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.
Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Mike Koballa (1-5 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Carmen Basilio vs Mike Koballa — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Mike Koballa leads 1–0- Mike Koballa wonBasilio vs KoballaMar 27, 1950 · UD
The Numbers
- 56-16-7 (edge)
- Record
- 1-5
- 75.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 16.7%
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 48.21%
- KO rate
- —
- 48% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 6 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 6.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.7
- 79
- Bouts tracked
- 6
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′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- —
- 99
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCarmen Basilio · 56 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
29
Other
0
Mike Koballa · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (79 and 6 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedCarmen Basilio
WTKO R2 · Feb 1957WTKO R9 · Sep 1956LUD · Mar 1956Mike Koballa
LPTS · Jun 1950
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Carmen Basilio
LWWLL
L1 streak · last fought Apr 22, 1961
Mike Koballa
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Oct 30, 1952
Common Questions
- Have Carmen Basilio and Mike Koballa ever fought each other?
- Yes. Carmen Basilio and Mike Koballa met once on March 27, 1950, and Mike Koballa won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Carmen Basilio or Mike Koballa?
- Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Mike Koballa is 1-5 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Carmen Basilio has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Carmen Basilio or Mike Koballa?
- Carmen Basilio has 27 knockout wins and Mike Koballa has 0. Carmen Basilio has more.
- Do Carmen Basilio and Mike Koballa have any common opponents?
- Carmen Basilio and Mike Koballa share 3 common opponents: Johnny Saxton, Kid Gavilán and Billy Graham. Carmen Basilio fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carmen Basilio and Mike Koballa?
- This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 6 bouts tracked for Mike Koballa. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.