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Brian Magee vs Mikkel Kessler — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Brian Magee

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Mikkel Kessler

Brian Magee (36-5-1) and Mikkel Kessler (46-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Magee

36

Wins25 KO · 69%

5

Losses

1

Draw42 tracked bouts

Kessler

46

Wins35 KO · 76%

3

Losses

0

Draws49 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kessler leads 1–0

Brian Magee and Mikkel Kessler have met 1 time; Kessler leads 1–0.

Brian Magee and Mikkel Kessler have met 1 time; Kessler leads 1–0.
Met2012Dec 8Series
Brian MageeFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Mikkel KesslerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Magee 0 · Kessler 8 of 8 measurable rows
MageeKessler
Record
36-5-146-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
86.9%
93.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35
25
35 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
69.44%
76.09% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
69%
76% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 7
1
7 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.2
3.1
3.2 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49
42
49

† 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

Height+1″
Brian Magee: 6′0″
Mikkel Kessler: 6′1″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Brian Magee: 74″
Mikkel Kessler: No reach on file
Age4 yrs apart
Brian Magee: 51
Mikkel Kessler: 47
Stance
Brian Magee: Southpaw
Mikkel Kessler: Orthodox

Brian Magee left, Mikkel Kessler right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Brian Magee36 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Brian Magee: 36 tracked wins — 25 by KO/TKO (69%) and 11 on the cards (31%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

25 by KO/TKO 69%11 on the cards 31%

Mikkel Kessler46 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Mikkel Kessler: 46 tracked wins — 35 by KO/TKO (76%) and 11 on the cards (24%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

35 by KO/TKO 76%11 on the cards 24%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Magee 42, Mikkel Kessler 49 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Kessler better on 1 · even on 1

Magee

Opponent

Kessler

  • Brian Magee

    Loss, KO 11

    2006

    FrochKessler better

    Mikkel Kessler

    1–1 against

    Loss, UD

    2013

    Win, UD

    2010

  • Brian Magee

    Win, TKO 10

    2003

    ThysseEven

    Mikkel Kessler

    Win, TKO 11

    2004

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Brian Magee last boxed on Dec 8, 2012 — 5,062 days ago. Magee had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Mikkel Kessler.WLWWL

Aramyan Nov 2010Bute Mar 2011Barboza Jul 2011Markussen Feb 2012Kessler Dec 20123.1 tracked bouts per year

Mikkel Kessler last boxed on May 25, 2013 — 4,894 days ago. Kessler had won four in a row before losing a decision to Carl Froch.WWWWL

Froch Apr 2010Bouadla Jun 2011Green May 2012Magee Dec 2012Froch May 20133.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Magee and Mikkel Kessler ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Magee and Mikkel Kessler met once on December 8, 2012, and Mikkel Kessler won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

LDec 8, 2012 · Kessler · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Magee or Kessler?
Brian Magee is 36-5-1 and Mikkel Kessler is 46-3. Mikkel Kessler has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Magee36–5–186.9%

Kessler46–393.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Magee or Kessler?
Brian Magee has 25 knockout wins and Mikkel Kessler has 35. Mikkel Kessler has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Magee2569.4%

Kessler3576.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Magee and Kessler have any common opponents?
Brian Magee and Mikkel Kessler share 2 common opponents: Carl Froch and Andre Thysse. Mikkel Kessler fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

Carl FrochL1–1

Andre ThysseWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Magee or Kessler?
Mikkel Kessler is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 2 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Magee183 cm188 cm reach

Kessler185 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Magee and Kessler?
This comparison is drawn from 42 bouts tracked for Brian Magee and 49 bouts tracked for Mikkel Kessler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Magee42bouts

Kessler49bouts

How They Win ↓

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