Ortiz vs Kauffman

Who won Ortiz vs Kauffman?

Luis Ortiz beat Travis Kauffman by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, December 1st, 2018, at Staples Center, LA.

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 Deontay Wilder beating Tyson Fury for the WBC World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jarrett Hurd beat Jason Welborn for the IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight belts, and Joe Joyce defeated Joe Hanks.

Ortiz vs Kauffman stats

Back in December 2018, Luis Ortiz stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Travis Kauffman made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz had an advantage in power over Kauffman, with a 86% knockout percentage compared to Kauffman's 72%.

Luis Ortiz was the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

Ortiz had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kauffman. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Luis Ortiz fought out of the southpaw stance, while Travis Kauffman was an orthodox fighter.

Ortiz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years later than Kauffman, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Kauffman's 145.

Luis Ortiz went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 8 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Ortiz vs Kauffman 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 defeated Razvan Cojanu on July 28, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

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

Before that, he had beaten Malik Scott on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

He had won against Tony Thompson on March 5, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round at DC Armory, Washington, United States.

Activity check

Ortiz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ortiz vs Kauffman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Staples Center, LA, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ortiz vs Kauffman?

Ortiz vs Kauffman was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.

What were the odds on Ortiz vs Kauffman?

Luis Ortiz was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Travis Kauffman made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.