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Tito Ortiz
Born Jacob Christopher Ortiz
January 23, 1975 (1975-01-23) (age 37)
Santa Ana, California, United States
Other names The People's Champ, The Huntington Beach Bad Boy
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 206 lb (93.4 kg; 14.7 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Reach 74.0 in (188 cm)[1]
Fighting out of Huntington Beach, California
Team Team Punishment
Years active 1997–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 27
Wins 16
By knockout 8
By submission 3
By decision 5
Losses 10
By knockout 4
By submission 2
By decision 4
Draws 1
Other information
University California State University, Bakersfield
Spouse Divorced[citation needed]
Notable relatives (son) Jacob Ortiz
Notable school(s) Huntington Beach High School
Website titoortiz.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)
Medal record
Competitor for USA
Men's grappling
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
Bronze 2000 Abu Dhabi -99 kg

Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (English: /tɪtɵ ɔərtɪs/) [2] (born January 23, 1975) is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion,[3] having held the title from April 14, 2000 to September 26, 2003.[4] Along with fighters like Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell, he was one of the sport's early stars. Ortiz ultimately became the biggest pay-per-view draw of 2006 for his fights with Liddell, Forrest Griffin, and Ken Shamrock.[5]

Outside of his fighting career, Ortiz is the CEO of the Punishment Athletics MMA equipment and clothing line. He also owns an MMA training gym called Punishment Training Center, which is located in Huntington Beach, CA.[6]

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Early life and career

Jacob Ortiz was born to Samuel and Joyce Ortiz. He received his nickname "Tito", which means tyrant, from his father when he was a year old. He is the fourth child of his mother, Joyce, who had three sons from a previous marriage.[7] His mixed heritage (Mexican father, American mother) has been reflected in his ring entrances as he has borne both Mexican and American flags.[8]

Ortiz began wrestling in his sophomore year at Huntington Beach High School under coach Paul Herrera, finishing fourth in the state high school championships as a senior. Ortiz continued his wrestling career at Golden West College, winning a California state junior college title. Following his stint at Golden West, Ortiz wrestled at Cal State Bakersfield. Ortiz trained with future NCAA, World and Super Bowl champion Stephen Neal.[9]

Ortiz has had fights as a submission wrestler and competed in the 2000 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling tournament, in the under 99 kg division. He finished in third place after winning 4 fights before losing in the semi-final to Ricardo Arona. During the tournament he defeated Matt Hughes, Mike van Arsdale, Rumina Sato and Rostyslav Borysenko.[10]

Mixed martial arts

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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Prior to his UFC career, Ortiz was Tank Abbott's training partner. 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 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 guillotine submission. After returning with a TKO victory over Jeremy Screeton at West Coast NHB Championships 1, Ortiz fought top ranked fighter and UFC 12 lightweight champion Jerry Bohlander at UFC 18. Ortiz dominated the fight and won via TKO due to cut stoppage. Ortiz then avenged his loss to Mezger at UFC 19 by TKO. Ortiz's post fight antics towards Mezger and the Lion's Den led to his long running rivalry with Lion's Den leader Ken Shamrock.

Ortiz has credited former UFC Heavyweight Champion Bas Rutten for inspiration during his early days. Ortiz said; "I looked up to Bas Rutten. Bas was my idol. People were just so scared of fighting him, he was like the man. I thought that was what I need to do now. If I train as hard as he does then one day I'll be as good as him and two years later look where I am, I'm on top of the world. I'm got to say thanks to him, (Bas) for helping me out by making me believe in dreams."[11]

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. Ortiz defeated Silva for the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 25 via unanimous decision. He went on to defend the light heavyweight 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. 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.[12]

In November 2005, UFC president Dana White announced 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 rivalry on The Ultimate Fighter 3. Shamrock lost in the first round by TKO due to strikes (elbows) by Ortiz. 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. On December 30, 2006, at UFC 66, Ortiz's rematch with Chuck Liddell (for the UFC Light Heavyweight championship) ended in defeat via referee stoppage in the third round.[13]

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.[14] Ortiz's last fight on his contract with the UFC was a unanimous decision loss to the then undefeated Lyoto Machida at UFC 84 on May 24, 2008.[15] All three judges scored the fight 30–27 to Machida.[16] Ortiz came close to submitting Machida in the third round with a triangle choke before transitioning to an armbar.[17] However, Machida managed to escape and survived the round, winning a unanimous judges' 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.[18]

Outside the UFC

After leaving the UFC, Ortiz was approached by multiple promotions, including the now defunct EliteXC, Affliction and the American Fight League. However, a clause in his old UFC contract forbade him from signing with or fighting for any other organization until approximately April–June 2009. Until his return to the UFC, Ortiz was considered the biggest free agent on the market.[19]

On October 6, 2008, Ortiz underwent back surgery in Las Vegas, Nevada.[20] According to his website, he had been experiencing back pain since his fight with Randy Couture.

On Wednesday, December 17, 2008, Affliction Entertainment announced that Ortiz would be part of the broadcast team for the Affliction: Day of Reckoning. Ortiz had said he would fight again in August 2009, but this did not occur.

Return to the UFC

As part of his comeback to the UFC, Ortiz began training with his original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo instructor Cleber Luciano a student of Royler Gracie. Ortiz originally briefly trained with Luciano back in 1997, when he was still a student at Golden West College.[21]

On July 17, 2009, both Ortiz and Dana White stated that the pair had made amends.[22] One week later, White announced that he re-signed Tito.[23] Ortiz stated he is returning for a six fight deal he and White have worked out. White officially announced Ortiz's return in a conference call on July 31, 2009. White mentioned that "everyone wants to see Tito fight" and "Tito will retire in the UFC." Mark Coleman was named as Ortiz's opponent for his return to the octagon at UFC 106.[24] However, Mark Coleman pulled out of this bout due to a second-degree tear of his MCL, and was replaced by Forrest Griffin.

Due to an illness to heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, Ortiz's fight with Griffin was promoted to the headlining event for UFC 106. Griffin won the fight via split decision, showing superior striking ability.[25] Whilst Ortiz was able to secure takedowns in the first and second rounds, Griffin showed considerable improvement since their first fight and kept the fight standing throughout the third, leading to the split decision victory.

On December 5, it was announced Ortiz would coach the 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter, with the opposing coach being Chuck Liddell. He was scheduled to fight Liddell again for the third time at the end of the season and later pulled out of the bout.[26] On April 7, 2010, UFC president Dana White said Liddell vs. Ortiz 3 was scheduled to be the main event for UFC 115.[27] However, on April 12, 2010, the UFC confirmed the main event for the card was Liddell vs. Rich Franklin.[28]

Ortiz fought Matt Hamill at UFC 121.[29] Hamill was Ortiz's first overall pick during Season 3 of the Ultimate Fighter. Ortiz lost the fight via Unanimous Decision (29–28 29–28 30–27).

UFC President Dana White hinted at Tito Ortiz's possible release from the UFC in a post fight interview after UFC 121[30] stating that 'We all know what happens when guys lose four fights in the UFC'. There has been no official statement to confirm this however. On November 7, in a response to a fan via his twitter, Ortiz stated that he will again fight in the UFC.[31]

Ortiz was expected to face Antônio Rogério Nogueira on March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24.[32] UFC president Dana White said that he had expected to cut Ortiz loose from the UFC after his loss to Hamill, but decided to give him one last chance against Nogueira.[33] Ortiz received a cut above his eye and a concussion while training for his fight with Nogueira and was forced to withdraw. He was replaced by Phil Davis.[34]

Ortiz took on Ryan Bader on July 2, 2011 at UFC 132.[35] Coming in as a heavy underdog with his UFC career on the line, Ortiz dropped Bader with strikes and submitted him using a guillotine choke at 1:56 of the first round, thus securing his first victory since 2006 and saving his UFC career. The victory earned him "Submission of the Night" honors.

In a rematch against Rashad Evans on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133, Ortiz lost by TKO via strikes in the second round.

Ortiz faced Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140.[36] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Ortiz has stated that he will retire after his next fight, which is also the last fight on his contract. He has stated he would like to fight his last fight the July 4th weekend of 2012. [37]

Ortiz is expected to face Forrest Griffin for a third time in his final UFC fight at some point in 2012[38]

Professional wrestling

In May 2005, Ortiz made an appearance for the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). On May 15, 2005 at Hard Justice Ortiz served as special guest referee in the NWA World Heavyweight Championship title match between champion Jeff Jarrett and challenger A.J. Styles at the behest of Director of Authority Dusty Rhodes. Ortiz (in 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.[39] Ortiz returned to TNA on the October 1 edition of TNA Impact! and the following week he was revealed as the special guest referee for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship match between Jeff Jarrett and Kevin Nash at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view, in a segment, where he grabbed the number one contender Nash in a rear naked choke in order to prevent him from brawling with Jarrett.[40][41] On October 23 at Bound for Glory Ortiz refereed the match for the title between Jarrett and Rhino, a last minute replacement for Nash. Ortiz (in kayfabe [3]) knocked out James Storm and Chris Harris, two of Jarrett's associates, who attempted to interfere in the match, and then counted the pinfall, which made Rhino the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion.[42]

Film

Tito made a cameo in the 2008 comedy Zombie Strippers as the bouncer of the Rhino. In addition, he has a cameo in Jet Li's Cradle 2 the Grave, as well as co-starring in The Crow: Wicked Prayer. Tito also played a minor role in Turkish film "Valley of the Wolves: Iraq", and briefly appeared in Korn's music video "Got the Life"

Personal life

Ortiz was married to his first wife, Kristin, for 5 years.[43] The couple has a son named Jacob together.[44] In 2006, he began dating former porn star Jenna Jameson,[45] whom he met on Myspace.[46] 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.[47][48] On November 30, 2006, in an interview on The Howard Stern Show, Ortiz stated that he was in love with Jameson, that she was no longer acting in pornography, and that they were in a monogamous relationship.[49]

Ortiz announced in August 2008 that he and Jameson were expecting twins together in April 2009.[50] On March 16, 2009, Jameson gave birth to twin boys, Jesse Jameson and Journey Jette.[51]

On April 26, 2010, Ortiz was arrested for felony domestic violence at the couple's Huntington Beach, California home.[52] Jameson was photographed afterward that day with a bandaged arm,[53] amid accusations by both parties against each other, with Ortiz accusing Jameson of being erratic and addicted to OxyContin, while she alleged that he was abusive. Since the incident occurred, both parties have recanted these allegations that were made toward one another, though as of April 29, 2010, the investigation by the police department remains open.[54]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Submission grappling

Amateur wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 16–10–1 Antônio Rogério Nogueira TKO (punches to the body) UFC 140 02011-12-10 December 10, 2011 1 3:15 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss 16–9–1 Rashad Evans TKO (knee & punches) UFC 133 02011-08-06 August 6, 2011 2 4:48 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Fight of the Night
Win 16–8–1 Ryan Bader Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 132 02011-07-02 July 2, 2011 1 1:56 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Submission of the Night. Upset of the Year.
Loss 15–8–1 Matt Hamill Decision (unanimous) UFC 121 02010-10-23 October 23, 2010 3 5:00 Anaheim, California, United States
Loss 15–7–1 Forrest Griffin Decision (split) UFC 106 02009-11-21 November 21, 2009 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss 15–6–1 Lyoto Machida Decision (unanimous) UFC 84 02008-05-24 May 24, 2008 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada
vDraw 15–5–1 Rashad Evans Draw (unanimous) UFC 73 02007-07-07 July 7, 2007 3 5:00 Sacramento, California, United States Ortiz was penalized a point for holding on to the fence.
Loss 15–5 Chuck Liddell TKO (punches) UFC 66 02006-12-30 December 30, 2006 3 3:59 Las Vegas, Nevada For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 15–4 Ken Shamrock TKO (punches) Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter 02006-10-10 October 10, 2006 1 2:22 Hollywood, Florida, United States Knockout of the Night
Win 14–4 Ken Shamrock TKO (elbows) UFC 61 02006-07-08 July 8, 2006 1 1:18 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 13–4 Forrest Griffin Decision (split) UFC 59 02006-04-15 April 15, 2006 3 5:00 Anaheim, California
Win 12–4 Vitor Belfort Decision (split) UFC 51 02005-02-05 February 5, 2005 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 11–4 Patrick Côté Decision (unanimous) UFC 50 02004-10-22 October 22, 2004 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 10–4 Chuck Liddell TKO (punches) UFC 47 02004-04-02 April 2, 2004 2 0:38 Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss 10–3 Randy Couture Decision (unanimous) UFC 44 02003-09-26 September 26, 2003 5 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada Lost UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 10–2 Ken Shamrock TKO (corner stoppage) UFC 40 02002-11-22 November 22, 2002 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, record for consecutive Light Heavyweight title defenses (5)
Win 9–2 Vladimir Matyushenko Decision (unanimous) UFC 33 02001-09-28 September 28, 2001 5 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 8–2 Elvis Sinosic TKO (punches and elbows) UFC 32 02001-06-29 June 29, 2001 1 3:32 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 7–2 Evan Tanner KO (slam) UFC 30 02001-02-23 February 23, 2001 1 0:30 Atlantic City, New Jersey Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 6–2 Yuki Kondo Submission (neck crank) UFC 29 02000-12-16 December 16, 2000 1 1:51 Tokyo, Japan Defended UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 5–2 Wanderlei Silva Decision (unanimous) UFC 25 02000-04-14 April 14, 2000 5 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Won UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Loss 4–2 Frank Shamrock Submission (punches) UFC 22 01999-09-24 September 24, 1999 4 4:42 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 4–1 Guy Mezger TKO (punches) UFC 19 01999-03-05 March 5, 1999 1 9:56 Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States
Win 3–1 Jerry Bohlander TKO (cut) UFC 18 01999-01-08 January 8, 1999 1 14:31 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win 2–1 Jeremy Screeton Submission (knees) West Coast NHB Championships 1 01998-12-08 December 8, 1998 1 0:16 Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 1–1 Guy Mezger Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 13 01997-05-30 May 30, 1997 1 3:00 Augusta, Georgia, United States
Win 1–0 Wes Albritton TKO (punches) UFC 13 01997-05-30 May 30, 1997 1 0:31 Augusta, Georgia

Books

  • (2008) This is Gonna Hurt:The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts Champion.[55]

See also

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Title last held by
Frank Shamrock		 2nd UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
April 14, 2000 – September 26, 2003		 Succeeded by
Randy Couture
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Coaches: Tito Ortiz · Ken Shamrock
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Team Liddell
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Head Coach: Chuck Liddell
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Seth Baczynski  · James Hammortree  · Kris McCray  · Clayton McKinney  · Nick Ring  · Kyacey Uscola  · Jamie Yager
Head Coaches: Tito Ortiz  · Rich Franklin (replaced Ortiz for the final six days)
Assistant Coaches: Cleber Luciano  · Rob McCullough  · Saul Soliz
Replacement Coaches: Forrest Griffin  · Tyson Griffin  · Gray Maynard


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