Dustin Ortiz

Dustin Ortiz
Born (1988-12-25) December 25, 1988
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
Division Flyweight
Reach 65.0 in (165 cm)[2]
Fighting out of Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Team Roufusport
Rank Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Daniel Wanderley[3]
Years active 2010-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 21
Wins 15
By knockout 6
By submission 4
By decision 5
Losses 6
By decision 6
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Dustin Ortiz is a Puerto Rican American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2010, Ortiz has also formerly competed for the RFA, Tachi Palace Fights, King of the Cage and Strikeforce. [4] As of August 17, 2015, Ortiz is #10 in the official UFC Flyweight rankings.[5]

Background

Born and raised in Franklin, Tennessee, Ortiz competed in wrestling at Franklin High School where he was a standout. After graduating, Ortiz was working in construction before being drawn to mixed martial arts.[6]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ortiz made his professional MMA debut in February 2010, fighting Lucas Thomas at GFC 6, which Ortiz won via first round submission. Ortiz then signed a contract with Strikeforce, but only fought two times with the promotion, he beat Justin Pennington and Matt Horning in his two fights with Strikeforce. Ortiz made his King of the Cage debut in August 2012. In his first fight with KOTC he beat Thiago Veiga by unanimous decision. Ortiz took a small break from MMA shortly after, but returned in January 2013, fighting at RFA 6, he beat Aaron Ely by split decision. Ortiz returned to King of the Cage in what would be his last independent fight before signing with UFC, he fought MMA veteran Mike French to a unanimous decision win.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

It was announced Ortiz would be making his debut at UFC Fight Night 27 against Justin Scoggins,[7] but the bout was removed from the card for unknown reasons.[8]

Ortiz instead made his debut against Jose Maria Tome at UFC Fight Night 32 in November 2013.[9] He won the fight via TKO in the third round.

Ortiz faced John Moraga on January 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 35.[10] He lost the fight via split decision.

Ortiz was expected to face Alptekin Ozkilic on April 11, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 39.[11] However on April 3, the fight was cancelled due to an injury to Ozkilic.[12] Subsequently, Ortiz was quickly rescheduled and faced promotional newcomer Ray Borg on April 19, 2014 at UFC on Fox 11.[13] Ortiz edged out Borg for a split decision victory.

Ortiz faced Justin Scoggins on July 6, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale.[14] He won the fight via split decision.

Ortiz faced Joseph Benavidez on November 22, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 57.[15] Ortiz lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision.[16]

A rematch with Ian McCall was expected to take place on August 8, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 73.[17] However, McCall pulled out of the fight in late July citing injury and was replaced by Willie Gates.[18] Ortiz dominated the fight with his wrestling and won via TKO in the third round.[19]

Ortiz faced Wilson Reis on January 30, 2015 at UFC on Fox 18.[20] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[21]

Ortiz next faced Jussier Formiga on September 24, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95.[22] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[23]

Ortiz is expected to face Zach Makovsky on December 10, 2016 at UFC 206.[24]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 15–6 Jussier Formiga Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg September 24, 2016 3 5:00 Brasília, Brazil
Loss 15–5 Wilson Reis Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader January 30, 2016 3 5:00 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win 15–4 Willie Gates TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux August 8, 2015 3 2:58 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Loss 14–4 Joseph Benavidez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson November 22, 2014 3 5:00 Austin, Texas, United States
Win 14–3 Justin Scoggins Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale July 6, 2014 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 13–3 Ray Borg Decision (split) UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne April 19, 2014 3 5:00 Orlando, Florida, United States
Loss 12–3 John Moraga Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou January 15, 2014 3 5:00 Duluth, Georgia, United States
Win 12–2 José Maria Tomé TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson November 9, 2013 3 3:19 Goiânia, Brazil
Win 11–2 Mike French Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Train Wreck January 27, 2013 3 5:00 Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin, United States
Win 10–2 Aaron Ely Decision (split) RFA 6 January 18, 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 9–2 Thiago Veiga Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Sudden Strike August 4, 2012 3 5:00 Walker, Minnesota, United States
Loss 8–2 Josh Robinson Decision (split) NAFC: Colosseum May 4, 2012 3 5:00 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Catchweight (130 lbs) bout.
Win 8–1 Josh Rave TKO (doctor stoppage) TPF 11: Redemption December 2, 2011 3 4:38 Lemoore, California, United States
Loss 7–1 Ian McCall Decision (unanimous) Tachi Palace Fights 9 May 6, 2011 3 5:00 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 7–0 Matt Horning TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine January 7, 2011 3 2:10 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 6–0 Cory Alexander TKO (punches) GFC: Gameness Fight Championship 8 October 9, 2010 3 4:46 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Won the GFC Flyweight Championship.
Win 5–0 Andrew Higgins TKO (punches) GFC: Gameness Fight Series July 15, 2010 2 3:52 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 4–0 Forrest Beard Submission (rear-naked choke) GFC: Gameness Fight Championship 7 June 19, 2010 1 1:28 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 3–0 Lucas Thomas Submission (punches) GFC: Gameness Fight Series May 20, 2010 1 1:15 Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States
Win 2–0 Justin Pennington Submission (rear-naked choke) Strikeforce: Nashville April 17, 2010 1 4:27 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Flyweight debut.
Win 1–0 Lucas Thomas Submission (arm-triangle choke) GFC: Gameness Fighting Championship 6 February 20, 2010 1 1:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Teixeira vs. Saint Preux". UFC.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Werdum vs. Browne". UFC.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ dustinortizmma (April 28, 2015). "My Last Night as a Purple Belt!". Instagram. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dustin Ortiz - Official UFC® Fighter Profile - UFC.com".
  5. ↑ UFC Fighter Rankings
  6. ↑ http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Dustin-Ortiz?id=
  7. ↑ "Flyweights Dustin Ortiz, Justin Scoggins meet at UFC Fight Night 27".
  8. ↑ "UFC signs two new flyweights, immediately scratches fight between them".
  9. ↑ "Flyweights Jose Maria, Dustin Ortiz added to UFC Fight Night 32 in Brazil".
  10. ↑ Staff (2013-12-05). "John Moraga vs. Dustin Ortiz added to UFC Fight Night 35 in Georgia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  11. ↑ Jacob Cooper. "Five fights added to UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi". cagepages.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  12. ↑ Matt Erickson (2014-04-03). "Alptekin Ozkilic out of UFC Fight Night 39 bout with Dustin Ortiz". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  13. ↑ Jason Floyd (2014-04-11). "Undefeated flyweight Ray Borg signs with UFC, meets Dustin Ortiz at UFC on FOX 11". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  14. ↑ Staff (2014-05-05). "Dustin Ortiz vs. Justin Scoggins added to TUF 19 Finale in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  15. ↑ Staff (2014-08-26). "Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz booked for UFC Fight Night 57 in Austin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  16. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2014-11-22). "UFC Fight Night 57 results: Joseph Benavidez rolls past Dustin Ortiz for decision sweep". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
  17. ↑ Dave Doyle (2015-06-16). "Flyweight contenders Ian McCall, Dustin Ortiz meet in Nashville". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  18. ↑ Staff (2015-07-23). "UFC Fight Night 73 fight card lineup finalized following Uriah Hall and Dustin Ortiz receiving new opponents". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  19. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2015-08-08). "UFC Fight Night 73 results: Dustin Ortiz pounds out Willie Gates in third". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  20. ↑ Gabriel Carvalho (2015-12-25). "Wilson Reis faces Dustin Ortiz at UFC on Fox 18 (Brazilian Portuguese)". olimpomma.com. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  21. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2016-01-30). "UFC on FOX 18 results: Wilson Reis puts on clinic for decision over Dustin Ortiz". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  22. ↑ Staff (2016-08-03). "Jussier Formiga faces Dustin Ortiz in flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 95 in Brazil". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  23. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-09-24). "UFC Fight Night 95 results: Jussier Formiga cruise to unanimous decision over Dustin Ortiz". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  24. ↑ Staff (2016-11-07). "Ortiz replaces Moraga on UFC 206 card". tsn.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  25. ↑ http://m.sherdog.com/news/articles/3/Sherdogcoms-2011-AllViolence-Team-38799
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