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John Riel Casimero vs Zolani Tete — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇵🇭PHILIPPINES

John Riel Casimero

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Zolani Tete

John Riel Casimero (36-5-1) and Zolani Tete (29-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Casimero

36

Wins25 KO · 69%

5

Losses

1

Draw42 tracked bouts

Tete

29

Wins22 KO · 76%

4

Losses

0

Draws35 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Casimero leads 1–0

John Riel Casimero and Zolani Tete have met 1 time; Casimero leads 1–0.

John Riel Casimero and Zolani Tete have met 1 time; Casimero leads 1–0.
Met2019Nov 30Series
John Riel CasimeroFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Zolani TeteFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Casimero 3 · Tete 4 of 7 measurable rows
CasimeroTete
Record
36-5-129-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
86.9%
87.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 25
25 (edge)
22
KO rate0–100%
69.44%
75.86% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
69%
73% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
2
Bouts per year‡levelmax 2.2
2.2
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42
42
35

† 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+5″
John Riel Casimero: 5′4″
Zolani Tete: 5′9″ (edge)
Reach+2″
John Riel Casimero: 70″
Zolani Tete: 72″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
John Riel Casimero: 36
Zolani Tete: Died aged 38
Stance
John Riel Casimero: Orthodox
Zolani Tete: Southpaw

John Riel Casimero left, Zolani Tete right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John Riel Casimero36 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

John Riel Casimero: 36 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (69%), 10 on the cards (28%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 69%10 on the cards 28%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Zolani Tete30 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

Zolani Tete: 30 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (73%) and 8 on the cards (27%). Counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 73%8 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Riel Casimero 42, Zolani Tete 35 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Casimero

Opponent

Tete

  • John Riel Casimero

    Loss, TKO 5

    2011

    MthalaneEven

    Zolani Tete

    Loss, TKO 5

    2010

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

John Riel Casimero has won two straight since losing a decision to Kyōnosuke Kameda. Casimero last boxed on Jun 6, 2026 — 143 days ago.DWLWW

Oguni Oct 2023Sanchez Oct 2024Kameda Oct 2025Mizokoshi Dec 2025Nery Jun 20262.2 tracked bouts per year

Zolani Tete has a no contest in the most recent tracked bout with Jason Cunningham. Tete last boxed on Jul 2, 2022.WWLWNC

Narváez Apr 2018Aloyan Oct 2018Casimero Nov 2019Kayumba Dec 2021Cunningham Jul 20222.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Riel Casimero and Zolani Tete ever fought each other?
Yes. John Riel Casimero and Zolani Tete met once on November 30, 2019, and John Riel Casimero won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WNov 30, 2019 · Casimero · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Casimero or Tete?
John Riel Casimero is 36-5-1 and Zolani Tete is 29-4. Zolani Tete has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Casimero36–5–186.9%

Tete29–487.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Casimero or Tete?
John Riel Casimero has 25 knockout wins and Zolani Tete has 22. John Riel Casimero has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Casimero2569.4%

Tete2275.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Casimero and Tete have any common opponents?
John Riel Casimero and Zolani Tete share 1 common opponent: Moruti Mthalane. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Moruti MthalaneLL

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Casimero or Tete?
Zolani Tete is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 12 cm above the other. Zolani Tete also has the longer reach, by 5 cm.
Height · reach

Casimero163 cm178 cm reach

Tete175 cm183 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Casimero and Tete?
This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for John Riel Casimero and 35 bouts tracked for Zolani Tete. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Casimero42bouts

Tete35bouts

How They Win ↓

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