Have Jimmy Ellis and Rudolph Bent ever fought each other?

Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Rudolph Bent met once on June 7, 1962, and Jimmy Ellis won by TKO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Ellis or Bent?

Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Rudolph Bent is 0-5 across the 5 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, Ellis or Bent?

Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Rudolph Bent has 0. Jimmy Ellis has more.

Do Ellis and Bent have any common opponents?

Jimmy Ellis and Rudolph Bent share 1 common opponent: George Benton. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Bent?

This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 5 bouts tracked for Rudolph Bent. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Jimmy Ellis vs Rudolph Bent — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Jimmy Ellis

Rudolph Bent

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Rudolph Bent (0-5 across 5 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.

Ellis

Wins24 KO · 60%

Losses

Draw55 tracked bouts

Bent

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 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 Rudolph Bent have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met	1962Jun 7	Series
Jimmy EllisFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Rudolph BentFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR2Ellis vs Bent	1Meeting

Ellis vs Bent · Jun 7, 1962

The Numbers

Ellis 5 · Bent 0 of 5 measurable rows

EllisEdge = longer wingBent

Record^†: 40-12-1 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%: 76.4% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 24: 24 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 60%—
Times stopped^‡levelmax 5: 5
5
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.1: 2.1 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 55
5

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

Jimmy Ellis left, Rudolph Bent 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

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

Rudolph Bent0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Bent yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Ellis 55, Rudolph Bent 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

EllisJimmy Ellis

Opponent

BentRudolph Bent

Jimmy Ellis
Loss, MD
1964Nov 1964
BentonGeorge BentonUnited States 61–13–1EvenEven — 0–1 both
Rudolph Bent
Loss, KO 2
1962Apr 1962

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

Rudolph Bent last boxed on Oct 20, 1965 — 22,284 days ago. Bent had lost five straight.LLLLL

Akins Jan 1956Benton Apr 1962Cokes May 1962Ellis Jun 1962Robinson Oct 19650.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Jimmy Ellis and Rudolph Bent ever fought each other?: Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Rudolph Bent met once on June 7, 1962, and Jimmy Ellis won by TKO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Ellis or Bent?: Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Rudolph Bent is 0-5 across the 5 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, Ellis or Bent?: Jimmy Ellis has 24 knockout wins and Rudolph Bent has 0. Jimmy Ellis has more.
Do Ellis and Bent have any common opponents?: Jimmy Ellis and Rudolph Bent share 1 common opponent: George Benton. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Bent?: This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 5 bouts tracked for Rudolph Bent. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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