Ortiz vs Hammer

Who won Ortiz vs Hammer?

Luis Ortiz beat Christian Hammer by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 2nd, 2019, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 99-91 in favor of winner Luis Ortiz.

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Brian Carlos Castano beating Erislandy Lara for the WBA World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Bryan De Gracia lost to Eduardo Ramirez.

Ortiz vs Hammer stats

Back in March 2019, Luis Ortiz stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Christian Hammer made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz had a large advantage in power over Hammer, boasting a 87% knockout percentage compared to Hammer's 58%.

Luis Ortiz was the older man by 9 years, at 40 years old.

Ortiz had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hammer. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Luis Ortiz fought out of the southpaw stance, while Christian Hammer was an orthodox fighter.

Ortiz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 3 months later than Hammer, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 33 fewer professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Hammer's 214.

Luis Ortiz went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Christian Hammer was ranked number 12 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Ortiz vs Hammer form

Ortiz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Travis Kauffman on December 1, 2018, by knockout in the 10th round at Staples Center, LA, United States.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Dave Allen on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Malik Scott on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Hammer had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alexander Povetkin on December 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had won against David Price on February 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Olympia, Kensington, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated David Price on February 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Olympia, London.

Before that, he had beaten Erkan Teper on October 15, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Germany, Hamburg.

He had won against Michael Sprott on March 18, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Circus, Bucharest, Romania.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luis Ortiz had been fighting more than Christian Hammer.

Going into this contest, Luis Ortiz had last fought 3 months and 1 day ago, while Christian Hammer's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 15 days ago.

Ortiz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Hammer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 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 Hammer start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ortiz vs Hammer?

Luis Ortiz was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Christian Hammer made his way into the ring at 247/25 (+990) with oddsmakers.