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Ignacio Esparza vs Michael Hunter — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇲🇽MEXICO

Ignacio Esparza

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Michael Hunter

Ignacio Esparza (22-3) and Michael Hunter (25-1-2) 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.

Esparza

22

Wins14 KO · 64%

3

Losses

0

Draws25 tracked bouts

Hunter

25

Wins18 KO · 72%

1

Loss

2

Draws28 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Hunter leads 1–0

Ignacio Esparza and Michael Hunter have met 1 time; Hunter leads 1–0.

Ignacio Esparza and Michael Hunter have met 1 time; Hunter leads 1–0.
Met2024Mar 23Series
Ignacio EsparzaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Michael HunterFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Esparza 0 · Hunter 7 of 7 measurable rows
EsparzaHunter
Record
22-325-1-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
88%
92.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 18
14
18 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
63.64%
72% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
67%
72% (edge)
Times stopped†max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.1
1.1
2.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 28
25
28

† 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
Ignacio Esparza: No height on file
Michael Hunter: 6′2″
Reach+3″
Ignacio Esparza: 77″
Michael Hunter: 80″ (edge)
Age11 yrs apart
Ignacio Esparza: 49
Michael Hunter: 38
Stance
Ignacio Esparza: Orthodox
Michael Hunter: Orthodox

Ignacio Esparza left, Michael Hunter right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ignacio Esparza21 wins · from 25 tracked bouts

Ignacio Esparza: 21 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (67%), 6 on the cards (29%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 25 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 67%6 on the cards 29%1 by another method or unrecorded 5%

Michael Hunter25 wins · from 28 tracked bouts

Michael Hunter: 25 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (72%) and 7 on the cards (28%). Counted from 28 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 72%7 on the cards 28%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ignacio Esparza 25, Michael Hunter 28 — 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

Ignacio Esparza last boxed on Mar 23, 2024 — 938 days ago. Esparza had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Reyes Oct 2013Flores Jun 2015Beck Oct 2016Kean Apr 2018Hunter Mar 20241.1 tracked bouts per year

Michael Hunter has won five straight, the most recent against Effrain Carranza Gonzalez. Hunter last boxed on Aug 29, 2026 — 49 days ago.WWWWW

Cubos Sep 2023Esparza Mar 2024Chaney Jun 2024Garcia Dec 2024Gonzalez Aug 20262.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ignacio Esparza and Michael Hunter ever fought each other?
Yes. Ignacio Esparza and Michael Hunter met once on March 23, 2024, and Michael Hunter won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

LMar 23, 2024 · Hunter · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Esparza or Hunter?
Ignacio Esparza is 22-3 and Michael Hunter is 25-1-2. Michael Hunter has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Esparza22–388%

Hunter25–1–292.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Esparza or Hunter?
Ignacio Esparza has 14 knockout wins and Michael Hunter has 18. Michael Hunter has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Esparza1463.6%

Hunter1872%

The Numbers ↓
Do Esparza and Hunter have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ignacio Esparza and Michael Hunter have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Esparza and Hunter?
This comparison is drawn from 25 bouts tracked for Ignacio Esparza and 28 bouts tracked for Michael Hunter. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Esparza25bouts

Hunter28bouts

How They Win ↓

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