Ortiz vs Flores

Who won Ortiz vs Flores?

Luis Ortiz beat Alexander Flores by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, November 7th, 2020, at Microsoft Theater, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

The undercard featured the clash of Sanchez vs Howard.

Ortiz vs Flores stats

Back in November 2020, Luis Ortiz stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexander Flores made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Flores had a slight advantage in power over Ortiz, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Ortiz's 84%.

Luis Ortiz was the older man by 11 years, at 42 years old.

Luis Ortiz fought out of the southpaw stance, while Alexander Flores was an orthodox fighter.

Ortiz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 month earlier than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 111 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Flores' 70.

Luis Ortiz went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, and 3 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Ortiz vs Flores 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 Deontay Wilder on November 23, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Christian Hammer on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Travis Kauffman on December 1, 2018, by knockout in the 10th round at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had won against Razvan Cojanu on July 28, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Staples Center, LA.

He had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Ortiz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ortiz vs Flores start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Microsoft Theater, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ortiz vs Flores?

The FOX show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Ortiz vs Flores?

Luis Ortiz was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Alexander Flores made his way into the ring at 11/1 (+1100) with oddsmakers.