Tito Ortiz

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Fight History

Skill Breakdown

Charts are compiled based on results from all fights.

Total Fights:	27
Record:	17-10-1
Summary:	Good wrestler. Great conditioning. Vicious ground and pound.

Fighter Info

Nickname:	Huntington Beach Bad Boy
From:	Huntington Beach, California USA
Age:	37
Height:	6' 3" ( 190 cm )
Weight:	205 lb ( 93 kg )

Media

Former UFC® light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz analyzes Jones vs. Evans, draws comparisons to his own famous feud, and predicts who will win at UFC® 145.

Apr 17, 2012
UFC Analyst, Karyn Bryant, caught up with Tito Ortiz to discuss his upcoming bout with former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin.

Apr 14, 2012
Take a look back at never-seen before footage from UFC 140: Jones vs Machida.

Dec 26, 2011
It was a night of epic fights and legendary fighters. Relive every exciting moment of UFC® 140: Jones vs. Machida.

Dec 13, 2011 :56

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Striking

Total Attempted Strikes

1377

48% Successful

658

Types of Successful Strikes

658

30%

23%

48% Ground

195

149

314

Striking Defense

The percentage of total strikes avoided

Grappling

Total Takedowns

124

44% Successful

Grappling Totals by Type

Subm.

Passes

Sweeps

Takedown Defense

The percentage of total takedowns avoided

Result	Fighters	Event	Str	TD	Sub	Pass	Method	Replay
Loss	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 140 : Jones vs. Machida Dec 10, 2011	9	0	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
Loss	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira	UFC® 140 : Jones vs. Machida Dec 10, 2011	54	0	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

Loss	Rashad Evans	UFC® 133: Evans vs. Ortiz Aug 6, 2011	48	1	0	4	R2 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
Loss	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 133: Evans vs. Ortiz Aug 6, 2011	5	1	1	0	R2 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

Win	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 132: Cruz vs. Faber Jul 2, 2011	6	0	1	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch
Win	Ryan Bader	UFC® 132: Cruz vs. Faber Jul 2, 2011	4	0	0	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch

Loss	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 121: LESNAR vs VELASQUEZ Oct 23, 2010	37	0	0	0	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
Loss	Matt Hamill	UFC® 121: LESNAR vs VELASQUEZ Oct 23, 2010	41	3	0	2	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

Loss	Forrest Griffin	UFC® 106: ORTIZ vs GRIFFIN 2 Nov 21, 2009	70	0	0	1	R3 Decision - Split	Ways To Watch
Loss	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 106: ORTIZ vs GRIFFIN 2 Nov 21, 2009	24	3	0	1	R3 Decision - Split	Ways To Watch

Loss	Lyoto Machida	UFC® 84: ILL WILL May 24, 2008	41	1	0	1	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
Loss	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 84: ILL WILL May 24, 2008	16	0	2	0	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

Draw	Rashad Evans	UFC® 73: STACKED Jul 7, 2007	19	2	0	1	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
Draw	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 73: STACKED Jul 7, 2007	24	3	1	0	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

	Chuck Liddell	UFC® 66: LIDDELL VS. ORTIZ Dec 30, 2006	49	0	0	0	R3 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 66: LIDDELL VS. ORTIZ Dec 30, 2006	21	1	0	0	R3 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

Win	Tito Ortiz	UFC Fight Night - The Final Chapter Oct 10, 2006	18	1	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
Win	Ken Shamrock	UFC Fight Night - The Final Chapter Oct 10, 2006	0	0	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

Win	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 61: Bitter Rivals Jul 8, 2006	11	1	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
Win	Ken Shamrock	UFC® 61: Bitter Rivals Jul 8, 2006	0	0	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

Win	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 59: Reality Check Apr 15, 2006	61	3	0	2	R3 Decision - Split	Ways To Watch
Win	Forrest Griffin	UFC® 59: Reality Check Apr 15, 2006	58	0	0	0	R3 Decision - Split	Ways To Watch

Win	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 51: Super Saturday Feb 5, 2005	27	4	0	3	R3 Decision - Split	Ways To Watch
Win	Vitor Belfort	UFC® 51: Super Saturday Feb 5, 2005	19	0	1	1	R3 Decision - Split	Ways To Watch

Win	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 50: The War of 04 Oct 22, 2004	45	2	0	3	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
Win	Patrick Cote	UFC® 50: The War of 04 Oct 22, 2004	11	0	0	0	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

Loss	Chuck Liddell	UFC® 47: IT'S ON Apr 2, 2004	23	0	0	0	R2 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
Loss	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 47: IT'S ON Apr 2, 2004	13	0	0	0	R2 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

	Randy Couture	UFC® 44: Undisputed Sep 26, 2003	88	8	0	9	R5 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 44: Undisputed Sep 26, 2003	16	2	0	0	R5 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 40: Vendetta Nov 22, 2002	74	3	1	3	R3 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
	Ken Shamrock	UFC® 40: Vendetta Nov 22, 2002	12	0	0	0	R3 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 33: Victory In Vegas Sep 28, 2001	64	5	0	2	R5 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
	Vladimir Matyushenko	UFC® 33: Victory In Vegas Sep 28, 2001	19	1	0	0	R5 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands Jun 29, 2001	35	1	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
	Elvis Sinosic	UFC® 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands Jun 29, 2001	3	0	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

	Tito Ortiz	UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk Feb 23, 2001	7	1	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
	Evan Tanner	UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk Feb 23, 2001	0	0	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

	Tito Ortiz	UFC 29: Defense of the Belts Dec 16, 2000	16	2	2	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch
	Yuki Kondo	UFC 29: Defense of the Belts Dec 16, 2000	2	0	0	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch

	Tito Ortiz	UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 Apr 14, 2000	20	4	0	2	R5 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
	Wanderlei Silva	UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 Apr 14, 2000	10	0	0	0	R5 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

	Frank Shamrock	UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion Sep 24, 1999	31	0	1	0	R4 Submission	Ways To Watch
	Tito Ortiz	UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion Sep 24, 1999	20	8	0	2	R4 Submission	Ways To Watch

Win	Tito Ortiz	UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns Mar 5, 1999	26	2	0	2	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
Win	Guy Mezger	UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns Mar 5, 1999	2	0	3	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

Win	Tito Ortiz	UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title Jan 8, 1999	37	6	0	4	R2 TKO - Doctor's Stoppage	Ways To Watch
Win	Jerry Bohlander	UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title Jan 8, 1999	9	0	0	0	R2 TKO - Doctor's Stoppage	Ways To Watch

	Guy Mezger	UFC® 13: The Ultimate Force May 30, 1997	0	0	1	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch
	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 13: The Ultimate Force May 30, 1997	5	1	0	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch

Win	Tito Ortiz	UFC® 13: The Ultimate Force May 30, 1997	21	1	0	1	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
Win	Wes Albritton	UFC® 13: The Ultimate Force May 30, 1997	0	0	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
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TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 10: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira reacts after defeating Tito Ortiz during the UFC 140 event at Air Canada Centre on December 10, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Nick Laham/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Biography

Training: I'm training the same as all my other fights. Prepare for the worst so the best will happen. Team Punishment is at full force.

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.