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.
James Kirkland (34-3) and Rodney Tappin (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) 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.
James Kirkland vs Rodney Tappin — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
James Kirkland leads 1–0- James Kirkland wonKirkland vs TappinMar 15, 2003 · UD
The Numbers
- 34-3 (edge)
- Record
- 0-1
- 91.9% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 30 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 88.24%
- KO rate
- —
- 88%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 3
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.9
- Bouts per year
- —
- 37
- Bouts tracked
- 1
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
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Height
- —
- 70″ (178 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 42
- Age
- —
- Southpaw
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJames Kirkland · 34 wins
KO/TKO
30
Decision
3
Other
1
Rodney Tappin · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (37 and 1 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
James Kirkland
LWWLW
L1 streak · last fought Dec 26, 2020
Rodney Tappin
L
L1 streak · last fought Mar 15, 2003
Common Questions
- Have James Kirkland and Rodney Tappin ever fought each other?
- Yes. James Kirkland and Rodney Tappin met once on March 15, 2003, and James Kirkland won by UD.
- Who has the better record, James Kirkland or Rodney Tappin?
- James Kirkland is 34-3 and Rodney Tappin is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James Kirkland has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, James Kirkland or Rodney Tappin?
- James Kirkland has 30 knockout wins and Rodney Tappin has 0. James Kirkland has more.
- Do James Kirkland and Rodney Tappin have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Kirkland and Rodney Tappin have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on James Kirkland and Rodney Tappin?
- This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for James Kirkland and 1 bout tracked for Rodney Tappin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.