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James Tillis vs Otis Bates — record, stats and common opponents compared

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James Tillis

Otis Bates

James Tillis (42-22-1) and Otis Bates (1-3-1 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Tillis

42

Wins31 KO · 74%

22

Losses

1

Draw66 tracked bouts

Bates

Tracked record

1–3–1

counted from 5 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 Otis Bates have met 1 time; Tillis leads 1–0.

James Tillis and Otis Bates have met 1 time; Tillis leads 1–0.
Met1984Feb 9Series
James TillisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Otis BatesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Tillis 5 · Bates 1 of 6 measurable rows
TillisBates
Record†
42-22-1 (edge)1-3-1
Win %0–100%
65.4% (edge)
30%
Wins by knockoutmax 31
31 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
73.81%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
74% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 11
11
3 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 66
66
5

† 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″
Otis Bates: No height on file
Reachnot held
James Tillis: 80″
Otis Bates: No reach on file
Agenot held
James Tillis: 69
Otis Bates: No date of birth
Stance
James Tillis: Orthodox
Otis Bates: Not recorded

James Tillis left, Otis Bates 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%

Otis Bates1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

Otis Bates: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Tillis 66, Otis Bates 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Tillis

Opponent

Bates

  • James Tillis

    Win, TKO

    1980

    StanderEven

    Otis Bates

    1–0–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1982

    Draw, PTS

    1980

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

James Tillis last boxed on Apr 13, 2001 — 9,320 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

Otis Bates last boxed on Aug 7, 1986 — 14,683 days ago. Bates had lost three straight, after one straight win.DWLLL

Stander Jul 1980Stander Jul 1982Tillis Feb 1984Wit Oct 1985Tucker Aug 19860.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have James Tillis and Otis Bates ever fought each other?
Yes. James Tillis and Otis Bates met once on February 9, 1984, and James Tillis won by KO.
The meeting

WFeb 9, 1984 · Tillis · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tillis or Bates?
James Tillis is 42-22-1 and Otis Bates is 1-3-1 across the 5 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%

Bates1–3–130%

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

Tillis3173.8%

Bates0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tillis and Bates have any common opponents?
James Tillis and Otis Bates share 1 common opponent: Ron Stander. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Ron StanderW1–0–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tillis and Bates?
This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for James Tillis and 5 bouts tracked for Otis Bates. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tillis66bouts

Bates5bouts

How They Win ↓

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