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Tito Ortiz
“The People's Champ”
United StatesLight HeavyweightActiveage 51
19-12-1
61% win rate
L3 streak
Peak Vertex
2002-11-22 → 2002-11-2285held 11 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2002-11-22
EndedLvs · U-Dec · 2003-09-26 · score → 71
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
15 wins11 losses1 drawlast 5: L L L W Ldrag to scroll · 1993–2012
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(27) | R2(17) | R3(14) | R4(4) | R5(3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 27.2 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 10.4 | 15.7 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 5.7 |
| Takedowns landed | 2.08 | 0.65 | 0.86 | 1.03 | 0.67 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 1.00 |
| Control time | 2:03 | 1:37 | 1:59 | 2:41 | 2:40 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 22012-07-07L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 140: Jones vs Machida2011-12-10L·KO·R1 · 3:15
- UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 22011-08-06L·KO·R2 · 4:48
- UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber2011-07-02W·Sub·R1 · 1:56
- UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez2010-10-23L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 22009-11-21L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 84: Ill Will2008-05-24L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 73: Stacked2007-07-07D·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 22006-12-30L·KO·R3 · 3:59
- Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter2006-10-10W·KO·R1 · 2:23
- UFC 61: Bitter Rivals2006-07-08W·KO·R1 · 1:18
- UFC 59: Reality Check2006-04-15W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 51: Super Saturday2005-02-05W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 50: The War Of '042004-10-22W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 47: It's On!2004-04-02L·KO·R2 · 0:38
- UFC 44: Undisputed2003-09-26L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 40: Vendetta2002-11-22W·KO·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 33: Victory in Vegas2001-09-28W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands2001-06-29W·KO·R1 · 3:32
- UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk2001-02-23W·KO·R1 · 0:32
- UFC 29: Defense of the Belts2000-12-16W·Sub·R1 · 1:52
- UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 32000-04-14W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion1999-09-24L·KO·R4 · 4:42
- UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns1999-03-05W·KO·R1 · 9:56
- W·KO·R2 · 2:31
- UFC 13: The Ultimate Force1997-05-30W·KO·R1 · 0:31
- UFC 13: The Ultimate Force1997-05-30L·Sub·R1 · 2:00
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz look back on one of the UFC's most iconic rivalries, which spanned two dominant performances by Liddell in the octagon and shaped the promotion's early light heavyweight…
- Sherdog
UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz is recovering from a severe boating accident that occurred 11 weeks ago, an incident he has described as "the worst accident of my life." The 51-year-old former UFC light…
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