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Jeff Nelson (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) and John Mugabi (42-7-1) 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.

Jeff Nelson vs John Mugabi — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jeff Nelson

Tracked record

2–2

4 tracked bouts

UGANDAN

John Mugabi

42–7–1

50 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

John Mugabi leads 1–0

The Numbers

2-2
Record
42-7-1 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

50%
Win %
85% (edge)
1
Wins by knockout
39 (edge)
KO rate
92.86%
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
93% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Times stopped
6

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
1 (edge)
3.2 (edge)
Bouts per year
2.8

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

4
Bouts tracked
50

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′9″ (174 cm)
Reach
74″ (188 cm)
Age
66
Stance
Orthodox
Nationality
Ugandan

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Jeff Nelson · 2 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0

John Mugabi · 42 wins

KO/TKO
39
Decision
3
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (4 and 50 respectively), 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

Jeff Nelson

WLLW

W1 streak · last fought Jun 18, 1984

John Mugabi

LLWLD

L2 streak · last fought Jan 16, 1999

Common Questions

Have Jeff Nelson and John Mugabi ever fought each other?
Yes. Jeff Nelson and John Mugabi met once on August 5, 1983, and John Mugabi won by TKO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Jeff Nelson or John Mugabi?
Jeff Nelson is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John Mugabi is 42-7-1. John Mugabi has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Jeff Nelson or John Mugabi?
Jeff Nelson has 1 knockout win and John Mugabi has 39. John Mugabi has more.
Do Jeff Nelson and John Mugabi have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jeff Nelson and John Mugabi have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jeff Nelson and John Mugabi?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Jeff Nelson and 50 bouts tracked for John Mugabi. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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