Ponomarev vs Ortiz

Who won Ponomarev vs Ortiz?

Konstantin Ponomarev beat Silverio Ortiz by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, November 26th, 2016, at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 80-72, 80-72, 80-72 in favor of winner Konstantin Ponomarev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Ponomarev vs Ortiz stats

Back in November 2016, Konstantin Ponomarev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Silverio Ortiz made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz had a slight advantage in power over Ponomarev, with a 49% knockout percentage compared to Ponomarev's 43%.

Konstantin Ponomarev was the younger man by 10 years, at 24 years old.

Ponomarev had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ortiz. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Konstantin Ponomarev and Silverio Ortiz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ponomarev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 10 years later than Ortiz, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 160 fewer professional rounds, totaling 226 compared to Ortiz's 386.

Ponomarev vs Ortiz form

Ponomarev had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Brad Solomon on April 9, 2016, by split decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ramses Agaton on November 20, 2015, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mikael Zewski on May 1, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Steve Claggett on January 24, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at 1stBank Center, Broomfield.

He had won against Behzod Nabiev on November 27, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Markstadt, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Activity check

Ponomarev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ponomarev vs Ortiz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ponomarev vs Ortiz?

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