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Jeff Fenech vs John Matienza — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jeff Fenech

John Matienza

Jeff Fenech (28-3-1) and John Matienza (0-3 across 3 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.

Fenech

28

Wins21 KO · 75%

3

Losses

1

Draw34 tracked bouts

Matienza

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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

Fenech leads 1–0

Jeff Fenech and John Matienza have met 1 time; Fenech leads 1–0.

Jeff Fenech and John Matienza have met 1 time; Fenech leads 1–0.
Met1985Jun 14Series
Jeff FenechFighter AWWon1–0W–L
John MatienzaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Fenech 5 · Matienza 1 of 6 measurable rows
FenechMatienza
Record†
28-3-1 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
89.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
75%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
72%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 1.4
1.4 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
34
3

† 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
Jeff Fenech: 5′7″
John Matienza: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jeff Fenech: 67″
John Matienza: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jeff Fenech: 62
John Matienza: No date of birth
Stance
Jeff Fenech: Orthodox
John Matienza: Not recorded

Jeff Fenech left, John Matienza right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jeff Fenech29 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Jeff Fenech: 29 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (72%), 7 on the cards (24%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 72%7 on the cards 24%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

John Matienza0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

John Matienza: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Matienza yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jeff Fenech 34, John Matienza 3 — 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

Jeff Fenech last boxed on Jun 24, 2008 — 6,694 days ago. Fenech had won once since losing by stoppage to Philip Holiday.LWWLW

Grove Jun 1993Tovar Nov 1995Juarez Mar 1996Holiday May 1996Nelson Jun 20081.4 tracked bouts per year

John Matienza last boxed on Aug 26, 1989 — 13,571 days ago. Matienza had lost three straight.LLL

Fenech Jun 1985Galaxy Sep 1988Yakushiji Aug 19890.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jeff Fenech and John Matienza ever fought each other?
Yes. Jeff Fenech and John Matienza met once on June 14, 1985, and Jeff Fenech won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WJun 14, 1985 · Fenech · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fenech or Matienza?
Jeff Fenech is 28-3-1 and John Matienza is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jeff Fenech has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Fenech28–3–189.1%

Matienza0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Fenech or Matienza?
Jeff Fenech has 21 knockout wins and John Matienza has 0. Jeff Fenech has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Fenech2175%

Matienza0

The Numbers ↓
Do Fenech and Matienza have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jeff Fenech and John Matienza have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fenech and Matienza?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Jeff Fenech and 3 bouts tracked for John Matienza. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fenech34bouts

Matienza3bouts

How They Win ↓

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