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Juan Carlos Salgado vs Vergil Ortiz Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Juan Carlos Salgado

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Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Juan Carlos Salgado (28-10-1) and Vergil Ortiz Jr. (24-0) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Salgado

28

Wins17 KO · 61%

10

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Jr.

24

Wins22 KO · 92%

0

Losses

0

Draws24 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Juan Carlos Salgado and Vergil Ortiz Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Juan Carlos Salgado and Vergil Ortiz Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2018Jun 23Series
Juan Carlos SalgadoFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Vergil Ortiz Jr.Fighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Salgado 1 · Jr. 7 of 8 measurable rows
SalgadoJr.
Record
28-10-124-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
73.1%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 22
17
22 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
60.71%
91.67% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
61%
92% (edge)
Times stopped†max 5
5
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.1
2.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
24

† 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

Height+1″
Juan Carlos Salgado: 5′9″
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 5′10″ (edge)
ReachLevel
Juan Carlos Salgado: 70″
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 70″
Age13 yrs apart
Juan Carlos Salgado: 41
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 28
Stance
Juan Carlos Salgado: Orthodox
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: Orthodox

Juan Carlos Salgado left, Vergil Ortiz Jr. right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Juan Carlos Salgado28 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Juan Carlos Salgado: 28 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (61%) and 11 on the cards (39%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 61%11 on the cards 39%

Vergil Ortiz Jr.24 wins · from 24 tracked bouts

Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 24 tracked wins — 22 by KO/TKO (92%) and 2 on the cards (8%). Counted from 24 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

22 by KO/TKO 92%2 on the cards 8%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Juan Carlos Salgado 40, Vergil Ortiz Jr. 24 — 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

Juan Carlos Salgado last boxed on May 7, 2022 — 1,635 days ago. Salgado had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Orestes Velázquez.WLLWL

Orozco Oct 2017Yoon Mar 2018Jr. Jun 2018Perez Oct 2021Velázquez May 20222.1 tracked bouts per year

Vergil Ortiz Jr. has won 24 straight, the most recent against Erickson Lubin. Jr. last boxed on Nov 8, 2025 — 354 days ago.WWWWW

Lawson Jan 2024Dulorme Apr 2024Bohachuk Aug 2024Madrimov Feb 2025Lubin Nov 20252.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Juan Carlos Salgado and Vergil Ortiz Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. Juan Carlos Salgado and Vergil Ortiz Jr. met once on June 23, 2018, and Vergil Ortiz Jr. won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

LJun 23, 2018 · Jr. · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Salgado or Jr.?
Juan Carlos Salgado is 28-10-1 and Vergil Ortiz Jr. is 24-0. Vergil Ortiz Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Salgado28–10–173.1%

Jr.24–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Salgado or Jr.?
Juan Carlos Salgado has 17 knockout wins and Vergil Ortiz Jr. has 22. Vergil Ortiz Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Salgado1760.7%

Jr.2291.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Salgado and Jr. have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Juan Carlos Salgado and Vergil Ortiz Jr. have faced.
Who is bigger, Salgado or Jr.?
Vergil Ortiz Jr. is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 3 cm above the other. Vergil Ortiz Jr. also has the longer reach, by 1 cm.
Height · reach

Salgado175 cm177 cm reach

Jr.178 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Salgado and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Juan Carlos Salgado and 24 bouts tracked for Vergil Ortiz Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Salgado40bouts

Jr.24bouts

How They Win ↓

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