Tito Ortiz

“The People's Champ”
OctagonStats Rating 1554
15-11-1
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 3" (190 cm)
Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)
Reach74" (188 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJan 23, 1975
Age51
DivisionLight Heavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.59
Str. Acc46%
SApM2.88
Str. Def60%
TD Avg2.47
TD Acc35%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.6

Recent form

L L L W L
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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27 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
8 KO/TKO wins · 2 sub wins · 5 decision wins
Losses by method
5 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 5 decision losses
Finish rate67%
Times finished55%
StreakL3
Best streak6
Avg fight10:53
Octagon time4h 53m
Opp win%65%
ActiveMay. 30, 1997 – Jul. 07, 2012 (16y)

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night4
Submission of the Night1
Total bonuses5
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Tito Ortiz "The People's Champ" is a 19-12-1 knockout artist. 66% finish rate.

Tito debuted May. 30, 1997 vs Guy Mezger (loss). Longest win streak: 6. On a 3-fight losing skid. 16 years active (May. 30, 1997–Jul. 07, 2012).

Best wins: Yuki Kondo (SUB Neck Crank R1, Dec. 16, 2000); Evan Tanner (KO/TKO Slam R1, Feb. 23, 2001); Wanderlei Silva (U-DEC R5, Apr. 14, 2000).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Jul. 07, 2012UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2L Forrest GriffinU-DEC35:000 049 853 00 0
Dec. 10, 2011UFC 140: Jones vs MachidaL Rogerio NogueiraKO/TKO Punches13:150 19 540 00 0
Aug. 06, 2011UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2L Rashad EvansKO/TKO Knee24:480 05 481 11 0
Jul. 02, 2011UFC 132: Cruz vs FaberW Ryan BaderSUB Guillotine Choke11:561 06 40 01 0
Oct. 23, 2010UFC 121: Lesnar vs VelasquezL Matt HamillU-DEC35:000 037 410 30 0
Nov. 21, 2009UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2L Forrest GriffinS-DEC35:000 024 703 00 0
May. 24, 2008UFC 84: Ill WillL Lyoto MachidaU-DEC35:000 116 410 12 0
Jul. 07, 2007UFC 73: StackedD Rashad EvansU-DEC35:000 024 193 21 0
Dec. 30, 2006UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2L Chuck LiddellKO/TKO Punches33:590 121 491 00 0
Oct. 10, 2006Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final ChapterW Ken ShamrockKO/TKO Punches12:230 018 01 00 0
Jul. 08, 2006UFC 61: Bitter RivalsW Ken ShamrockKO/TKO Elbows11:180 011 01 00 0
Apr. 15, 2006UFC 59: Reality CheckW Forrest GriffinS-DEC35:000 061 583 00 0
Feb. 05, 2005UFC 51: Super SaturdayW Vitor BelfortS-DEC35:000 027 194 00 1
Oct. 22, 2004UFC 50: The War Of '04W Patrick CoteU-DEC35:000 045 112 00 0
Apr. 02, 2004UFC 47: It's On!L Chuck LiddellKO/TKO Punches20:380 113 230 00 0
Sep. 26, 2003UFC 44: UndisputedL Randy CoutureU-DEC55:000 016 882 80 0
Nov. 22, 2002UFC 40: VendettaW Ken ShamrockKO/TKO35:000 074 123 01 0
Sep. 28, 2001UFC 33: Victory in VegasW Vladimir MatyushenkoU-DEC55:000 064 195 10 0
Jun. 29, 2001UFC 32: Showdown in the MeadowlandsW Elvis SinosicKO/TKO Elbows13:320 035 31 00 0
Feb. 23, 2001UFC 30: Battle on the BoardwalkW Evan TannerKO/TKO Slam10:320 07 01 00 0
Dec. 16, 2000UFC 29: Defense of the BeltsW Yuki KondoSUB Neck Crank11:520 116 22 02 0
Apr. 14, 2000UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3W Wanderlei SilvaU-DEC55:001 020 104 00 0
Sep. 24, 1999UFC 22: Only One Can be ChampionL Frank ShamrockKO/TKO Punches44:420 020 318 00 1
Mar. 05, 1999UFC 19: Ultimate Young GunsW Guy MezgerKO/TKO Punches19:560 026 22 00 3
Jan. 08, 1999UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight TitleW Jerry BohlanderKO/TKO22:310 037 96 00 0
May. 30, 1997UFC 13: The Ultimate ForceL Guy MezgerSUB Guillotine Choke12:000 05 01 00 1
May. 30, 1997UFC 13: The Ultimate ForceW Wes AlbrittonKO/TKO Punches10:310 021 01 00 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.