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Ernesto España vs Lester Ellis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ernesto España

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Lester Ellis

Ernesto España (36-8) and Lester Ellis (41-8) 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.

España

36

Wins29 KO · 81%

8

Losses

0

Draws44 tracked bouts

Ellis

41

Wins28 KO · 68%

8

Losses

0

Draws4 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ellis leads 1–0

Ernesto España and Lester Ellis have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

Ernesto España and Lester Ellis have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met1987Mar 13Series
Ernesto EspañaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Lester EllisFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

España 4 · Ellis 3 of 7 measurable rows
EspañaEllis
Record
36-841-8 (edge)
Win %0–100%
81.8%
83.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
28
KO rate0–100%
80.56% (edge)
68.29%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
81% (edge)
33%
Times stopped†max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 3.3
3.3 (edge)
0.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 44
44
4

† 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
Ernesto España: 5′11″
Lester Ellis: No height on file
Reachnot held
Ernesto España: 72″
Lester Ellis: No reach on file
Age10 yrs apart
Ernesto España: 71
Lester Ellis: 61
Stance
Ernesto España: Orthodox
Lester Ellis: Orthodox

Ernesto España left, Lester Ellis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ernesto España36 wins · from 44 tracked bouts

Ernesto España: 36 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (81%) and 7 on the cards (19%). Counted from 44 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 81%7 on the cards 19%

Lester Ellis3 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Lester Ellis: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ernesto España 44, Lester Ellis 4 — 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

Ernesto España last boxed on Aug 29, 1988 — 13,933 days ago. España had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Mancini Jul 1982Williams Jan 1985Rodriguez Jun 1985Ellis Mar 1987Benjamin Aug 19883.3 tracked bouts per year

Lester Ellis last boxed on Jul 15, 2002 — 8,865 days ago. Ellis had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Anthony Mundine.WWWL

Hwan-kil Feb 1985Solis Mar 1986España Mar 1987Mundine Jul 20020.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ernesto España and Lester Ellis ever fought each other?
Yes. Ernesto España and Lester Ellis met once on March 13, 1987, and Lester Ellis won by UD.
The meeting

LMar 13, 1987 · Ellis · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, España or Ellis?
Ernesto España is 36-8 and Lester Ellis is 41-8. Lester Ellis has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

España36–881.8%

Ellis41–883.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, España or Ellis?
Ernesto España has 29 knockout wins and Lester Ellis has 28. Ernesto España has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

España2980.6%

Ellis2868.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do España and Ellis have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ernesto España and Lester Ellis have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on España and Ellis?
This comparison is drawn from 44 bouts tracked for Ernesto España and 4 bouts tracked for Lester Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

España44bouts

Ellis4bouts

How They Win ↓

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