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Billy Backus (48-20-5) and Steve Gessler (0-1 across 1 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.

Billy Backus vs Steve Gessler — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Billy Backus

48–20–5

75 tracked bouts

Steve Gessler

Tracked record

0–1

1 tracked bout

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

Billy Backus leads 1–0

The Numbers

48-20-5 (edge)
Record
0-1

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

69.2% (edge)
Win %
0%
22 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
45.83%
KO rate
47%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

5
Times stopped
0 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

3 (edge)
Title reigns
0
4.5
Bouts per year

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

75
Bouts tracked
1

Tale of the Tape

83
Age
Southpaw
Stance
Welterweight
Division
American
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Billy Backus · 49 wins

KO/TKO
23
Decision
26
Other
0

Steve Gessler · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (75 and 1 respectively), 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

Billy Backus

LDWWW

L1 streak · last fought May 20, 1978

Steve Gessler

L

L1 streak · last fought Jun 6, 1962

Common Questions

Have Billy Backus and Steve Gessler ever fought each other?
Yes. Billy Backus and Steve Gessler met once on June 6, 1962, and Billy Backus won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Billy Backus or Steve Gessler?
Billy Backus is 48-20-5 and Steve Gessler is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Backus has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Billy Backus or Steve Gessler?
Billy Backus has 22 knockout wins and Steve Gessler has 0. Billy Backus has more.
Do Billy Backus and Steve Gessler have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Backus and Steve Gessler have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Billy Backus and Steve Gessler?
This comparison is drawn from 75 bouts tracked for Billy Backus and 1 bout tracked for Steve Gessler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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