Dustin Ortiz

Dustin Ortiz
Born December 25, 1988
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
Division Flyweight
Reach 65.0 in (165 cm)[1]
Fighting out of Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Team Roufusport
Years active 2010-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 18
Wins 14
By knockout 5
By submission 4
By decision 5
Losses 4
By decision 4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Dustin Ortiz is an 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. [2] As of October 6, 2014, Ortiz is #13 in official UFC Flyweight rankings.[3]

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.[4]

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,[5] but the bout was removed from the card for unknown reasons.[6]

Ortiz instead made his debut against Jose Maria Tome at UFC Fight Night 32 in November 2013.[7] He won the fight via TKO in the third round.

Ortiz faced John Moraga on January 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 35.[8] He lost the fight via split decision.

Ortiz was expected to face Alptekin Ozkilic on April 11, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 39.[9] However on April 3, the fight was cancelled due to an injury to Ozkilic.[10] Subsequently, Ortiz was quickly rescheduled and faced promotional newcomer Ray Borg on April 19, 2014 at UFC on Fox 11.[11] Ortiz edged out Borg for a split decision victory.

Ortiz faced Justin Scoggins on July 6, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale.[12] He won the fight via split decision.

Ortiz faced Joseph Benavidez on November 22, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 57.[13] Ortiz lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision.[14]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 14–4 Joseph Benavidez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Swanson November 22, 2014 3 5:00 Austin, Texas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14–3 Justin Scoggins Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale July 6, 2014 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13–3 Ray Borg Decision (split) UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne April 19, 2014 3 5:00 Orlando, Florida, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 12–3 John Moraga Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou January 15, 2014 3 5:00 Duluth, Georgia, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12–2 José Maria Tomé TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson November 9, 2013 3 3:19 Goiânia, Brazil
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–2 Mike French Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Train Wreck January 27, 2013 3 5:00 Lac Du Flambeau, Wisconsin, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–2 Aaron Ely Decision (split) RFA 6 January 18, 2013 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–2 Thiago Veiga Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Sudden Strike August 4, 2012 3 5:00 Walker, Minnesota, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 8–2 Josh Robinson Decision (split) NAFC: Colosseum May 4, 2012 3 5:00 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Catchweight Bout (130 lbs)
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–1 Josh Rave TKO (doctor stoppage) Tachi Palace Fights 11 December 2, 2011 3 4:38 Lemoore, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 7–1 Ian McCall Decision (unanimous) Tachi Palace Fights 9 May 6, 2011 3 5:00 Lemoore, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–0 Matt Horning TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine January 7, 2011 3 2:10 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–0 Andrew Higgins TKO (punches) GFC: Gameness Fight Series July 15, 2010 2 3:52 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Forrest Beard Submission (rear-naked choke) GFC: Gameness Fight Championship 7 June 19, 2010 1 1:28 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Lucas Thomas Submission (punches) GFC: Gameness Fight Series May 20, 2010 1 1:15 Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Justin Pennington Submission (rear-naked choke) Strikeforce: Nashville April 17, 2010 1 4:27 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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 Werdum vs. Browne". UFC.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dustin Ortiz - Official UFC® Fighter Profile - UFC.com".
  3. ↑ UFC Fighter Rankings
  4. ↑ http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Dustin-Ortiz?id=
  5. ↑ "Flyweights Dustin Ortiz, Justin Scoggins meet at UFC Fight Night 27".
  6. ↑ "UFC signs two new flyweights, immediately scratches fight between them".
  7. ↑ "Flyweights Jose Maria, Dustin Ortiz added to UFC Fight Night 32 in Brazil".
  8. ↑ Staff (2013-12-05). "John Moraga vs. Dustin Ortiz added to UFC Fight Night 35 in Georgia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  9. ↑ Jacob Cooper. "Five fights added to UFC Fight Night in Abu Dhabi". cagepages.com. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  10. ↑ Matt Erickson (2014-04-03). "Alptekin Ozkilic out of UFC Fight Night 39 bout with Dustin Ortiz". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Staff (2014-05-05). "Dustin Ortiz vs. Justin Scoggins added to TUF 19 Finale in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  13. ↑ Staff (2014-08-26). "Joseph Benavidez vs. Dustin Ortiz booked for UFC Fight Night 57 in Austin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ http://m.sherdog.com/news/articles/3/Sherdogcoms-2011-AllViolence-Team-38799