Ortiz vs Penson

Who won Ortiz vs Penson?

Luis Ortiz beat Phillip Penson by knockout in the 1st round on Friday, September 19th, 2025, at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Ortiz vs Penson stats

Luis Ortiz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Phillip Penson made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 0 wins and 0 draws.

Luis Ortiz was the older man by 6 years, at 46 years old.

Luis Ortiz fought out of the southpaw stance, while Phillip Penson was an orthodox fighter.

Ortiz was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 months earlier than Penson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 135 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Penson's 46.

Ortiz vs Penson form

Ortiz had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Andy Ruiz Jr on September 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Charles Martin on January 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alexander Flores on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Microsoft Theater, California.

Before that, he had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on November 23, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had won against Christian Hammer on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Ortiz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ortiz vs Penson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ortiz vs Penson?

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