Tito Ortiz

"The Huntington Beach Bad Boy"

AGE	50 / Jan 23, 1975
HEIGHT	6'2" / 187.96 cm
WEIGHT	205 lbs / 92.99 kg

ASSOCIATION
Team Punishment

CLASS
Light Heavyweight

STYLE
Wrestling

Wins 21

KO / TKO

48%

SUBMISSIONS

24%

DECISIONS

29%

Draws 1

Losses 12

KO / TKO

42%

SUBMISSIONS

17%

DECISIONS

42%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Alberto Rodriguez	Combate Americas - Tito vs. Alberto Dec / 07 / 2019	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Jason Herzog	1	3:10
win	Chuck Liddell	Golden Boy MMA - Liddell vs. Ortiz 3: War's End Nov / 24 / 2018	KO (Punches) Herb Dean	1	4:24
win	Chael Sonnen	Bellator 170 - Sonnen vs. Ortiz Jan / 21 / 2017	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:03
loss	Liam McGeary	Bellator 142 - Dynamite Sep / 19 / 2015	Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:41
win	Stephan Bonnar	Bellator 131 - Tito vs. Bonnar Nov / 15 / 2014	Decision (Split) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Alexander Shlemenko	Bellator MMA - Bellator 120 May / 17 / 2014	Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:27
loss	Forrest Griffin	UFC 148 - Silva vs. Sonnen 2 Jul / 07 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Steve Mazzagatti VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira	UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida Dec / 10 / 2011	TKO (Punches and Elbows to the Body) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:15
loss	Rashad Evans	UFC 133 - Evans vs. Ortiz 2 Aug / 06 / 2011	TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:48
win	Ryan Bader	UFC 132 - Cruz vs. Faber 2 Jul / 02 / 2011	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:56
loss	Matt Hamill	UFC 121 - Lesnar vs. Velasquez Oct / 23 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Forrest Griffin	UFC 106 - Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 Nov / 21 / 2009	Decision (Split) Josh Rosenthal VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Lyoto Machida	UFC 84 - Ill Will May / 24 / 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Yves Lavigne	3	5:00
draw	Rashad Evans	UFC 73 - Stacked Jul / 07 / 2007	Draw (Unanimous) John McCarthy	3	5:00
loss	Chuck Liddell	UFC 66 - Liddell vs. Ortiz 2 Dec / 30 / 2006	TKO (Punches) Mario Yamasaki	3	3:59
win	Ken Shamrock	UFC Fight Night 6.5 - Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3 Oct / 10 / 2006	TKO (Punches) John McCarthy	1	2:23
win	Ken Shamrock	UFC 61 - Bitter Rivals Jul / 08 / 2006	TKO (Elbows) Herb Dean	1	1:18
win	Forrest Griffin	UFC 59 - Reality Check Apr / 15 / 2006	Decision (Split) John McCarthy	3	5:00
win	Vitor Belfort	UFC 51 - Super Saturday Feb / 05 / 2005	Decision (Split) John McCarthy	3	5:00
win	Patrick Cote	UFC 50 - The War of '04 Oct / 22 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	3	5:00
loss	Chuck Liddell	UFC 47 - It's On Apr / 02 / 2004	KO (Punches) John McCarthy	2	0:38
loss	Randy Couture	UFC 44 - Undisputed Sep / 26 / 2003	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	5	5:00
win	Ken Shamrock	UFC 40 - Vendetta Nov / 22 / 2002	TKO (Corner Stoppage) John McCarthy	3	5:00
win	Vladimir Matyushenko	UFC 33 - Victory in Vegas Sep / 28 / 2001	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	5	5:00
win	Elvis Sinosic	UFC 32 - Showdown in the Meadowlands Jun / 29 / 2001	TKO (Punches and Elbows) John McCarthy	1	3:32
win	Evan Tanner	UFC 30 - Battle on the Boardwalk Feb / 23 / 2001	KO (Slam) John McCarthy	1	0:32
win	Yuki Kondo	UFC 29 - Defense of the Belts Dec / 16 / 2000	Submission (Neck Crank) John McCarthy	1	1:52
win	Wanderlei Silva	UFC 25 - Ultimate Japan 3 Apr / 14 / 2000	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	5	5:00
loss	Frank Shamrock	UFC 22 - There Can Be Only One Champion Sep / 24 / 1999	TKO (Submission to Punches) John McCarthy	4	4:42
win	Guy Mezger	UFC 19 - Ultimate Young Guns Mar / 05 / 1999	TKO (Punches) John McCarthy	1	9:56
win	Jerry Bohlander	UFC 18 - Road to the Heavyweight Title Jan / 08 / 1999	TKO (Cut) John McCarthy	1	14:31
win	Jeremy Screeton	WCNHBC - West Coast NHB Championships 1 Dec / 08 / 1998	TKO (Submission to Knees) Earl Lux	1	0:16
loss	Guy Mezger	UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force May / 30 / 1997	Submission (Guillotine Choke) John McCarthy	1	3:00
win	Wes Albritton	UFC 13 - The Ultimate Force May / 30 / 1997	TKO (Punches) Joe Hamilton	1	0:31

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