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

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Jimmy Ellis

Roberto Davila

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Roberto Davila (2-13 across 15 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Ellis

40

Wins24 KO · 60%

12

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Davila

Tracked record

2–13

counted from 15 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 Roberto Davila have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

Jimmy Ellis and Roberto Davila have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met1970Nov 10Series
Jimmy EllisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Roberto DavilaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Ellis 5 · Davila 2 of 7 measurable rows
EllisDavila
Record†
40-12-1 (edge)2-13
Win %0–100%
76.4% (edge)
13.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
60%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 5
5
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
1.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
15

† 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″
Roberto Davila: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jimmy Ellis: 76″
Roberto Davila: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jimmy Ellis: Died aged 74
Roberto Davila: No date of birth
Stance
Jimmy Ellis: Orthodox
Roberto Davila: Not recorded

Jimmy Ellis left, Roberto Davila 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%

Roberto Davila2 wins · from 15 tracked bouts

Roberto Davila: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 15 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Ellis 55, Roberto Davila 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Ellis better on 2 · even on 1

Ellis

Opponent

Davila

  • Jimmy Ellis

    Loss, PTS

    1974

    BugnerEven

    Roberto Davila

    Loss, TKO

    1970

  • Jimmy Ellis

    Win, UD

    1967

    BonavenaEllis better

    Roberto Davila

    Loss, UD

    1968

  • Jimmy Ellis

    Win, TKO 9

    1967

    MartinEllis better

    Roberto Davila

    Loss, PTS

    1966

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Roberto Davila last boxed on Oct 28, 1973 — 19,353 days ago. Davila had lost ten straight.LLLLL

Ellis Nov 1970Blin Feb 1971McAlinden Jun 1971Terrell Jul 1971Williams Oct 19731.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WNov 10, 1970 · Ellis · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ellis or Davila?
Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Roberto Davila is 2-13 across the 15 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%

Davila2–1313.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ellis or Davila?
Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Roberto Davila has 2. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ellis2460%

Davila2

The Numbers ↓
Do Ellis and Davila have any common opponents?
Jimmy Ellis and Roberto Davila share 3 common opponents: Joe Bugner, Oscar Bonavena and Leotis Martin. Jimmy Ellis fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Joe BugnerLL

Oscar BonavenaWL

Leotis MartinWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Davila?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 15 bouts tracked for Roberto Davila. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ellis55bouts

Davila15bouts

How They Win ↓

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