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.
Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Johnny Alford (0-3 across 3 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.
Jimmy Ellis vs Johnny Alford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jimmy Ellis leads 1–0- Jimmy Ellis wonEllis vs AlfordFeb 17, 1962 · MD
The Numbers
- 40-12-1 (edge)
- Record
- 0-3
- 76.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 24 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 60%
- KO rate
- —
- 61%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 7
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.5
- 57
- Bouts tracked
- 3
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
- —
- 76″ (193 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 86
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJimmy Ellis · 41 wins
KO/TKO
25
Decision
16
Other
0
Johnny Alford · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (57 and 3 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 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
Johnny Alford
LLL
L3 streak · last fought Jun 11, 1968
Common Questions
- Have Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Alford ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Alford met once on February 17, 1962, and Jimmy Ellis won by MD.
- Who has the better record, Jimmy Ellis or Johnny Alford?
- Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Johnny Alford is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Ellis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Jimmy Ellis or Johnny Alford?
- Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Johnny Alford has 0. Jimmy Ellis has more.
- Do Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Alford have any common opponents?
- Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Alford share 1 common opponent: Leotis Martin. Jimmy Ellis fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jimmy Ellis and Johnny Alford?
- This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 3 bouts tracked for Johnny Alford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.