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Holley Mims vs Jimmy Ellis — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Holley Mims

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Jimmy Ellis

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.

Mims

Tracked record

3–6

counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ellis

40

Wins24 KO · 60%

12

Losses

1

Draw55 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

Series level 1–1

Holley Mims and Jimmy Ellis have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Holley Mims and Jimmy Ellis have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1961Nov 291962May 4Series
Holley MimsFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Jimmy EllisFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultUDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Mims 1 · Ellis 6 of 7 measurable rows
MimsEllis
Record†
3-640-12-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
76.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
0
24 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
60% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
0 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.1
0.7
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
9
55

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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+6″
Holley Mims: 5′7″
Jimmy Ellis: 6′1″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Holley Mims: No reach on file
Jimmy Ellis: 76″
Agenot comparable
Holley Mims: Died aged 40
Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74
Stance
Holley Mims: Orthodox
Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox

Holley Mims left, Jimmy 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
Holley Mims3 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Holley Mims: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

Jimmy Ellis40 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

Jimmy Ellis: 40 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (60%) and 16 on the cards (40%). Counted from 55 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 60%16 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Holley Mims 9, Jimmy Ellis 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Mims

Opponent

Ellis

  • Holley Mims

    Loss, UD

    1962

    CarterEven

    Jimmy Ellis

    Loss, UD

    1964

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Holley Mims has lost four straight, after one straight win. Mims last boxed on Mar 20, 1964.WLLLL

Ellis Nov 1961Ellis May 1962Carter Dec 1962Archer Feb 1964Rodríguez Mar 19640.7 tracked bouts per year

Jimmy Ellis has lost two straight, after one straight win. Ellis last boxed on Aug 3, 1987.LLWLL

Bugner Nov 1974Frazier Mar 1975Baker May 1975Magee Oct 1986Magee Aug 19872.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The 2 meetings

LMay 4, 1962 · Ellis · UD

WNov 29, 1961 · Mims · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Mims or 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.
Records · win %

Mims3–633.3%

Ellis40–12–176.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Mims or Ellis?
Holley Mims has 0 knockout wins and Jimmy Ellis has 24. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Mims0

Ellis2460%

The Numbers ↓
Do Mims and 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.
Shared opponent

Rubin CarterLL

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Mims or Ellis?
Jimmy Ellis is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 15 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Mims170 cm

Ellis185 cm193 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mims and Ellis?
This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Holley Mims and 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Mims9bouts

Ellis55bouts

How They Win ↓

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