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Samuel Salva vs Siyakholwa Kuse — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇵🇭PHILIPPINES

Samuel Salva

🇿🇦SOUTH AFRICA

Siyakholwa Kuse

Samuel Salva (22-3) and Siyakholwa Kuse (10-3-1) 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.

Salva

22

Wins14 KO · 64%

3

Losses

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Kuse

10

Wins4 KO · 40%

3

Losses

1

Draw14 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kuse leads 1–0

Samuel Salva and Siyakholwa Kuse have met 1 time; Kuse leads 1–0.

Samuel Salva and Siyakholwa Kuse have met 1 time; Kuse leads 1–0.
Met2025May 31Series
Samuel SalvaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Siyakholwa KuseFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Salva 6 · Kuse 2 of 8 measurable rows
SalvaKuse
Record
22-3 (edge)10-3-1
Win %0–100%
88% (edge)
75%
Wins by knockoutmax 14
14 (edge)
4
KO rate0–100%
63.64% (edge)
40%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
68% (edge)
40%
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.4
2.4 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 25
25
14

† 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+2″
Samuel Salva: 5′1″
Siyakholwa Kuse: 5′3″ (edge)
Age6 yrs apart
Samuel Salva: 29
Siyakholwa Kuse: 23
Stance
Samuel Salva: Orthodox
Siyakholwa Kuse: Southpaw

Samuel Salva left, Siyakholwa Kuse right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Samuel Salva22 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

Samuel Salva: 22 tracked wins — 15 by KO/TKO (68%) and 7 on the cards (32%). Counted from 25 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

15 by KO/TKO 68%7 on the cards 32%

Siyakholwa Kuse10 wins · from 14 tracked bouts

Siyakholwa Kuse: 10 tracked wins — 4 by KO/TKO (40%) and 6 on the cards (60%). Counted from 14 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Samuel Salva 25, Siyakholwa Kuse 14 — 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

Samuel Salva has won once since losing a decision to Siyakholwa Kuse. Salva last boxed on May 16, 2026 — 160 days ago.WLWLW

Francisco Oct 2023Shigeoka Aug 2024Guinahon Jan 2025Kuse May 2025Rosal May 20262.4 tracked bouts per year

Siyakholwa Kuse has won once since losing a decision to Melvin Jerusalem. Kuse last boxed on May 16, 2026 — 160 days ago.WWWLW

Sobolo Aug 2024Sibanda Dec 2024Salva May 2025Jerusalem Oct 2025Jerusalem May 20261.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Samuel Salva and Siyakholwa Kuse ever fought each other?
Yes. Samuel Salva and Siyakholwa Kuse met once on May 31, 2025, and Siyakholwa Kuse won by UD.
The meeting

LMay 31, 2025 · Kuse · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Salva or Kuse?
Samuel Salva is 22-3 and Siyakholwa Kuse is 10-3-1. Samuel Salva has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Salva22–388%

Kuse10–3–175%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Salva or Kuse?
Samuel Salva has 14 knockout wins and Siyakholwa Kuse has 4. Samuel Salva has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Salva1463.6%

Kuse440%

The Numbers ↓
Do Salva and Kuse have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Samuel Salva and Siyakholwa Kuse have faced.
Who is bigger, Salva or Kuse?
Siyakholwa Kuse is the taller fighter at 160 cm, 5 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Salva155 cm

Kuse160 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Salva and Kuse?
This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Samuel Salva and 14 bouts tracked for Siyakholwa Kuse. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Salva25bouts

Kuse14bouts

How They Win ↓

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