Ellis vs Fortuna

Who won Ellis vs Fortuna?

Rashidi Ellis beat Javier Fortuna by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, November 1st, 2025, at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Ellis vs Fortuna stats

Rashidi Ellis stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Javier Fortuna made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw.

Rashidi Ellis was the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Ellis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Fortuna. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Rashidi Ellis fought out of the orthodox stance, while Javier Fortuna was a southpaw.

Ellis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 3 months later than Fortuna, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 114 fewer professional rounds, totaling 132 compared to Fortuna's 246.

Rashidi Ellis went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBO at welterweight.

Ellis vs Fortuna form

Ellis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jose Angulo on February 15, 2025, by in the 7th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Roiman Villa on January 7, 2023, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Capital One Arena, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Marrufo on July 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Alexis Rocha on October 30, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had defeated Eddie Gomez on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Javier Fortuna had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Alfredo Santiago Alvarez on March 1, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Coliseo Tomas Dones, Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had lost to Robbie Davies Jnr on November 1, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ryan Garcia on July 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on July 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Banc of California Stadium, California.

He had won against Antonio Lozada Jr on November 21, 2020, by knockout in the 6th round at Staples Center, LA.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Javier Fortuna had been fighting more than Rashidi Ellis.

Going into this contest, Rashidi Ellis had last fought 8 months and 17 days ago, while Javier Fortuna's last outing had been 8 months ago.

Ellis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Fortuna's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ellis vs Fortuna start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ellis vs Fortuna?

Rashidi Ellis was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Javier Fortuna made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.