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Jimmy Ellis vs Tommy Sims — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy Ellis

Tommy Sims

Jimmy Ellis (40-12-1) and Tommy Sims (0-4 across 4 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

Sims

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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 Tommy Sims have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

Jimmy Ellis and Tommy Sims have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met1966Nov 14Series
Jimmy EllisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tommy SimsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Ellis 5 · Sims 1 of 6 measurable rows
EllisSims
Record†
40-12-1 (edge)0-4
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‡max 5
5
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
4

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

Jimmy Ellis left, Tommy Sims 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%

Tommy Sims0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Tommy Sims: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sims yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Ellis 55, Tommy Sims 4 — 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

Tommy Sims last boxed on Jun 16, 1969 — 20,947 days ago. Sims had lost four straight.LLLL

Zuany Apr 1960Little Aug 1963Ellis Nov 1966Folley Jun 19690.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Ellis and Tommy Sims ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Ellis and Tommy Sims met once on November 14, 1966, and Jimmy Ellis won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WNov 14, 1966 · Ellis · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ellis or Sims?
Jimmy Ellis is 40-12-1 and Tommy Sims is 0-4 across the 4 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%

Sims0–40%

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

Ellis2460%

Sims0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ellis and Sims have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Ellis and Tommy Sims have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Sims?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Jimmy Ellis and 4 bouts tracked for Tommy Sims. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ellis55bouts

Sims4bouts

How They Win ↓

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