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Carmen Basilio vs Gaspar Ortega — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carmen Basilio

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Gaspar Ortega

Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Gaspar Ortega (131-39-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Basilio

56

Wins27 KO · 48%

16

Losses

7

Draws79 tracked bouts

Ortega

131

Wins69 KO · 53%

39

Losses

6

Draws176 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Basilio leads 1–0

Carmen Basilio and Gaspar Ortega have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.

Carmen Basilio and Gaspar Ortega have met 1 time; Basilio leads 1–0.
Met1961Jan 7Series
Carmen BasilioFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gaspar OrtegaFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Basilio 1 · Ortega 6 of 7 measurable rows
BasilioOrtega
Record
56-16-7131-39-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
75.3%
76.1% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 69
27
69 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
48.21%
52.67% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
48%
53% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 13.8
6.4
13.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 176
79
176

† 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
Carmen Basilio: 5′7″
Gaspar Ortega: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Carmen Basilio: Died aged 85
Gaspar Ortega: 90
Stance
Carmen Basilio: Orthodox
Gaspar Ortega: Orthodox

Carmen Basilio left, Gaspar Ortega right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Carmen Basilio56 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

Carmen Basilio: 56 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (48%) and 29 on the cards (52%). Counted from 79 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 48%29 on the cards 52%

Gaspar Ortega131 wins · from 176 tracked bouts

Gaspar Ortega: 131 tracked wins — 69 by KO/TKO (53%) and 62 on the cards (47%). Counted from 176 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

69 by KO/TKO 53%62 on the cards 47%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carmen Basilio 79, Gaspar Ortega 176 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Basilio better on 2 · Ortega better on 1

Basilio

Opponent

Ortega

  • Carmen Basilio

    Win, UD

    1961

    JordanBasilio better

    Gaspar Ortega

    0–2 against

    Loss, SD

    1958

    Loss, SD

    1958

  • Carmen Basilio

    Loss, SD

    1953

    GavilánOrtega better

    Gaspar Ortega

    1–1 against

    Win, SD

    1957

    Loss, UD

    1957

  • Carmen Basilio

    2–0 against

    Win, TKO 12

    1955

    Win, TKO 12

    1955

    DeMarcoBasilio better

    Gaspar Ortega

    2–1 against

    Loss, UD

    1957

    Win, SD

    1956

    Win, SD

    1956

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Carmen Basilio had won two in a row before losing a decision to Paul Pender. Basilio last boxed on Apr 22, 1961.LLWWL

Fullmer Aug 1959Fullmer Jun 1960Ortega Jan 1961Jordan Mar 1961Pender Apr 19616.4 tracked bouts per year

Gaspar Ortega last boxed on Sep 25, 1965 — 22,313 days ago. Ortega had lost six straight.LLLLL

González Mar 1965Whitfield May 1965Avitia Jul 1965Aldrich Aug 1965Shipes Sep 196513.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carmen Basilio and Gaspar Ortega ever fought each other?
Yes. Carmen Basilio and Gaspar Ortega met once on January 7, 1961, and Carmen Basilio won by UD.
The meeting

WJan 7, 1961 · Basilio · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Basilio or Ortega?
Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Gaspar Ortega is 131-39-6. Gaspar Ortega has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Basilio56–16–775.3%

Ortega131–39–676.1%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Basilio or Ortega?
Carmen Basilio has 27 knockout wins and Gaspar Ortega has 69. Gaspar Ortega has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Basilio2748.2%

Ortega6952.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Basilio and Ortega have any common opponents?
Carmen Basilio and Gaspar Ortega share 3 common opponents: Don Jordan, Kid Gavilán and Tony DeMarco. Carmen Basilio fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Don JordanWL

Kid GavilánL1–1

Tony DeMarcoW2–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Basilio and Ortega?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 176 bouts tracked for Gaspar Ortega. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Basilio79bouts

Ortega176bouts

How They Win ↓

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