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.
Holley Mims (3-6 across 9 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 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.
Holley Mims vs Jimmy Ellis — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Jimmy Ellis wonEllis vs MimsMay 4, 1962 · UD
- Holley Mims wonEllis vs MimsNov 29, 1961 · UD
The Numbers
- 3-6
- Record
- 40-12-1 (edge)
- 33.3%
- Win %
- 76.4% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 24 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 60%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 61% (edge)
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 7
- 0
- Title reigns
- 1 (edge)
- 0.7
- Bouts per year
- 1.7 (edge)
- 9
- Bouts tracked
- 57
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
- 76″ (193 cm)
- 97
- Age
- 86
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- American
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyHolley Mims · 3 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
3
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 (9 and 57 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Holley Mims
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Mar 20, 1964
Jimmy Ellis
LWLWL
L1 streak · last fought Mar 12, 1994
Common Questions
- Have Holley Mims and Jimmy Ellis ever fought each other?
- Yes. Holley Mims and Jimmy Ellis have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Holley Mims or Jimmy Ellis?
- Holley Mims is 3-6 across the 9 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, Holley Mims or Jimmy Ellis?
- Holley Mims has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.
- Do Holley Mims and Jimmy Ellis have any common opponents?
- Holley Mims and Jimmy Ellis share 1 common opponent: Rubin Carter. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holley Mims and Jimmy Ellis?
- This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Holley Mims and 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.