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Maurice Hooker vs Vergil Ortiz Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Maurice Hooker

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Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Maurice Hooker (27-3-3) 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.

Hooker

27

Wins18 KO · 67%

3

Losses

3

Draws33 tracked bouts

Jr.

24

Wins22 KO · 92%

0

Losses

0

Draws24 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Maurice Hooker and Vergil Ortiz Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Maurice Hooker and Vergil Ortiz Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2021Mar 20Series
Maurice HookerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Vergil Ortiz Jr.Fighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Hooker 1 · Jr. 6 of 7 measurable rows
HookerJr.
Record
27-3-324-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
86.4%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 22
18
22 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
66.67%
91.67% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
67%
92% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
2.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 33
33
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″
Maurice Hooker: 5′11″ (edge)
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 5′10″
Reach+10″
Maurice Hooker: 80″ (edge)
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 70″
Age9 yrs apart
Maurice Hooker: 37
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 28
Stance
Maurice Hooker: Orthodox
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: Orthodox

Maurice Hooker 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
Maurice Hooker27 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Maurice Hooker: 27 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (67%) and 9 on the cards (33%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 67%9 on the cards 33%

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 — Maurice Hooker 33, 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

Maurice Hooker last boxed on Aug 6, 2022 — 1,540 days ago. Hooker had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

LesPierre Mar 2019Ramírez Jul 2019Perez Dec 2019Jr. Mar 2021Cobbs Aug 20222.9 tracked bouts per year

Vergil Ortiz Jr. has won 24 straight, the most recent against Erickson Lubin. Jr. last boxed on Nov 8, 2025 — 349 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 Maurice Hooker and Vergil Ortiz Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. Maurice Hooker and Vergil Ortiz Jr. met once on March 20, 2021, and Vergil Ortiz Jr. won by TKO in round 7.
The meeting

LMar 20, 2021 · Jr. · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hooker or Jr.?
Maurice Hooker is 27-3-3 and Vergil Ortiz Jr. is 24-0. Vergil Ortiz Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Hooker27–3–386.4%

Jr.24–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Hooker or Jr.?
Maurice Hooker has 18 knockout wins and Vergil Ortiz Jr. has 22. Vergil Ortiz Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Hooker1866.7%

Jr.2291.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hooker and Jr. have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Maurice Hooker and Vergil Ortiz Jr. have faced.
Who is bigger, Hooker or Jr.?
Maurice Hooker is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 2 cm above the other. Maurice Hooker also has the longer reach, by 25 cm.
Height · reach

Hooker180 cm203 cm reach

Jr.178 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hooker and Jr.?
This comparison is drawn from 33 bouts tracked for Maurice Hooker and 24 bouts tracked for Vergil Ortiz Jr.. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hooker33bouts

Jr.24bouts

How They Win ↓

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