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 Tillis (42-22-1) and Sylvester Wilder (0-5 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
James Tillis vs Sylvester Wilder — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
James Tillis leads 1–0- James Tillis wonTillis vs WilderFeb 28, 1979 · TKO
The Numbers
- 42-22-1 (edge)
- Record
- 0-5
- 65.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 31 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 73.81%
- KO rate
- —
- 74%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 13
- Times stopped
- 5 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 3 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.6
- 68
- Bouts tracked
- 5
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
- 6′1″ (185 cm)
- Height
- —
- 80″ (203 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 69
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJames Tillis · 42 wins
KO/TKO
31
Decision
11
Other
0
Sylvester Wilder · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (68 and 5 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 Tillis
LLLWNC
L3 streak · last fought Apr 13, 2001
Sylvester Wilder
LLLLL
L5 streak · last fought Jul 19, 1981
Common Questions
- Have James Tillis and Sylvester Wilder ever fought each other?
- Yes. James Tillis and Sylvester Wilder met once on February 28, 1979, and James Tillis won by TKO.
- Who has the better record, James Tillis or Sylvester Wilder?
- James Tillis is 42-22-1 and Sylvester Wilder is 0-5 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.
- Who has more knockouts, James Tillis or Sylvester Wilder?
- James Tillis has 31 knockout wins and Sylvester Wilder has 0. James Tillis has more.
- Do James Tillis and Sylvester Wilder have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Tillis and Sylvester Wilder have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on James Tillis and Sylvester Wilder?
- This comparison is drawn from 68 bouts tracked for James Tillis and 5 bouts tracked for Sylvester Wilder. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.