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James Tillis (42-22-1) and Rodney Smith (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

James Tillis vs Rodney Smith — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

James Tillis

42–22–1

68 tracked bouts

Rodney Smith

Tracked record

0–4

4 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

James Tillis leads 1–0

The Numbers

42-22-1 (edge)
Record
0-4

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

65.4% (edge)
Win %
0%
31 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
73.81%
KO rate
74%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

13
Times stopped
4 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year
2.4

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

68
Bouts tracked
4

Tale of the Tape

6′1″ (185 cm)
Height
80″ (203 cm)
Reach
69
Age
Orthodox
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

James Tillis · 42 wins

KO/TKO
31
Decision
11
Other
0

Rodney Smith · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (68 and 4 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared
  • James Tillis

    LTKO R5 · Nov 1988

    Gary Mason

    Rodney Smith

    LTKO R1 · Feb 1987
  • James Tillis

    LUD · Jan 1986

    Tyrell Biggs

    Rodney Smith

    LRTD R7 · Aug 1986

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

James Tillis

LLLWNC

L3 streak · last fought Apr 13, 2001

Rodney Smith

LLLL

L4 streak · last fought Apr 9, 1988

Common Questions

Have James Tillis and Rodney Smith ever fought each other?
Yes. James Tillis and Rodney Smith met once on April 9, 1988, and James Tillis won by KO.
Who has the better record, James Tillis or Rodney Smith?
James Tillis is 42-22-1 and Rodney Smith is 0-4 across the 4 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.
Who has more knockouts, James Tillis or Rodney Smith?
James Tillis has 31 knockout wins and Rodney Smith has 0. James Tillis has more.
Do James Tillis and Rodney Smith have any common opponents?
James Tillis and Rodney Smith share 2 common opponents: Gary Mason and Tyrell Biggs. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on James Tillis and Rodney Smith?
This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for James Tillis and 4 bouts tracked for Rodney Smith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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