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.
Dave Watkins (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) and James Tillis (42-22-1) 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.
Dave Watkins vs James Tillis — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
James Tillis leads 1–0- James Tillis wonTillis vs WatkinsFeb 2, 1979 · KO
The Numbers
- 0-1
- Record
- 42-22-1 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 65.4% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 31 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 73.81%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 74%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 13
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- —
- Bouts per year
- 3
- 1
- Bouts tracked
- 68
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 80″ (203 cm)
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- Age
- 69
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- Stance
- Orthodox
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- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDave Watkins · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
James Tillis · 42 wins
KO/TKO
31
Decision
11
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (1 and 68 respectively), 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
Dave Watkins
L
L1 streak · last fought Feb 2, 1979
James Tillis
LLLWNC
L3 streak · last fought Apr 13, 2001
Common Questions
- Have Dave Watkins and James Tillis ever fought each other?
- Yes. Dave Watkins and James Tillis met once on February 2, 1979, and James Tillis won by KO.
- Who has the better record, Dave Watkins or James Tillis?
- Dave Watkins is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and James Tillis is 42-22-1. James Tillis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Dave Watkins or James Tillis?
- Dave Watkins has 0 knockout wins and James Tillis has 31. James Tillis has more.
- Do Dave Watkins and James Tillis have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dave Watkins and James Tillis have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dave Watkins and James Tillis?
- This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Dave Watkins and 68 bouts tracked for James Tillis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.