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Charlie Harris (2-6 across 8 tracked bouts) and Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Charlie Harris vs Jimmy Ellis — record, stats and common opponents compared

Charlie Harris

Tracked record

2–6

8 tracked bouts

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Jimmy Ellis

40–12–1

57 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

Jimmy Ellis leads 1–0

The Numbers

2-6
Record
40-12-1 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

25%
Win %
76.4% (edge)
1
Wins by knockout
24 (edge)
KO rate
60%
50%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
61% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

5 (edge)
Times stopped
7

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
1 (edge)
0.7
Bouts per year
1.7 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

8
Bouts tracked
57

Tale of the Tape

Height
6′1″ (185 cm)
Reach
76″ (193 cm)
Age
86
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Heavyweight
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Charlie Harris · 2 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0

Jimmy Ellis · 41 wins

KO/TKO
25
Decision
16
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (8 and 57 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Charlie Harris

LLLLL

L5 streak · last fought Nov 14, 1978

Jimmy Ellis

LWLWL

L1 streak · last fought Mar 12, 1994

Common Questions

Have Charlie Harris and Jimmy Ellis ever fought each other?
Yes. Charlie Harris and Jimmy Ellis met once on March 6, 1973, and Jimmy Ellis won by TKO in round 1.
Who has the better record, Charlie Harris or Jimmy Ellis?
Charlie Harris is 2-6 across the 8 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1. Jimmy Ellis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Charlie Harris or Jimmy Ellis?
Charlie Harris has 1 knockout win and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Do Charlie Harris and Jimmy Ellis have any common opponents?
Charlie Harris and Jimmy Ellis share 1 common opponent: Floyd Patterson. Jimmy Ellis fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charlie Harris and Jimmy Ellis?
This comparison is drawn from 8 bouts tracked for Charlie Harris and 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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