Tito Ortiz

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Tito Ortiz
Statistics
Nickname The Huntington Beach Bad Boy
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Reach 74.0 in (188 cm)[1]
Nationality American
Born January 23, 1975 (1975-01-23) (age 34)
Fighting out of Huntington Beach, California
Town of birth Huntington Beach, California
Team/Association Team Punishment
Primary fighting style Wrestling
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 15
  By knockout 8
  By submission 2
Losses 6
Draws 1
No contests 0

Jacob Christopher Ortiz (born January 23, 1975) is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter from Huntington Beach, California. A former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003,[2] Ortiz emerged as one of the sport's biggest stars, becoming the biggest pay-per-view draw of 2006 and appearing on the covers of various magazines.[3] Ortiz is the CEO of the Punishment Athletics clothing and mixed martial arts equipment line.

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[edit] Biography

Tito is the youngest of four sons born to a Mexican-American father and a European-American mother, and his mixed heritage is reflected in his ring entrances as he bears both Mexican and American flags.[4] Ortiz has a son from his marriage to his ex-wife, Kristen. He is now dating former adult film actress, Jenna Jameson,[5] who on March 16, 2009 gave birth to twin boys[6] named Jesse and Journey.[7]

Ortiz began his martial arts career as a wrestler in his sophomore year at Huntington Beach High School. Under coach Paul Herrera, Ortiz finished fourth in the state high school championships as a senior. Following high school, Ortiz continued his wrestling career, winning a California state junior college title for Golden West College. Following his stint at Golden West, Ortiz wrestled at Cal State Bakersfield. Ortiz trained with future NCAA, World, and Super Bowl champion Stephen Neal.[8] Tito has written a book called "This Is Gonna Hurt" - The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts champion".[9]

[edit] Mixed martial arts career

[edit] UFC

Ortiz's mixed martial arts debut was at UFC 13 in 1997. Still in college, Ortiz competed as an amateur for no prize money or contracts. He beat Wes Albritton in an alternate bout by referee stoppage at 0:31 of the very first round. He was selected to face Guy Mezger in the Lightweight final after Enson Inoue could not continue due to injury. Ortiz lost the fight at 2:00 in the first round by submission. After returning with a TKO victory over Jeremy Screetonat West Coast NHB Championships 1, and a doctors stoppage due to cut against Jerry Bohlander at UFC 18, Tito avenged his loss to Mezger at UFC 19 by TKO in round 1.

In 1999 Ortiz fought Frank Shamrock for the UFC middleweight (199 lb) title at UFC 22, losing via submission due to strikes. Following the victory, Shamrock retired and vacated the championship. The middleweight division was then renamed the light heavyweight (205 lb) division and Ortiz was chosen, along with Wanderlei Silva, as a top contender.

[edit] UFC champion

Ortiz defeated Wanderlei Silva for the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 25 via unanimous decision. He went on to defend the belt a record five times in the following three years, defeating Yuki Kondo, Evan Tanner, Elvis Sinosic, Vladimir Matyushenko and Lion's Den head Ken Shamrock.

At UFC 44, after a near year-long layoff from the sport, Ortiz fought the new interim light heavyweight champion Randy Couture, who had defeated Chuck Liddell for the interim title at UFC 43 in September 2003. Couture defeated Ortiz via unanimous decision. The loss ended Ortiz's near three and a half year title reign, which is still the longest light heavyweight championship reign since the title's inception in 1997.[10]

Following his loss to Couture, Ortiz faced Chuck Liddell at UFC 47, losing by second round knockout. After six months off, Ortiz returned and took a unanimous decision victory over newcomer Patrick Côté at UFC 50, and a split decision over Vitor Belfort at UFC 51.

In February 2005, Ortiz took time away from the UFC and was offered deals with several promotions, including PRIDE Fighting Championships and the Don King-backed World Fighting Alliance, but none came to fruition. Ortiz opted to try his hand at professional wrestling, signing with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a guest referee.[11]

[edit] Return to the UFC

In November 2005, Dana White announced that Ortiz and Ken Shamrock would coach The Ultimate Fighter 3 reality TV series on Spike TV, which premiered in April 2006.

Ortiz's first fight in his return occurred at UFC 59 on April 15, 2006 against previous The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Forrest Griffin. Ortiz won via split decision.

His next fight was against UFC Hall Of Famer Ken Shamrock at UFC 61 on July 8, 2006, a match which was to conclude a main storyline in The Ultimate Fighter 3. Ortiz won in the first round by TKO due to a stoppage by referee Herb Dean due to strikes. Shamrock protested that the stoppage was early. On August 25, 2006, at the UFC 62 weigh-ins, Dana White announced a rematch between Ortiz and Shamrock for October 10, 2006 on Spike TV, as the main event of Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter. Ortiz beat Shamrock for the third time in this fight, which was stopped in the first round due to strikes.

Ortiz's rematch with Chuck Liddell (for the UFC Light Heavyweight championship) at UFC 66 (December 30, 2006) ended in defeat via referee stoppage in the third round. UFC 66 is estimated to be currently the UFC's biggest pay-per-view success to date with just over 1 million buys.[citation needed]

He then fought against undefeated The Ultimate Fighter 2 winner Rashad Evans on July 7, 2007 at UFC 73. The fight ended in a draw after Ortiz was penalized for grabbing the fence.[12]

[edit] Leaving the UFC

Ortiz' last fight on his contract with the UFC was a unanimous decision loss to undefeated Lyoto Machida at UFC 84 on May 24, 2008.[13] With all three judges scoring the fight 30-27 to Machida.[14] Ortiz came painfully close to submitting Machida in the third round with a triangle choke before transitioning to an armbar.[15] However, Machida managed to escape and survived the round, winning a unanimous judge's decision. The fight concluded Ortiz' stay with the promotion as he chose not to re-sign, citing his frustration with UFC-president Dana White as a major factor in the decision.[16]

[edit] MMA future

After leaving the UFC, Ortiz has been approached by multiple promotions, including the now defunct EliteXC, Affliction and the American Fight League. However, a clause in his old UFC contract forbids Ortiz from signing with, or fighting for any other organization until approximately April-June 2009. Until then, Tito is considered by many to be the biggest free agent on the market.[17]

On October 6 2008, Tito underwent back surgery in Las Vegas Nevada.[18] According to his website, he had been experiencing back pain since his fight with Randy Couture. It is unknown how long it will be before he steps into the cage [or ring] again.

On Wednesday, December 17, 2008, Affliction Entertainment announced that Tito Ortiz would be part of the broadcast team for Affliction: Day of Reckoning event. Ortiz has since said he will fight again in August 2009, but did not say what organization it would be for. Tito now is talking with Strikeforce over a four fight deal at this time but have yet to make it final.

[edit] Wrestling career

[edit] Professional wrestling career

In May 2005, Ortiz agreed to appear with the professional wrestling promotion TNA.

On May 15, 2005 at TNA Hard Justice Ortiz served as special guest referee in the NWA World Heavyweight Championship title match between Jeff Jarrett and A.J. Styles at the behest of Director of Authority Dusty Rhodes. Ortiz (kayfabe) knocked out Jeff Jarrett with a right hook after Jarrett shoved him. This allowed Styles to hit his "Spiral Tap" for the pinfall victory and claim the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Jarrett. Ortiz returned to wrestling to referee an NWA World Heavyweight Championship match between Jeff Jarrett and Rhino on October 23, 2005 at the TNA Bound for Glory PPV.

[edit] Submission wrestling

Ortiz has also had fights as a submission wrestler and in 2000, competed in the Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling tournament. Tito finished in third place after winning 4 fights before losing in the semi-final by decision to Ricardo Arona. During the tournament he defeated Matt Hughes, Mike van Arsdale, Rumina Sato, and Rostyslav Borysenko. [19]

[edit] Personal life

In 2006, he began dating former pornographic actress Jenna Jameson,[20] whom he met on Myspace.[21] Ortiz cancelled a November 12, 2006 appearance as the guest of honor at the United States Marine Corps birthday ball at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, when the Corps refused to let him bring Jameson as his guest, due to her well-known career as a hard-core pornographer.[22][23] On November 30, 2006, in an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Ortiz stated that he is in love with Jameson, that she is no longer acting in pornography, and that they are in a monogamous relationship.[24]

She introduced Ortiz and talked about their relationship at the 2008 AVN Adult Movie Awards while she was presenting an award. She also made brief appearances on two episodes of The Celebrity Apprentice to help Ortiz on the tasks assigned in those episodes.

Ortiz announced in August 2008 that he and Jameson were expecting twins together in April 2009.[25][26] On March 16, 2009 Jameson gave birth to twin boys[27]named Jesse Jameson Ortiz and Journey Jett Ortiz. Jesse weighed in at 4 lbs and Journey weighed 4 lbs 11 oz.[28]

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
xLoss 15–6–1 Flag of Brazil MachidaLyoto Machida Decision (Unanimous) UFC 84: Ill Will 02008-05-24 May 24, 2008 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
zDraw 15–5–1 Flag of the United States EvansRashad Evans Draw UFC 73: Stacked 02007-07-07 July 7, 2007 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Sacramento, California, United States
xLoss 15–5 Flag of the United States Liddell 2Chuck Liddell TKO (Punches) UFC 66 – Liddell vs. Ortiz 02006-12-30 December 30, 2006 3 3:59 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, United States For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 15–4 Flag of the United States Shamrock 3Ken Shamrock KO (Punches) Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter 02006-10-10 October 10, 2006 1 2:23 Flag of the United States Hollywood, Florida, United States Won Knockout of the Night honors
Win 14–4 Flag of the United States Shamrock 2Ken Shamrock TKO (Elbows) UFC 61: Bitter Rivals 02006-07-08 July 8, 2006 1 1:18 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, United States
Win 13–4 Flag of the United States GriffinForrest Griffin Decision (Split) UFC 59: Reality Check 02006-04-15 April 15, 2006 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Anaheim, California, United States
Win 12–4 Flag of Brazil BelfortVitor Belfort Decision (Split) UFC 51: Super Saturday 02005-02-06 February 6, 2005 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, United States
Win 11–4 Flag of Canada CôtéPatrick Côté Decision (Unanimous) UFC 50: The War of '04 02004-10-22 October 22, 2004 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
xLoss 10–4 Flag of the United States Liddell Chuck Liddell KO (Punches) UFC 47: It's On! 02004-04-02 April 2, 2004 2 0:38 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, United States
xLoss 10–3 Flag of the United States JacksonRandy Couture Decision (Unanimous) UFC 44: Undisputed 02003-09-26 September 26, 2003 5 5:00 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, United States Lost UFC light heavyweight title
Win 10–2 Flag of the United States ShamrockKen Shamrock TKO (Corner Stoppage) UFC 40: Vendetta 02002-11-22 November 22, 2002 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, United States Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 9–2 Flag of Belarus MatyushenkoVladimir Matyushenko Decision (Unanimous) UFC 33: Victory in Vegas 02001-09-28 September 28, 2001 5 5:00 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, United States Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 8–2 Flag of Australia SinosicElvis Sinosic TKO (Cut) UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands 02001-06-29 June 29, 2001 1 3:32 Flag of the United States East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 7–2 Flag of the United States TannerEvan Tanner KO (Slam) UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk 02001-02-23 February 23, 2001 1 0:30 Flag of the United States Atlantic City, United States Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 6–2 Flag of Japan KondoYuki Kondo Submission (Neck Crank) UFC 29: Defense of the Belts 02000-12-16 December 16, 2000 1 1:51 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 5–2 Flag of Brazil Silva Wanderlei Silva Decision (Unanimous) UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 02000-04-14 April 14, 2000 5 5:00 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan Won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
xLoss 4–2 Flag of the United States ShamrockFrank Shamrock Submission (Strikes) UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion 01999-09-24 September 24, 1999 4 4:50 Flag of the United States Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Match was for the UFC middleweight (205 lb) title
Win 4–1 Flag of the United States MezgerGuy Mezger TKO (Strikes) UFC 19:Ultimate Young Guns 01999-03-05 March 5, 1999 1 9:56 Flag of the United StatesBay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
Win 3–1 Flag of the United States BohlanderJerry Bohlander TKO (Strikes) UFC 18: Road to the Heavyweight Title 01999-01-08 January 8, 1999 1 14:31 Flag of the United States New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win 2–1 ScreetonJeremy Screeton Submission (Strikes) West Coast NHB Championships 1 01998-12-08 December 8, 1998 1 0:16
xLoss 1–1 Flag of the United States MezgerGuy Mezger Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC 13: The Ultimate Force 01997-05-30 May 30, 1997 1 3:00 Flag of the United States Augusta, Georgia, United States
Win 1–0 Wes Albritton TKO (Strikes) UFC 13: The Ultimate Force 01997-05-30 May 30, 1997 1 0:31 Flag of the United States Augusta, Georgia, United States

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] Books

  • (2008) This is Gonna Hurt:The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts Champion.

[edit] References

  1. ^ UFC 84: Ill Will. [Television Production]. Las Vegas, Nevada: Zuffa, LLC. May 24, 2008. 
  2. ^ Doyle, Dave (December 30, 2006). "Light heavyweight title: Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz". Foxsports.com. http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/FOXSportsMMA/2006/12/30/Light_heavyweight_title_Chuck_Liddell_vs_Tito_Ortiz. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Since Ortiz's returned to the UFC , he has blossomed into 2006's hottest consistent ticket seller and buyrate draw in the pay-per-view business." "The Iceman lets others handle the speculation". FOX Sports, MSN. 2006. http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/5890396. Retrieved on March 27, 2007. 
  4. ^ "Ortiz overcame rough beginning". Baltimoresun.com. January 1, 2007. http://couchfighter.com/?cat=48. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  5. ^ Mohapatra, Pramit (December 18, 2006). "One-on-one with UFC's Tito Ortiz". baltimoresun.com. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-ortizqa1218,0,3366285.story?coll=bal-sports-headlines. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  6. ^ "AVN Exclusive: Jenna Jameson Gives Birth to Tito's Twins". March 16, 2009. http://business.avn.com/articles/34700.html. Retrieved on March 16, 2009. 
  7. ^ Jenna Jameson Names Twins Jesse and Journey Celebrity Baby Blog, March 18, 2009
  8. ^ Bio, Tito Ortiz official website.
  9. ^ This Is Gonna Hurt: The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts Champion. Simon Spotlight Entertainment. May 6, 2008. ISBN 978-1416955412. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1416955410?tag=genealogypro-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1416955410&adid=1C2PAVJ408C0DRMB3WPM&. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  10. ^ Meltzer, Dave (May 16, 2008). "Ortiz vs. White is UFC's hottest feud". Sports.yahoo.com. http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-titodana051608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  11. ^ "Wrestling Journal 2.4.1 (April 2005)". Wrestlingjournal.netfirms.com. April 2005. http://wrestlingjournal.netfirms.com/wj200504.html. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  12. ^ Sloan, Mike (July 09, 2007). "Monday Morning Reverie: True Champions". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=8207. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  13. ^ "UFC 84 Results and live play-by-play". MmaWeekly.com. May 24, 2008. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6326&zoneid=2. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  14. ^ DeLorenzo, Brandt (May 27, 2008). "Are Judges Favoring the Lyoto Machida Style?". MMAOpinion.com. http://www.mmaopinion.com/2008/05/27/are-judges-favoring-the-lyoto-machida-style/. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  15. ^ Sherdog.com (May 24, 2008). "UFC 84 'Ill Will' Play-by-Play". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/ufc-84-ill-will-play-by-play-12885. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  16. ^ Martin, Damon (May 29, 2008). "Ortiz Confirms He Will Not Return To UFC". MMAWeekly.com. http://mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6369&zoneid=1. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  17. ^ Clontz, Curtis (October 20, 2008). "Free Agency in MMA: Tito and Antwain". MMAOpinion.com. http://www.mmaopinion.com/2008/10/20/free-agency-in-mma-tito-and-antwain/. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  18. ^ Iannotti, James. "MMA Quick Quote: Tito Ortiz back surgery a success". MMAmania.com. http://mmamania.com/2008/10/09/mma-quick-quote-tito-ortiz-back-surgery-a-success/. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  19. ^ "Tito Ortiz Biography". TitoOrtiz.info. http://titoortiz.info/tito-ortiz-biography/. Retrieved on January 19, 2009. 
  20. ^ "UFC's Ortiz Still Man of People", by Anwar S. Richardson, The Tampa Tribune, reprinted on Ring Sport K1. Retrieved February 13, 2007.
  21. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Jenna Jameson Confirms She's Pregnant". US magazine. 2008-08-25. http://www.usmagazine.com/news/jenna-jameson-confirms-she-is-pregnant. Retrieved on 2008-08-26. 
  22. ^ "Miramar ball guest cancels; wants to bring porn-star girlfriend", By John Hoellwarth, Marine Corps Times, October 27, 2006.
  23. ^ "Porn Star Too Hot for Marines", "Page Six", November 1, 2006, New York Post. Retrieved February 5, 2007.
  24. ^ Howard Stern show summary, November 30, 2006, Howard Stern.com. Retrieved February 5, 2007.
  25. ^ Samia Sehgal (2008-09-23). "Jenna Jameson confirms being pregnant with Twins". themoneytimes.com. http://www.themoneytimes.com/articles/20080923/jenna_jameson_confirms_being_pregnant_with_twins-id-1036653.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-23. 
  26. ^ "Jameson Confirms That She's Expecting Twins". WSCC-FM. 2008-09-23. http://www.wscfm.com/cc-common/news/sections/entertainmentarticle.html?feed=104665&article=4288762. Retrieved on 2008-09-23. 
  27. ^ "Jenna Jameson Gives Birth to Twin Boys!". http://www.usmagazine.com/news/jenna-jameson-gives-birth-to-twins. Retrieved on March 16, 2009. 
  28. ^ Jenna Jameson Names Twins Jesse and Journey Celebrity Baby Blog, March 18, 2009

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