Ortiz vs Scott

Who won Ortiz vs Scott?

Luis Ortiz beat Malik Scott by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 12th November 2016 at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo.

The scorecards were announced as 120-105, 120-106, 119-106 in favor of winner Luis Ortiz.

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

Ortiz vs Scott stats

Luis Ortiz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Malik Scott made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ortiz had a massive power advantage over Scott, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Scott's 34%.

Luis Ortiz was the older man by 1 year, at 42 years old.

Ortiz had 3-inch reach advantage.

Luis Ortiz fought out of the southpaw stance, while Malik Scott was an orthodox fighter.

Ortiz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 year and 3 months later than Scott, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 94 less professional rounds, 162 to Scott's 256.

Ortiz vs Scott 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 Christian Hammer on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Travis Kauffman on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 10th round at Staples Center, LA.

Going into that contest, he had beat Razvan Cojanu on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Staples Center, LA.

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

He had defeated David Allen on 10th December 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Scott had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tony Thompson on 30th October 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Venue at UCF, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alex Leapai on 31st October 2014 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Logan Metro Sports Centre, Crestmead, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Deontay Wilder on 15th March 2014 by knockout in the 1st round at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Before that, he had defeated Grover Young on 24th January 2014 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, United States.

Hehad been beaten by Dereck Chisora on 20th July 2013 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Luis Ortiz had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 25 days ago, while Malik Scott's last outing had been 5 years, 11 months and 27 days ago.

Ortiz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Scott's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ortiz vs Scott start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM UTC at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:30 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ortiz vs Scott?

Ortiz vs Scott was broadcast on Sky Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Ortiz vs Scott?

Luis Ortiz was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Malik Scott made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.