Tito Ortiz
27 UFC Fights | 56% Win Rate | 10 Finishes (67%)
Tito Ortiz UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Tito Ortiz is 15-11-1 in the UFC across 27 fights, with 8 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 5 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 21-12-1, 6-1 of it outside the UFC. Ortiz competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox grappler, standing 6'3" with a 74" reach at 51 years old. The last bout was a win over Alberto Rodriguez by submission in Dec 2019.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 86th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (1.7/fight).
Tito Ortiz's UFC win rate is 56% (15 of 27 fights), and 67% of those wins came by finish. Ortiz averages 1.7 takedowns per fight at 43% accuracy and stops 48% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 21-12-1
- UFC Record
- 15-11-1
- Height
- 6'3"
- Reach
- 74"
- Age
- 51
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Alberto Rodriguez · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) · Dec 2019
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Tito Ortiz's Last 5 Fights
Ortiz is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Forrest Griffin · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 · Jul 2012
- Loss vs Rogerio Nogueira · KO/TKO · R1 3:15 · UFC 140: Jones vs Machida · Dec 2011
- Loss vs Rashad Evans · KO/TKO · R2 4:48 · UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 · Aug 2011
- Win vs Ryan Bader · Submission · R1 1:56 · UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber · Jul 2011
- Loss vs Matt Hamill · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez · Oct 2010
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Tito Ortiz vs Average
Tito Ortiz's UFC Fight History
27 UFC fights on record (15-11-1), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Forrest Griffin | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 | 2012-07-07 |
| L | Rogerio Nogueira | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:15 | UFC 140: Jones vs Machida | 2011-12-10 |
| L | Rashad Evans | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:48 | UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 | 2011-08-06 |
| W | Ryan Bader | Submission | R1 · 1:56 | UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber | 2011-07-02 |
| L | Matt Hamill | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez | 2010-10-23 |
| L | Forrest Griffin | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 | 2009-11-21 |
| L | Lyoto Machida | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 84: Ill Will | 2008-05-24 |
| D/NC | Rashad Evans | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 73: Stacked | 2007-07-07 |
| L★ | Chuck Liddell | KO/TKO | R3 · 3:59 | UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 | 2006-12-30 |
| W | Ken Shamrock | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:23 | Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter | 2006-10-10 |
| W | Ken Shamrock | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:18 | UFC 61: Bitter Rivals | 2006-07-08 |
| W | Forrest Griffin | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 59: Reality Check | 2006-04-15 |
| W | Vitor Belfort | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 51: Super Saturday | 2005-02-05 |
| W | Patrick Cote | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 50: The War Of '04 | 2004-10-22 |
| L | Chuck Liddell | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:38 | UFC 47: It's On! | 2004-04-02 |
| L★ | Randy Couture | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 44: Undisputed | 2003-09-26 |
| W★ | Ken Shamrock | KO/TKO | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 40: Vendetta | 2002-11-22 |
| W★ | Vladimir Matyushenko | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 33: Victory in Vegas | 2001-09-28 |
| W★ | Elvis Sinosic | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:32 | UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands | 2001-06-29 |
| W★ | Evan Tanner | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:32 | UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk | 2001-02-23 |
| W★ | Yuki Kondo | Submission | R1 · 1:52 | UFC 29: Defense of the Belts | 2000-12-16 |
| W★ | Wanderlei Silva | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 | 2000-04-14 |
| L★ | Frank Shamrock | KO/TKO | R4 · 4:42 | UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion | 1999-09-24 |
| W | Guy Mezger | KO/TKO | R1 · 9:56 | UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns | 1999-03-05 |
| W | Jerry Bohlander | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:31 | UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title | 1999-01-08 |
| W | Wes Albritton | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:31 | UFC 13: The Ultimate Force | 1997-05-30 |
| L★ | Guy Mezger | Submission | R1 · 2:00 | UFC 13: The Ultimate Force | 1997-05-30 |
How Ortiz Ranks at Light Heavyweight
Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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