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Mauricio Herrera vs Vergil Ortiz Jr. — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Mauricio Herrera

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Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Mauricio Herrera (24-9) 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.

Herrera

24

Wins7 KO · 29%

9

Losses

0

Draws33 tracked bouts

Jr.

24

Wins22 KO · 92%

0

Losses

0

Draws24 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Jr. leads 1–0

Mauricio Herrera and Vergil Ortiz Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.

Mauricio Herrera and Vergil Ortiz Jr. have met 1 time; Jr. leads 1–0.
Met2019May 4Series
Mauricio HerreraFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Vergil Ortiz Jr.Fighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Herrera 1 · Jr. 6 of 7 measurable rows
HerreraJr.
Record
24-924-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
72.7%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 22
7
22 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
29.17%
91.67% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
29%
92% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 1
1
1
Bouts per year‡max 2.8
2.8 (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+3″
Mauricio Herrera: 5′7″
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 5′10″ (edge)
Reach+2″
Mauricio Herrera: 72″ (edge)
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 70″
Age18 yrs apart
Mauricio Herrera: 46
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: 28
Stance
Mauricio Herrera: Orthodox
Vergil Ortiz Jr.: Orthodox

Mauricio Herrera 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
Mauricio Herrera24 wins · from 33 tracked bouts

Mauricio Herrera: 24 tracked wins — 7 by KO/TKO (29%), 16 on the cards (67%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 33 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

7 by KO/TKO 29%16 on the cards 67%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

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 — Mauricio Herrera 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

Mauricio Herrera last boxed on May 4, 2019 — 2,730 days ago. Herrera had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Cano Nov 2016Velázquez Mar 2017Karass Aug 2017Ali Dec 2018Jr. May 20192.8 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 Mauricio Herrera and Vergil Ortiz Jr. ever fought each other?
Yes. Mauricio Herrera and Vergil Ortiz Jr. met once on May 4, 2019, and Vergil Ortiz Jr. won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

LMay 4, 2019 · Jr. · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Herrera or Jr.?
Mauricio Herrera is 24-9 and Vergil Ortiz Jr. is 24-0. Vergil Ortiz Jr. has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Herrera24–972.7%

Jr.24–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Herrera or Jr.?
Mauricio Herrera has 7 knockout wins and Vergil Ortiz Jr. has 22. Vergil Ortiz Jr. has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Herrera729.2%

Jr.2291.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Herrera and Jr. have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Mauricio Herrera and Vergil Ortiz Jr. have faced.
Who is bigger, Herrera or Jr.?
Vergil Ortiz Jr. is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 7 cm above the other. Mauricio Herrera also has the longer reach, by 4 cm.
Height · reach

Herrera171 cm182 cm reach

Jr.178 cm178 cm reach

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

Herrera33bouts

Jr.24bouts

How They Win ↓

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