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Joel Kunene vs Moruti Mthalane — record, stats and common opponents compared

Joel Kunene

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Moruti Mthalane

Joel Kunene (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Moruti Mthalane (40-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Kunene

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Mthalane

40

Wins26 KO · 65%

3

Losses

0

Draws43 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

Mthalane leads 3–0

Joel Kunene and Moruti Mthalane have met 3 times; Mthalane leads 3–0.

Joel Kunene and Moruti Mthalane have met 3 times; Mthalane leads 3–0.
Met2002Dec 72004May 82008Apr 12Series
Joel KuneneFighter ALLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
Moruti MthalaneFighter BWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
ResultPTSPTSTKOR53Meetings

The Numbers

Kunene 1 · Mthalane 4 of 5 measurable rows
KuneneMthalane
Record†
0-340-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
93% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 26
0
26 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—65%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—65%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2
0.6
2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 43
3
43

† 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
Joel Kunene: No height on file
Moruti Mthalane: 5′3″
Reachnot held
Joel Kunene: No reach on file
Moruti Mthalane: 67″
Agenot held
Joel Kunene: No date of birth
Moruti Mthalane: 44
Stance
Joel Kunene: Not recorded
Moruti Mthalane: Orthodox

Joel Kunene left, Moruti Mthalane right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Joel Kunene0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Joel Kunene: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kunene yet.

Moruti Mthalane40 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Moruti Mthalane: 40 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (65%) and 14 on the cards (35%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 65%14 on the cards 35%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Joel Kunene 3, Moruti Mthalane 43 — 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

Joel Kunene last boxed on Apr 12, 2008 — 6,766 days ago. Kunene had lost three straight.LLL

Mthalane Dec 2002Mthalane May 2004Mthalane Apr 20080.6 tracked bouts per year

Moruti Mthalane last boxed on Oct 2, 2022 — 1,480 days ago. Mthalane had won once since losing a decision to Sunny Edwards.WWWLW

Sakamoto Dec 2018Kuroda May 2019Yaegashi Dec 2019Edwards Apr 2021Diocos Oct 20222 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Joel Kunene and Moruti Mthalane ever fought each other?
Yes. Joel Kunene and Moruti Mthalane have met 3 times and Moruti Mthalane leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

LApr 12, 2008 · Mthalane · TKO R5

LMay 8, 2004 · Mthalane · PTS

LDec 7, 2002 · Mthalane · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kunene or Mthalane?
Joel Kunene is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Moruti Mthalane is 40-3. Moruti Mthalane has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kunene0–30%

Mthalane40–393%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kunene or Mthalane?
Joel Kunene has 0 knockout wins and Moruti Mthalane has 26. Moruti Mthalane has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kunene0

Mthalane2665%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kunene and Mthalane have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Joel Kunene and Moruti Mthalane have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kunene and Mthalane?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Joel Kunene and 43 bouts tracked for Moruti Mthalane. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kunene3bouts

Mthalane43bouts

How They Win ↓

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