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 Ollie Wilson (1-7 across 8 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 Ollie Wilson — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Jimmy Ellis leads 1–0- Jimmy Ellis wonEllis vs WilsonSep 21, 1972 · TKO · R6
The Numbers
- 40-12-1 (edge)
- Record
- 1-7
- 76.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 12.5%
- 24 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 60%
- KO rate
- —
- 61%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 100% (edge)
- 7
- Times stopped
- 6 (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.6
- 57
- Bouts tracked
- 8
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
Ollie Wilson · 1 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (57 and 8 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
Ollie Wilson
LLLLL
L5 streak · last fought Sep 21, 1972
Common Questions
- Have Jimmy Ellis and Ollie Wilson ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Ollie Wilson met once on September 21, 1972, and Jimmy Ellis won by TKO in round 6.
- Who has the better record, Jimmy Ellis or Ollie Wilson?
- Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Ollie Wilson is 1-7 across the 8 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 Ollie Wilson?
- Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Ollie Wilson has 1. Jimmy Ellis has more.
- Do Jimmy Ellis and Ollie Wilson have any common opponents?
- Jimmy Ellis and Ollie Wilson share 1 common opponent: George Foreman. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jimmy Ellis and Ollie Wilson?
- This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 8 bouts tracked for Ollie Wilson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.