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Eric Esch vs James Baker — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Eric Esch

James Baker

Eric Esch (77-10-4) and James Baker (0-3 across 3 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.

Esch

77

Wins58 KO · 75%

10

Losses

4

Draws91 tracked bouts

Baker

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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

Esch leads 1–0

Eric Esch and James Baker have met 1 time; Esch leads 1–0.

Eric Esch and James Baker have met 1 time; Esch leads 1–0.
Met1996Mar 19Series
Eric EschFighter AWWon1–0W–L
James BakerFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Esch 5 · Baker 0 of 5 measurable rows
EschBaker
Record†
77-10-4 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
86.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 58
58 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
75.32%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
74%—
Times stopped‡max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.9
4.9 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 91
91
3

† 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
Eric Esch: 5′11″
James Baker: No height on file
Reachnot held
Eric Esch: 78″
James Baker: No reach on file
Agenot held
Eric Esch: 60
James Baker: No date of birth
Stance
Eric Esch: Orthodox
James Baker: Not recorded

Eric Esch left, James Baker right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Eric Esch77 wins · from 91 tracked bouts

Eric Esch: 77 tracked wins — 57 by KO/TKO (74%), 19 on the cards (25%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (1%). Counted from 91 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

57 by KO/TKO 74%19 on the cards 25%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

James Baker0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

James Baker: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Baker yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eric Esch 91, James Baker 3 — 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

Eric Esch last boxed on Jun 29, 2013 — 4,859 days ago. Esch had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Garcia Dec 2006Siciliano Mar 2007Funmaker Oct 2009Allan Jan 2012Lawton Jun 20134.9 tracked bouts per year

James Baker last boxed on Feb 10, 2002 — 9,016 days ago. Baker had lost three straight.LLL

Barkley Feb 1996Esch Mar 1996Campbell Feb 20020.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Eric Esch and James Baker ever fought each other?
Yes. Eric Esch and James Baker met once on March 19, 1996, and Eric Esch won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WMar 19, 1996 · Esch · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Esch or Baker?
Eric Esch is 77-10-4 and James Baker is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Eric Esch has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Esch77–10–486.8%

Baker0–30%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Esch or Baker?
Eric Esch has 58 knockout wins and James Baker has 0. Eric Esch has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Esch5875.3%

Baker0

The Numbers ↓
Do Esch and Baker have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Eric Esch and James Baker have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Esch and Baker?
This comparison is drawn from 91 bouts tracked for Eric Esch and 3 bouts tracked for James Baker. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Esch91bouts

Baker3bouts

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