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.
Eric Esch (77-10-4 across 91 tracked bouts) and George Linberger (29-9-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.
Eric Esch vs George Linberger — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- George Linberger wonEsch vs LinbergerOct 15, 2005 · SD
- Eric Esch wonEsch vs LinbergerMar 4, 2000 · TKO · R1
The Numbers
- 77-10-4 (edge)
- Record
- 29-9-1
- 86.8% (edge)
- Win %
- 75.6%
- 55 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 25
- —
- KO rate
- 86.21%
- 74%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 89% (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 6
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 4.9 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.9
- 91
- Bouts tracked
- 27
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′11″ (180 cm)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm) (edge)
- 78″ (198 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 60
- Age
- 59
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyEric Esch · 77 wins
KO/TKO
57
Decision
19
Other
1
George Linberger · 18 wins
KO/TKO
16
Decision
2
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (91 and 27 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedEric Esch
WUD · Dec 2001WUD · Feb 2000WTKO R3 · Apr 1999George Linberger
WTKO · Jan 2004WTKO · Mar 2002
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Eric Esch
LLLWW
L3 streak · last fought Jun 29, 2013
George Linberger
LWWNCW
L1 streak · last fought Feb 22, 2007
Common Questions
- Have Eric Esch and George Linberger ever fought each other?
- Yes. Eric Esch and George Linberger have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Eric Esch or George Linberger?
- Eric Esch is 77-10-4 across the 91 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and George Linberger is 29-9-1. Eric Esch has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Eric Esch or George Linberger?
- Eric Esch has 55 knockout wins and George Linberger has 25. Eric Esch has more.
- Do Eric Esch and George Linberger have any common opponents?
- Eric Esch and George Linberger share 3 common opponents: Russell Chasteen, Kevin Tallon and Allen Smith. Eric Esch fared better against 3 of them.
- Who is bigger, Eric Esch or George Linberger?
- George Linberger is the taller fighter at 190 cm, 10 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Eric Esch and George Linberger?
- This comparison is drawn from 91 bouts tracked for Eric Esch and 27 bouts tracked for George Linberger. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.