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Born

Huntington Beach, California, USA

Fighting out of

Huntington Beach, CA - USA

Age

Height

6' 3" (191 cm)

Weight

205 lbs. (93 kg)

Overall MMA Record (W-L-D)

16-7-1

Strengths

Good wrestler. Great conditioning. Vicious ground and pound.

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Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time

Loss	Forrest Griffin	Split Decision	UFC® 106 ORTIZ vs GRIFFIN 2	Nov-21-2009	3	5:00
Loss	Lyoto Machida	Unanimous Decision	UFC® 84 ILL WILL	May-24-2008	3	5:00
Draw	Rashad Evans	Draw	UFC® 73 STACKED	Jul-7-2007	3	5:00
Loss	Chuck Liddell	Technical Knock Out	UFC® 66: LIDDELL VS. ORTIZ	Dec-30-2006	3	3:59
Win	Ken Shamrock	Knock Out	Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3 - The Final Chapter	Oct-10-2006	1	2:23
Win	Ken Shamrock	Technical Knock Out	UFC® 61: Bitter Rivals	Jul-8-2006	1	1:18
Win	Forrest Griffin	Split Decision	UFC® 59: Reality Check	Apr-15-2006	3	5:00
Win	Vitor Belfort	Split Decision	UFC® 51: Super Saturday	Feb-5-2005	3	5:00
Win	Patrick Cote	Unanimous Decision	UFC® 50: The War of 04	Oct-22-2004	3	5:00
Loss	Chuck Liddell	Technical Knock Out	UFC® 47: IT`S ON	Apr-2-2004	2	0:38
Loss	Randy Couture	Unanimous Decision	UFC® 44: Undisputed	Sep-26-2003	5	5:00
Win	Ken Shamrock	Technical Knock Out	UFC® 40: Vendetta	Nov-22-2002	3	5:00
Win	Vladimir Matyushenko	Unanimous Decision	UFC® 33: Victory In Vegas	Sep-28-2001	5	5:00
Win	Elvis Sinosic	TKO Stoppage (Referee)	UFC® 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands	Jun-29-2001	1	3:32
Win	Evan Tanner	Knock Out	UFC® 30: The Battle On The Boardwalk	Feb-23-2001	1	0:30
Win	Yuki Kondo	Submission (Other)	UFC® 29: Defense Of The Belts	Dec-16-2000	3	1:51
Win	Wanderlei Silva	Unanimous Decision	UFC® 25: Ultimate Japan 3	Apr-14-2000	1	0:00
Loss	Frank Shamrock	Submission (Other)	UFC® 22: There Can Be Only One Champion	Sep-24-1999	4	4:48
Win	Guy Mezger	Technical Knock Out	UFC® 19: Young Guns	Mar-5-1999	1	9:55
Win	Jerry Bohlander	Technical Knock Out	UFC® 18: Road To The Heavyweight Title	Jan-8-1999	1	15:31
Loss	Guy Mezger	Submission (Other)	UFC® 13: The Ultimate Force	May-30-1997	1	3:09
Win	Wes Albritton	Technical Knock Out	UFC® 13: The Ultimate Force	May-30-1997	1	0:31

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When and why did you start training for fighting? Tito was a two-time California State Wrestling Champion in high school. Tito’s high school wrestling coach was UFC veteran Paul Herrera, who was a friend of David “Tank” Abbott. Abbott needed sparring partners, so Ortiz volunteered. He had seen the UFC and knew that training with Abbott could get his foot in the door. At one point, Ortiz became Abbott’s main sparring partner.
What ranks and titles have you held? Former UFC World Light Heavyweight (Once known as middleweight) champion.
Do you have any heroes? Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee and anyone who gives back to society.
What is your favorite technique? Ground and pound.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I attended California State University-Bakersfield.
What was your job before you started fighting? You name it I did it. From bouncing at nightclubs, to working on sport fishing boats, to framing houses.