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

Jeff Nelson

🇺🇬UGANDA

John Mugabi

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.

Nelson

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Mugabi

42

Wins39 KO · 93%

7

Losses

1

Draw50 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

Mugabi leads 1–0

Jeff Nelson and John Mugabi have met 1 time; Mugabi leads 1–0.

Jeff Nelson and John Mugabi have met 1 time; Mugabi leads 1–0.
Met1983Aug 5Series
Jeff NelsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
John MugabiFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Nelson 2 · Mugabi 5 of 7 measurable rows
NelsonMugabi
Record†
2-242-7-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
85% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 39
1
39 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—92.86%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
50%
93% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 6
2 (edge)
6
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 3.2
3.2 (edge)
2.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 50
4
50

† 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 Nelson: No height on file
John Mugabi: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Jeff Nelson: No reach on file
John Mugabi: 74″
Agenot held
Jeff Nelson: No date of birth
John Mugabi: 66
Stance
Jeff Nelson: Not recorded
John Mugabi: Orthodox

Jeff Nelson left, John Mugabi 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 Nelson2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Jeff Nelson: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

John Mugabi42 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

John Mugabi: 42 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (93%) and 3 on the cards (7%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

39 by KO/TKO 93%3 on the cards 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jeff Nelson 4, John Mugabi 50 — 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 Nelson last boxed on Jun 18, 1984 — 15,463 days ago. Nelson had won once since losses to John Mugabi and Julian Jackson.WLLW

Obed Mar 1983Mugabi Aug 1983Jackson Oct 1983Obed Jun 19843.2 tracked bouts per year

John Mugabi last boxed on Jan 16, 1999 — 10,138 days ago. Mugabi had lost two straight, after one straight win.DLWLL

Smallman Dec 1997James Jan 1998Smallman Feb 1998Bigeni Jul 1998Kelly Jan 19992.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

LAug 5, 1983 · Mugabi · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nelson or 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.
Records · win %

Nelson2–250%

Mugabi42–7–185%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Mugabi?
Jeff Nelson has 1 knockout win and John Mugabi has 39. John Mugabi has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nelson1

Mugabi3992.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Nelson and 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 Nelson and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nelson4bouts

Mugabi50bouts

How They Win ↓

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