Ortiz vs Martin

Who won Ortiz vs Martin?

Luis Ortiz beat Charles Martin by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, January 1st, 2022, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was an eliminator for the IBF heavyweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Frank Sanchez beat Christian Hammer, Jonathan Rice defeated Michael Polite Coffie, Frank Martin was victorious over Romero Duno, Geovany Bruzon lost to Lenier Pero, and Gerald Washington was overcome by Ali Eren Demirezen.

Ortiz vs Martin stats

Back in January 2022, Luis Ortiz stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Charles Martin made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martin 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 7 years, at 43 years old.

Martin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ortiz. Despite this, he had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Luis Ortiz and Charles Martin fought out of a southpaw stance.

Ortiz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Martin, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Martin's 125.

Luis Ortiz went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Charles Martin was ranked number 2 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Ortiz vs Martin 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 Alexander Flores on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Microsoft Theater, California, United States.

Prior to 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.

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

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

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

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Gerald Washington on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Daniel Martz on July 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Armory, Minnesota.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gregory Corbin on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Before that, he had lost to Adam Kownacki on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Luis Ortiz had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 25 days ago, while Charles Martin's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 10 days ago.

Ortiz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Ortiz vs Martin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ortiz vs Martin?

Ortiz vs Martin was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Fite.tv PPV UK.

What were the odds on Ortiz vs Martin?

Luis Ortiz was a 8/25 (-310) favorite going into the contest, while Charles Martin made his way into the ring at 64/25 (+260) with oddsmakers.