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Markus Beyer vs Mikkel Kessler — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Markus Beyer

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Mikkel Kessler

Markus Beyer (35-3-1) 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.

Beyer

35

Wins13 KO · 37%

3

Losses

1

Draw39 tracked bouts

Kessler

46

Wins35 KO · 76%

3

Losses

0

Draws49 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kessler leads 1–0

Markus Beyer and Mikkel Kessler have met 1 time; Kessler leads 1–0.

Markus Beyer and Mikkel Kessler have met 1 time; Kessler leads 1–0.
Met2006Oct 14Series
Markus BeyerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Mikkel KesslerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Beyer 1 · Kessler 7 of 8 measurable rows
BeyerKessler
Record
35-3-146-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
91%
93.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 35
13
35 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
37.14%
76.09% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
37%
76% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 7
3
7 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
3.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49
39
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+3″
Markus Beyer: 5′10″
Mikkel Kessler: 6′1″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Markus Beyer: 71″
Mikkel Kessler: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Markus Beyer: Died aged 47
Mikkel Kessler: 47
Stance
Markus Beyer: Southpaw
Mikkel Kessler: Orthodox

Markus Beyer 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
Markus Beyer35 wins · from 39 tracked bouts

Markus Beyer: 35 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (37%), 21 on the cards (60%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 39 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 37%21 on the cards 60%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

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 — Markus Beyer 39, Mikkel Kessler 49 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 2

Beyer

Opponent

Kessler

  • Markus Beyer

    Win, SD

    2003

    LucasEven

    Mikkel Kessler

    Win, TKO 10

    2006

  • Markus Beyer

    Win, UD

    2004

    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

Markus Beyer has won once since two bouts without a win. Beyer last boxed on Mar 14, 2008.WWDLW

Sheika Sep 2005Colajanni Jan 2006Bika May 2006Kessler Oct 2006Makhmudov Mar 20083.4 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 Markus Beyer and Mikkel Kessler ever fought each other?
Yes. Markus Beyer and Mikkel Kessler met once on October 14, 2006, and Mikkel Kessler won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

LOct 14, 2006 · Kessler · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Beyer or Kessler?
Markus Beyer is 35-3-1 and Mikkel Kessler is 46-3. Mikkel Kessler has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Beyer35–3–191%

Kessler46–393.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Beyer or Kessler?
Markus Beyer has 13 knockout wins and Mikkel Kessler has 35. Mikkel Kessler has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Beyer1337.1%

Kessler3576.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Beyer and Kessler have any common opponents?
Markus Beyer and Mikkel Kessler share 2 common opponents: Éric Lucas and Andre Thysse. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

Éric LucasWW

Andre ThysseWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Beyer or Kessler?
Mikkel Kessler is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 8 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Beyer177 cm180 cm reach

Kessler185 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Beyer and Kessler?
This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for Markus Beyer and 49 bouts tracked for Mikkel Kessler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Beyer39bouts

Kessler49bouts

How They Win ↓

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