

Wright

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 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

Matthews leads 1–0

Jason Matthews and Paul Wright have met 1 time; Matthews leads 1–0.

Jason Matthews and Paul Wright have met 1 time; Matthews leads 1–0.
Met1997Mar 27Series
Jason MatthewsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paul WrightFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Matthews 6 · Wright 1 of 7 measurable rows
MatthewsWright
Record†
21-2 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
91.3% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 18
18 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
85.71%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
86% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 23
23
2

† 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
Jason Matthews: 5′10″
Paul Wright: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jason Matthews: 74″
Paul Wright: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jason Matthews: 56
Paul Wright: No date of birth
Stance
Jason Matthews: Orthodox
Paul Wright: Not recorded

Jason Matthews left, Paul Wright right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jason Matthews21 wins · from 23 tracked bouts

Jason Matthews: 21 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (86%), 2 on the cards (10%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 23 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 86%2 on the cards 10%1 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Paul Wright1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Paul Wright: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 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 — Jason Matthews 23, Paul Wright 2 — 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

Jason Matthews last boxed on Nov 27, 1999 — 9,822 days ago. Matthews had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Armand Krajnc.WWWWL

Carragher Oct 1998Dawson Jan 1999Jones Feb 1999Rhodes Jul 1999Krajnc Nov 19995.2 tracked bouts per year

Paul Wright last boxed on Mar 27, 1997 — 10,797 days ago. Wright had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Jason Matthews.WL

Durelle Sep 1960Matthews Mar 19970.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jason Matthews and Paul Wright ever fought each other?
Yes. Jason Matthews and Paul Wright met once on March 27, 1997, and Jason Matthews won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WMar 27, 1997 · Matthews · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Matthews or Wright?
Jason Matthews is 21-2 and Paul Wright is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jason Matthews has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Matthews21–291.3%

Wright1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Matthews or Wright?
Jason Matthews has 18 knockout wins and Paul Wright has 0. Jason Matthews has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Matthews1885.7%

Wright0

The Numbers ↓
Do Matthews and Wright have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jason Matthews and Paul Wright have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Matthews and Wright?
This comparison is drawn from 23 bouts tracked for Jason Matthews and 2 bouts tracked for Paul Wright. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Matthews23bouts

Wright2bouts

How They Win ↓

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