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Tito Ortiz  "Huntington Beach Bad Boy"
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Born: California, USA
Fighting Out Of: Huntington Beach, CA - USA
Age: 35
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.
Languages Spoken: English


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Tito Ortiz WEC™ Fight History:


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


Fighter Biography


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.