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Miguel Angel Cuello vs Phil Matthews — record, stats and common opponents compared

Miguel Angel Cuello (21-1) and Phil Matthews (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Cuello

21

Wins20 KO · 95%

1

Loss

0

Draws22 tracked bouts

Matthews

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Cuello leads 1–0

Miguel Angel Cuello and Phil Matthews have met 1 time; Cuello leads 1–0.

Miguel Angel Cuello and Phil Matthews have met 1 time; Cuello leads 1–0.
Met1976Feb 9Series
Miguel Angel CuelloFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Phil MatthewsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Cuello 5 · Matthews 1 of 6 measurable rows
CuelloMatthews
Record†
21-1 (edge)1-1
Win %0–100%
95.5% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 20
20 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
95.24%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
95%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 4.9
4.9 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 22
22
2

† 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
Miguel Angel Cuello: 5′9″
Phil Matthews: No height on file
Agenot held
Miguel Angel Cuello: Died aged 53
Phil Matthews: No date of birth
Stance
Miguel Angel Cuello: Orthodox
Phil Matthews: Not recorded

Miguel Angel Cuello left, Phil Matthews right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Miguel Angel Cuello21 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Miguel Angel Cuello: 21 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (95%) and 1 on the cards (5%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 95%1 on the cards 5%

Phil Matthews1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Phil Matthews: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Miguel Angel Cuello 22, Phil Matthews 2 — 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

Miguel Angel Cuello had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Mate Parlov. Cuello last boxed on Jan 7, 1978.WWWWL

Almanzo Apr 1976McGee Oct 1976Luedecke Oct 1976Burnett May 1977Parlov Jan 19784.9 tracked bouts per year

Phil Matthews last boxed on Feb 9, 1976 — 18,522 days ago. Matthews had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Miguel Angel Cuello.WL

Avoth Aug 1973Cuello Feb 19760.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Miguel Angel Cuello and Phil Matthews ever fought each other?
Yes. Miguel Angel Cuello and Phil Matthews met once on February 9, 1976, and Miguel Angel Cuello won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WFeb 9, 1976 · Cuello · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cuello or Matthews?
Miguel Angel Cuello is 21-1 and Phil Matthews is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Miguel Angel Cuello has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cuello21–195.5%

Matthews1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cuello or Matthews?
Miguel Angel Cuello has 20 knockout wins and Phil Matthews has 1. Miguel Angel Cuello has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cuello2095.2%

Matthews1

The Numbers ↓
Do Cuello and Matthews have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Miguel Angel Cuello and Phil Matthews have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cuello and Matthews?
This comparison is drawn from 22 bouts tracked for Miguel Angel Cuello and 2 bouts tracked for Phil Matthews. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cuello22bouts

Matthews2bouts

How They Win ↓

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