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Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Roberto Davila (1-9 across 10 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Jimmy Ellis vs Roberto Davila — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Jimmy Ellis

40–12–1

57 tracked bouts

Roberto Davila

Tracked record

1–9

10 tracked bouts

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

Jimmy Ellis leads 1–0

The Numbers

40-12-1 (edge)
Record
1-9

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

76.4% (edge)
Win %
10%
24 (edge)
Wins by knockout
1
60%
KO rate
61%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
100% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

7
Times stopped
2 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Title reigns
0
1.7 (edge)
Bouts per year
1

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

57
Bouts tracked
10

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 only

Jimmy Ellis · 41 wins

KO/TKO
25
Decision
16
Other
0

Roberto Davila · 1 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (57 and 10 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared
  • Jimmy Ellis

    LTKO R3 · Dec 1991

    George Foreman

    Roberto Davila

    LUD · Oct 1969
  • Jimmy Ellis

    LPTS · Nov 1974

    Joe Bugner

    Roberto Davila

    LTKO · Feb 1970
  • Jimmy Ellis

    WUD · Dec 1967

    Oscar Bonavena

    Roberto Davila

    LUD · Jun 1968
  • Jimmy Ellis

    WTKO R9 · Aug 1967

    Leotis Martin

    Roberto Davila

    LPTS · Dec 1966

Shared 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

Roberto Davila

LLLLL

L9 streak · last fought Oct 28, 1973

Common Questions

Have Jimmy Ellis and Roberto Davila ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Roberto Davila met once on November 10, 1970, and Jimmy Ellis won by TKO in round 7.
Who has the better record, Jimmy Ellis or Roberto Davila?
Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Roberto Davila is 1-9 across the 10 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 Roberto Davila?
Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Roberto Davila has 1. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Do Jimmy Ellis and Roberto Davila have any common opponents?
Jimmy Ellis and Roberto Davila share 4 common opponents: George Foreman, Joe Bugner and Oscar Bonavena (and 1 other). Jimmy Ellis fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jimmy Ellis and Roberto Davila?
This comparison is drawn from 57 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 10 bouts tracked for Roberto Davila. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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