Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Joe Bugner (69-13-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 7 common opponents.
Jimmy Ellis vs Joe Bugner — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Joe Bugner leads 1–0- Joe Bugner wonBugner vs EllisNov 12, 1974 · PTS
The Numbers
- 40-12-1
- Record
- 69-13-1 (edge)
- 76.4%
- Win %
- 83.7% (edge)
- 24
- Wins by knockout
- 41 (edge)
- 60% (edge)
- KO rate
- 59.42%
- 61% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 58%
- 7
- Times stopped
- 4 (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.7
- Bouts per year
- 2.6 (edge)
- 57
- Bouts tracked
- 83
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
- —
- 76″ (193 cm)
- Reach
- 82″ (208 cm) (edge)
- 86
- Age
- 76
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- Hungarian British Australian
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJimmy Ellis · 41 wins
KO/TKO
25
Decision
16
Other
0
Joe Bugner · 69 wins
KO/TKO
40
Decision
27
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (57 and 83 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
7 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jimmy Ellis
LWLWL
L1 streak · last fought Mar 12, 1994
Joe Bugner
WWWWW
W6 streak · last fought Jun 13, 1999
Common Questions
- Have Jimmy Ellis and Joe Bugner ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Joe Bugner met once on November 12, 1974, and Joe Bugner won by PTS.
- Who has the better record, Jimmy Ellis or Joe Bugner?
- Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Joe Bugner is 69-13-1. Joe Bugner has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Jimmy Ellis or Joe Bugner?
- Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Joe Bugner has 41. Joe Bugner has more.
- Do Jimmy Ellis and Joe Bugner have any common opponents?
- Jimmy Ellis and Joe Bugner share 7 common opponents: Earnie Shavers, Ron Lyle and Boxing career of Muhammad Ali (and 4 others). Jimmy Ellis fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jimmy Ellis and Joe Bugner?
- This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 83 bouts tracked for Joe Bugner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.