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Lester Ellis vs Yuh Hwan-kil — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Lester Ellis

🇰🇷SOUTH KOREA

Yuh Hwan-kil

Lester Ellis (41-8) and Yuh Hwan-kil (26-2-3) 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

41

Wins28 KO · 68%

8

Losses

0

Draws4 tracked bouts

Hwan-kil

26

Wins11 KO · 42%

2

Losses

3

Draws31 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Ellis leads 1–0

Lester Ellis and Yuh Hwan-kil have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.

Lester Ellis and Yuh Hwan-kil have met 1 time; Ellis leads 1–0.
Met1985Feb 15Series
Lester EllisFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Yuh Hwan-kilFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ellis 2 · Hwan-kil 5 of 7 measurable rows
EllisHwan-kil
Record
41-826-2-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
83.7%
88.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 28
28 (edge)
11
KO rate0–100%
68.29% (edge)
42.31%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
33%
38% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 4.6
0.2
4.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 31
4
31

† 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

Agenot comparable
Lester Ellis: 61
Yuh Hwan-kil: Died aged 46
Stance
Lester Ellis: Orthodox
Yuh Hwan-kil: Southpaw

Lester Ellis left, Yuh Hwan-kil right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Lester Ellis3 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Lester Ellis: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

Yuh Hwan-kil26 wins · from 31 tracked bouts

Yuh Hwan-kil: 26 tracked wins — 10 by KO/TKO (38%), 15 on the cards (58%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 31 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

10 by KO/TKO 38%15 on the cards 58%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Lester Ellis 4, Yuh Hwan-kil 31 — 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

Lester Ellis last boxed on Jul 15, 2002 — 8,871 days ago. Ellis had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Anthony Mundine.WWWL

Hwan-kil Feb 1985Solis Mar 1986España Mar 1987Mundine Jul 20020.2 tracked bouts per year

Yuh Hwan-kil has won once since losing a decision to Lester Ellis. Hwan-kil last boxed on Nov 17, 1985.WWWLW

Camero Jan 1984Sequenan Apr 1984Galaxy Sep 1984Ellis Feb 1985Tae-Jin Nov 19854.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Lester Ellis and Yuh Hwan-kil ever fought each other?
Yes. Lester Ellis and Yuh Hwan-kil met once on February 15, 1985, and Lester Ellis won by SD.
The meeting

WFeb 15, 1985 · Ellis · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ellis or Hwan-kil?
Lester Ellis is 41-8 and Yuh Hwan-kil is 26-2-3. Yuh Hwan-kil has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Ellis41–883.7%

Hwan-kil26–2–388.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ellis or Hwan-kil?
Lester Ellis has 28 knockout wins and Yuh Hwan-kil has 11. Lester Ellis has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ellis2868.3%

Hwan-kil1142.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Ellis and Hwan-kil have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Lester Ellis and Yuh Hwan-kil have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ellis and Hwan-kil?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Lester Ellis and 31 bouts tracked for Yuh Hwan-kil. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ellis4bouts

Hwan-kil31bouts

How They Win ↓

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