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Matt Skelton vs Michael Holden — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Matt Skelton

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Michael Holden

Matt Skelton (28-9) and Michael Holden (10-10-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Skelton

28

Wins23 KO · 82%

9

Losses

0

Draws37 tracked bouts

Holden

10

Wins6 KO · 60%

10

Losses

1

Draw21 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Skelton leads 1–0

Matt Skelton and Michael Holden have met 1 time; Skelton leads 1–0.

Matt Skelton and Michael Holden have met 1 time; Skelton leads 1–0.
Met2003Sep 18Series
Matt SkeltonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Michael HoldenFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Skelton 6 · Holden 1 of 7 measurable rows
SkeltonHolden
Record
28-9 (edge)10-10-1
Win %0–100%
75.7% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
6
KO rate0–100%
82.14% (edge)
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
82% (edge)
60%
Times stopped†max 5
5
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.1
3.1 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
37
21

† 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+1″
Matt Skelton: 6′3″
Michael Holden: 6′4″ (edge)
Reach+1″
Matt Skelton: 80″
Michael Holden: 81″ (edge)
Age1 yr apart
Matt Skelton: 59
Michael Holden: 58
Stance
Matt Skelton: Orthodox
Michael Holden: Orthodox

Matt Skelton left, Michael Holden right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Matt Skelton28 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

Matt Skelton: 28 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (82%) and 5 on the cards (18%). Counted from 37 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 82%5 on the cards 18%

Michael Holden10 wins · from 21 tracked bouts

Michael Holden: 10 tracked wins — 6 by KO/TKO (60%) and 4 on the cards (40%). Counted from 21 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

6 by KO/TKO 60%4 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Matt Skelton 37, Michael Holden 21 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Skelton better on 3 · even on 1

Skelton

Opponent

Holden

  • Matt Skelton

    2–1 against

    Loss, SD

    2010

    Win, MD

    2007

    Win, KO

    2004

    SprottSkelton better

    Michael Holden

    Loss, TKO 4

    2003

  • Matt Skelton

    Win, TKO 11

    2004

    LongSkelton better

    Michael Holden

    Loss, PTS

    2001

  • Matt Skelton

    Win, PTS

    2004

    FrancisSkelton better

    Michael Holden

    1–2 against

    Loss, PTS

    2001

    Win, PTS

    2000

    Loss, PTS

    1996

  • Matt Skelton

    Win, TKO 4

    2003

    PalatisEven

    Michael Holden

    Win, PTS

    2002

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

Matt Skelton last boxed on Jul 12, 2014 — 4,484 days ago. Skelton had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Kovarik May 2012Gospic Oct 2012Price Nov 2012McDermott Mar 2013Joshua Jul 20143.1 tracked bouts per year

Michael Holden last boxed on Sep 15, 2012 — 5,149 days ago. Holden had lost the most recent, to Dillian Whyte.LLLDL

Sprott Jan 2003Sosnowski Apr 2003Skelton Sep 2003Mrázek Sep 2009Whyte Sep 20121.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Matt Skelton and Michael Holden ever fought each other?
Yes. Matt Skelton and Michael Holden met once on September 18, 2003, and Matt Skelton won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WSep 18, 2003 · Skelton · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Skelton or Holden?
Matt Skelton is 28-9 and Michael Holden is 10-10-1. Matt Skelton has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Skelton28–975.7%

Holden10–10–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Skelton or Holden?
Matt Skelton has 23 knockout wins and Michael Holden has 6. Matt Skelton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Skelton2382.1%

Holden660%

The Numbers ↓
Do Skelton and Holden have any common opponents?
Matt Skelton and Michael Holden share 4 common opponents: Michael Sprott, Keith Long and Julius Francis (and 1 other). Matt Skelton fared better against 3 of them.
4 shared opponents

Michael Sprott2–1L

Keith LongWL

Julius FrancisW1–2

Antoine PalatisWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Skelton or Holden?
Michael Holden is the taller fighter at 193 cm, 3 cm above the other. Michael Holden also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
Height · reach

Skelton190 cm203 cm reach

Holden193 cm206 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Skelton and Holden?
This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Matt Skelton and 21 bouts tracked for Michael Holden. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Skelton37bouts

Holden21bouts

How They Win ↓

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