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Jimmy Ellis vs Leweni Waqa — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy Ellis

Leweni Waqa

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Leweni Waqa (1-1-1 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Ellis

40

Wins24 KO · 60%

12

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Waqa

Tracked record

1–1–1

counted from 3 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

Ellis leads 1–0

Jimmy Ellis and Leweni Waqa have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

Jimmy Ellis and Leweni Waqa have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met1966May 21Series
Jimmy EllisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Leweni WaqaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Ellis 5 · Waqa 2 of 7 measurable rows
EllisWaqa
Record†
40-12-1 (edge)1-1-1
Win %0–100%
76.4% (edge)
50%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
60% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 5
5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.5
2.1
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
3

† 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
Jimmy Ellis: 6′1″
Leweni Waqa: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jimmy Ellis: 76″
Leweni Waqa: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74
Leweni Waqa: No date of birth
Stance
Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox
Leweni Waqa: Not recorded

Jimmy Ellis left, Leweni Waqa right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Jimmy Ellis40 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

Jimmy Ellis: 40 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (60%) and 16 on the cards (40%). Counted from 55 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 60%16 on the cards 40%

Leweni Waqa1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Leweni Waqa: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 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 — Jimmy Ellis 55, Leweni Waqa 3 — 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

Oldest left · newest right

Jimmy Ellis has lost two straight, after one straight win. Ellis last boxed on Aug 3, 1987.LLWLL

Bugner Nov 1974Frazier Mar 1975Baker May 1975Magee Oct 1986Magee Aug 19872.1 tracked bouts per year

Leweni Waqa last boxed on Apr 27, 1967 — 21,731 days ago. Waqa had won once since two bouts without a win.DLW

Saraudi Feb 1966Ellis May 1966Field Apr 19672.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Ellis and Leweni Waqa ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Leweni Waqa met once on May 21, 1966, and Jimmy Ellis won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WMay 21, 1966 · Ellis · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ellis or Waqa?
Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Leweni Waqa is 1-1-1 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.
Records · win %

Ellis40–12–176.4%

Waqa1–1–150%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ellis or Waqa?
Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Leweni Waqa has 0. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ellis2460%

Waqa0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ellis and Waqa have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Ellis and Leweni Waqa have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Waqa?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 3 bouts tracked for Leweni Waqa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ellis55bouts

Waqa3bouts

How They Win ↓

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