Tito Ortiz (born January 23, 1975) is a Mexican-American participant of the sport of mixed martial arts, or 'MMA'. Ortiz's career has been mostly within the UFC organisation.

Former Light-Heavyweight UFC champion, Ortiz has become one of the sport's most shining stars, headlining several Pay Per View championship undercards, and appearing on the covers of various magazines, such as Black Belt Magazine . He is a native of Huntington Beach, California.

Ortiz began his martial arts as a wrestler in his sophomore year of high school, eventually becoming champion for the state of California. He later went on to wrestle for Cal Baker University. His [[Mixed martial arts] debut was at UFC 13. He beat Wes Albittron on the tournament's first round, but lost a bout that he was dominating early on to Guy Mezger in the next round.

Ortiz lost his Light Heavyweight belt to Randy Couture in UFC 44. He has been involved with several rivalries with other fighters, including Ken Shamrock and Chuck Lidell , to whom he lost in UFC 47 by second round knockout.

Ortiz often wears insulting T-shirts after beating his opponents.

Record

Ortiz's current record (as of November 2004) is 11-4-0.

Career

See also

• List of MMA fighters
• UFC

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