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Carlos Ortíz vs Tommy Salem — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carlos Ortíz

Tommy Salem

Carlos Ortíz (61-7-1) and Tommy Salem (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Ortíz

61

Wins30 KO · 49%

7

Losses

1

Draw70 tracked bouts

Salem

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Ortíz leads 2–0

Carlos Ortíz and Tommy Salem have met 2 times; Ortíz leads 2–0.

Carlos Ortíz and Tommy Salem have met 2 times; Ortíz leads 2–0.
Met1956May 251956Jul 30Series
Carlos OrtízFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Tommy SalemFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSSD2Meetings

The Numbers

Ortíz 4 · Salem 1 of 5 measurable rows
OrtízSalem
Record†
61-7-1 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
89.1% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 30
30 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
49.18%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
49%—
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70
70
2

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Carlos Ortíz: 5′7″
Tommy Salem: No height on file
Reachnot held
Carlos Ortíz: 70″
Tommy Salem: No reach on file
Agenot held
Carlos Ortíz: Died aged 85
Tommy Salem: No date of birth
Stance
Carlos Ortíz: Orthodox
Tommy Salem: Not recorded

Carlos Ortíz left, Tommy Salem right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Carlos Ortíz61 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

Carlos Ortíz: 61 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (49%) and 31 on the cards (51%). Counted from 70 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 49%31 on the cards 51%

Tommy Salem0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Tommy Salem: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Salem yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carlos Ortíz 70, Tommy Salem 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Carlos Ortíz had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Ken Buchanan. Ortíz last boxed on Sep 20, 1972.WWWWL

Varney Mar 1972Potter May 1972Ferrat Jun 1972Copeland Aug 1972Buchanan Sep 19724 tracked bouts per year

Tommy Salem last boxed on Jul 30, 1956 — 25,660 days ago. Salem had lost two straight.LL

Ortíz May 1956Ortíz Jul 1956

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carlos Ortíz and Tommy Salem ever fought each other?
Yes. Carlos Ortíz and Tommy Salem have met 2 times and Carlos Ortíz leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WJul 30, 1956 · Ortíz · SD

WMay 25, 1956 · Ortíz · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ortíz or Salem?
Carlos Ortíz is 61-7-1 and Tommy Salem is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Carlos Ortíz has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ortíz61–7–189.1%

Salem0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ortíz or Salem?
Carlos Ortíz has 30 knockout wins and Tommy Salem has 0. Carlos Ortíz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ortíz3049.2%

Salem0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ortíz and Salem have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Carlos Ortíz and Tommy Salem have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ortíz and Salem?
This comparison is drawn from 70 bouts tracked for Carlos Ortíz and 2 bouts tracked for Tommy Salem. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ortíz70bouts

Salem2bouts

How They Win ↓

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