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James Tillis vs Michael Bennett — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Tillis

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Michael Bennett

James Tillis (42-22-1) and Michael Bennett (0-2 across 2 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.

Tillis

42

Wins31 KO · 74%

22

Losses

1

Draw66 tracked bouts

Bennett

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Tillis leads 1–0

James Tillis and Michael Bennett have met 1 time; Tillis leads 1–0.

James Tillis and Michael Bennett have met 1 time; Tillis leads 1–0.
Met1984Aug 20Series
James TillisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Michael BennettFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Tillis 4 · Bennett 1 of 5 measurable rows
TillisBennett
Record†
42-22-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
65.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
73.81%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
74%—
Times stopped‡max 11
11
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
66
2

† 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

Heightnot held
James Tillis: 6′1″
Michael Bennett: No height on file
Reachnot held
James Tillis: 80″
Michael Bennett: No reach on file
Age14 yrs apart
James Tillis: 69
Michael Bennett: 55
Stance
James Tillis: Orthodox
Michael Bennett: Not recorded

James Tillis left, Michael Bennett right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
James Tillis42 wins · from 66 tracked bouts

James Tillis: 42 tracked wins — 31 by KO/TKO (74%) and 11 on the cards (26%). Counted from 66 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

31 by KO/TKO 74%11 on the cards 26%

Michael Bennett0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Michael Bennett: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Bennett yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Tillis 66, Michael Bennett 2 — 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

James Tillis last boxed on Apr 13, 2001 — 9,319 days ago. Tillis had lost three straight, after one straight win.NCWLLL

Hinton Dec 1995Payne Jun 1996Couser Aug 1996Puller Oct 1999Calloway Apr 20012.9 tracked bouts per year

Michael Bennett last boxed on Aug 2, 2002 — 8,844 days ago. Bennett had lost two straight.LL

Tillis Aug 1984Lamontagne Aug 20020.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Tillis and Michael Bennett ever fought each other?
Yes. James Tillis and Michael Bennett met once on August 20, 1984, and James Tillis won by KO.
The meeting

WAug 20, 1984 · Tillis · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tillis or Bennett?
James Tillis is 42-22-1 and Michael Bennett is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. James Tillis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tillis42–22–165.4%

Bennett0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tillis or Bennett?
James Tillis has 31 knockout wins and Michael Bennett has 0. James Tillis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tillis3173.8%

Bennett0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tillis and Bennett have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Tillis and Michael Bennett have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tillis and Bennett?
This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for James Tillis and 2 bouts tracked for Michael Bennett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tillis66bouts

Bennett2bouts

How They Win ↓

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