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.
Billy Costello (40-2) and Mike Essett (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.
Billy Costello vs Mike Essett — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Billy Costello leads 1–0- Billy Costello wonCostello vs EssettDec 21, 1983 · KO · R4
The Numbers
- 40-2 (edge)
- Record
- 0-4
- 95.2% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 23 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 57.5%
- KO rate
- —
- 57%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 2
- Times stopped
- 2
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.1 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.7
- 42
- Bouts tracked
- 4
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′9″ (174 cm)
- Height
- —
- 71″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 70
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Light Welterweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBilly Costello · 40 wins
KO/TKO
23
Decision
17
Other
0
Mike Essett · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (42 and 4 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 Costello
WWWWW
W9 streak · last fought Jun 18, 1999
Mike Essett
LLLL
L4 streak · last fought Feb 20, 1989
Common Questions
- Have Billy Costello and Mike Essett ever fought each other?
- Yes. Billy Costello and Mike Essett met once on December 21, 1983, and Billy Costello won by KO in round 4.
- Who has the better record, Billy Costello or Mike Essett?
- Billy Costello is 40-2 and Mike Essett is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Billy Costello has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Billy Costello or Mike Essett?
- Billy Costello has 23 knockout wins and Mike Essett has 0. Billy Costello has more.
- Do Billy Costello and Mike Essett have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Billy Costello and Mike Essett have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Billy Costello and Mike Essett?
- This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Billy Costello and 4 bouts tracked for Mike Essett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.