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John Karl Sosa vs Rashidi Ellis — record, stats and common opponents compared

John Karl Sosa

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT

Rashidi Ellis

John Karl Sosa (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and Rashidi Ellis (28-1) 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.

Sosa

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Ellis

28

Wins19 KO · 68%

1

Loss

0

Draws29 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

Ellis leads 1–0

John Karl Sosa and Rashidi Ellis have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

John Karl Sosa and Rashidi Ellis have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met2017Apr 20Series
John Karl SosaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Rashidi EllisFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Sosa 0 · Ellis 5 of 5 measurable rows
SosaEllis
Record†
0-228-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
96.6% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 19
0
19 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—67.86%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—68%
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 2.4
1.4
2.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 29
2
29

† 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
John Karl Sosa: No height on file
Rashidi Ellis: 5′9″
Reachnot held
John Karl Sosa: No reach on file
Rashidi Ellis: 72″
Agenot held
John Karl Sosa: No date of birth
Rashidi Ellis: 33
Stance
John Karl Sosa: Not recorded
Rashidi Ellis: Orthodox

John Karl Sosa left, Rashidi Ellis right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John Karl Sosa0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

John Karl Sosa: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sosa yet.

Rashidi Ellis28 wins · from 29 tracked bouts

Rashidi Ellis: 28 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (68%), 8 on the cards (29%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 29 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 68%8 on the cards 29%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John Karl Sosa 2, Rashidi Ellis 29 — 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

John Karl Sosa last boxed on Apr 20, 2017 — 3,474 days ago. Sosa had lost two straight.LL

Sanchez Nov 2015Ellis Apr 20171.4 tracked bouts per year

Rashidi Ellis has won four straight since losing a decision to Roiman Villa. Ellis last boxed on Nov 1, 2025 — 357 days ago.LWWWW

Villa Jan 2023Chaves Oct 2024Angulo Feb 2025Ruiz Jun 2025Fortuna Nov 20252.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John Karl Sosa and Rashidi Ellis ever fought each other?
Yes. John Karl Sosa and Rashidi Ellis met once on April 20, 2017, and Rashidi Ellis won by MD.
The meeting

LApr 20, 2017 · Ellis · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sosa or Ellis?
John Karl Sosa is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Rashidi Ellis is 28-1. Rashidi Ellis has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Sosa0–20%

Ellis28–196.6%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sosa or Ellis?
John Karl Sosa has 0 knockout wins and Rashidi Ellis has 19. Rashidi Ellis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sosa0

Ellis1967.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sosa and Ellis have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John Karl Sosa and Rashidi Ellis have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sosa and Ellis?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for John Karl Sosa and 29 bouts tracked for Rashidi Ellis. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sosa2bouts

Ellis29bouts

How They Win ↓

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