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Jeffrey Mathebula vs Nonito Donaire — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jeffrey Mathebula

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Nonito Donaire

Jeffrey Mathebula (27-5-2) and Nonito Donaire (43-10) 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.

Mathebula

27

Wins14 KO · 52%

5

Losses

2

Draws34 tracked bouts

Donaire

43

Wins28 KO · 65%

10

Losses

0

Draws53 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Donaire leads 1–0

Jeffrey Mathebula and Nonito Donaire have met 1 time; Donaire leads 1–0.

Jeffrey Mathebula and Nonito Donaire have met 1 time; Donaire leads 1–0.
Met2012Jul 7Series
Jeffrey MathebulaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Nonito DonaireFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Mathebula 4 · Donaire 4 of 8 measurable rows
MathebulaDonaire
Record
27-5-2 (edge)43-10
Win %0–100%
82.4% (edge)
81.1%
Wins by knockoutmax 28
14
28 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
51.85%
65.12% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
52%
65% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 13
1
13 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
34
53

† 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

Height+4″
Jeffrey Mathebula: 5′10″ (edge)
Nonito Donaire: 5′6″
Reachnot held
Jeffrey Mathebula: No reach on file
Nonito Donaire: 68″
Age4 yrs apart
Jeffrey Mathebula: 47
Nonito Donaire: 43
Stance
Jeffrey Mathebula: Orthodox
Nonito Donaire: Orthodox

Jeffrey Mathebula left, Nonito Donaire right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jeffrey Mathebula27 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Jeffrey Mathebula: 27 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (52%) and 13 on the cards (48%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 52%13 on the cards 48%

Nonito Donaire43 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

Nonito Donaire: 43 tracked wins — 28 by KO/TKO (65%), 13 on the cards (30%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 53 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

28 by KO/TKO 65%13 on the cards 30%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jeffrey Mathebula 34, Nonito Donaire 53 — 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

Jeffrey Mathebula last boxed on Dec 21, 2013 — 4,688 days ago. Mathebula had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Kiko Martínez.WWLWL

Chauke Jun 2011Ndlovu Mar 2012Donaire Jul 2012Ndlovu Mar 2013Martínez Dec 20132.6 tracked bouts per year

Nonito Donaire has lost two straight, after one straight win. Donaire last boxed on Mar 15, 2026 — 221 days ago.LLWLL

Inoue Jun 2022Santiago Jul 2023Campos Jun 2025Tsutsumi Dec 2025Masuda Mar 20262.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jeffrey Mathebula and Nonito Donaire ever fought each other?
Yes. Jeffrey Mathebula and Nonito Donaire met once on July 7, 2012, and Nonito Donaire won by UD.
The meeting

LJul 7, 2012 · Donaire · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mathebula or Donaire?
Jeffrey Mathebula is 27-5-2 and Nonito Donaire is 43-10. Jeffrey Mathebula has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Mathebula27–5–282.4%

Donaire43–1081.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mathebula or Donaire?
Jeffrey Mathebula has 14 knockout wins and Nonito Donaire has 28. Nonito Donaire has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mathebula1451.9%

Donaire2865.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Mathebula and Donaire have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jeffrey Mathebula and Nonito Donaire have faced.
Who is bigger, Mathebula or Donaire?
Jeffrey Mathebula is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 10 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Mathebula178 cm

Donaire168 cm173 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mathebula and Donaire?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Jeffrey Mathebula and 53 bouts tracked for Nonito Donaire. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mathebula34bouts

Donaire53bouts

How They Win ↓

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