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Billy Costello vs Mike Essett — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Billy Costello

Mike Essett

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.

Costello

40

Wins23 KO · 58%

2

Losses

0

Draws42 tracked bouts

Essett

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

Costello leads 1–0

Billy Costello and Mike Essett have met 1 time; Costello leads 1–0.

Billy Costello and Mike Essett have met 1 time; Costello leads 1–0.
Met1983Dec 21Series
Billy CostelloFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mike EssettFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Costello 5 · Essett 0 of 5 measurable rows
CostelloEssett
Record†
40-2 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
95.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 23
23 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
57.5%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
57%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.1
2.1 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 42
42
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
Billy Costello: 5′9″
Mike Essett: No height on file
Reachnot held
Billy Costello: 71″
Mike Essett: No reach on file
Agenot held
Billy Costello: Died aged 55
Mike Essett: No date of birth
Stance
Billy Costello: Orthodox
Mike Essett: Not recorded

Billy Costello left, Mike Essett right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Billy Costello40 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Billy Costello: 40 tracked wins — 23 by KO/TKO (57%) and 17 on the cards (43%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

23 by KO/TKO 57%17 on the cards 43%

Mike Essett0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Mike Essett: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Essett yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Billy Costello 42, Mike Essett 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

Billy Costello has won nine straight, the most recent against Juan Laporte. Costello last boxed on Jun 18, 1999.WWWWW

Elkins Sep 1994Passero Apr 1995Scott May 1995Ladson Jan 1997Laporte Jun 19992.1 tracked bouts per year

Mike Essett last boxed on Feb 20, 1989 — 13,757 days ago. Essett had lost four straight.LLLL

Hilton May 1983Rosi Nov 1983Costello Dec 1983España Feb 19890.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WDec 21, 1983 · Costello · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Costello or 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.
Records · win %

Costello40–295.2%

Essett0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Costello or Essett?
Billy Costello has 23 knockout wins and Mike Essett has 0. Billy Costello has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Costello2357.5%

Essett0

The Numbers ↓
Do Costello and 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 Costello and 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.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Costello42bouts

Essett4bouts

How They Win ↓

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