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Matthew Hilton vs Mike Essett — record, stats and common opponents compared

Matthew Hilton (32-3-2) and Mike Essett (0-4 across 4 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.

Hilton

32

Wins24 KO · 75%

3

Losses

2

Draws37 tracked bouts

Essett

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Hilton leads 1–0

Matthew Hilton and Mike Essett have met 1 time; Hilton leads 1–0.

Matthew Hilton and Mike Essett have met 1 time; Hilton leads 1–0.
Met1983May 24Series
Matthew HiltonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mike EssettFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Hilton 6 · Essett 0 of 6 measurable rows
HiltonEssett
Record†
32-3-2 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
89.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
75%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
75%—
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.6
3.6 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 37
37
4

† 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
Matthew Hilton: 5′7″
Mike Essett: No height on file
Reachnot held
Matthew Hilton: 68″
Mike Essett: No reach on file
Agenot held
Matthew Hilton: 61
Mike Essett: No date of birth
Stance
Matthew Hilton: Orthodox
Mike Essett: Not recorded

Matthew Hilton left, Mike Essett right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Matthew Hilton32 wins · from 37 tracked bouts

Matthew Hilton: 32 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (75%) and 8 on the cards (25%). Counted from 37 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 75%8 on the cards 25%

Mike Essett0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Mike Essett: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Essett yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Matthew Hilton 37, Mike Essett 4 — 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

Matthew Hilton last boxed on May 27, 1993 — 12,201 days ago. Hilton had lost the most recent, to Darrell Flint.LWWDL

DeWitt Jan 1990Brown Jul 1990White Nov 1991Daigle Feb 1992Flint May 19933.6 tracked bouts per year

Mike Essett last boxed on Feb 20, 1989 — 13,758 days ago. Essett had lost four straight.LLLL

Hilton May 1983Rosi Nov 1983Costello Dec 1983España Feb 19890.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Matthew Hilton and Mike Essett ever fought each other?
Yes. Matthew Hilton and Mike Essett met once on May 24, 1983, and Matthew Hilton won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 24, 1983 · Hilton · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hilton or Essett?
Matthew Hilton is 32-3-2 and Mike Essett is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Matthew Hilton has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Hilton32–3–289.2%

Essett0–40%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hilton or Essett?
Matthew Hilton has 24 knockout wins and Mike Essett has 0. Matthew Hilton has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hilton2475%

Essett0

The Numbers ↓
Do Hilton and Essett have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Matthew Hilton and Mike Essett have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hilton and Essett?
This comparison is drawn from 37 bouts tracked for Matthew Hilton and 4 bouts tracked for Mike Essett. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hilton37bouts

Essett4bouts

How They Win ↓

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