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Tito Ortiz "The People's Champ"

Inactive · age 51 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • 5 successful title defenses
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 3 of last 5 fights
Elo rating
1531
Global Elo 1568 ±29
Rank
—
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UFC record
15-11-1
KO 7 · Sub 2 · Dec 5
Streak
-3
Δ90d -10 · Δ1y -10
Last fight
Jul 7, 2012
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 54m
Avg fight time
10:53
Title fights
6-4
Bonuses
5
Fights per year
1.8
Ground control
1h 59m
Since last fight
13y 12mo

Honest Elo history

27 fights · tap & drag
May 30, 1997 — W vs Wes Albritton Δ+33May 30, 1997 — L vs Guy Mezger Δ-35Jan 8, 1999 — W vs Jerry Bohlander Δ+37Mar 5, 1999 — W vs Guy Mezger Δ+41Sep 24, 1999 — L vs Frank Shamrock Δ-33Apr 14, 2000 — W vs Wanderlei Silva Δ+18Dec 16, 2000 — W vs Yuki Kondo Δ+21Feb 23, 2001 — W vs Evan Tanner Δ+24Jun 29, 2001 — W vs Elvis Sinosic Δ+19Sep 28, 2001 — W vs Vladimir Matyushenko Δ+15Nov 22, 2002 — W vs Ken Shamrock Δ+22Sep 26, 2003 — L vs Randy Couture Δ-19Apr 2, 2004 — L vs Chuck Liddell Δ-20Oct 22, 2004 — W vs Patrick Cote Δ+11Feb 5, 2005 — W vs Vitor Belfort Δ+15Apr 15, 2006 — W vs Forrest Griffin Δ+13Jul 8, 2006 — W vs Ken Shamrock Δ+15Oct 10, 2006 — W vs Ken Shamrock Δ+13Dec 30, 2006 — L vs Chuck Liddell Δ-21Jul 7, 2007 — D vs Rashad Evans Δ-1May 24, 2008 — L vs Lyoto Machida Δ-19Nov 21, 2009 — L vs Forrest Griffin Δ-19Oct 23, 2010 — L vs Matt Hamill Δ-17Jul 2, 2011 — W vs Ryan Bader Δ+19Aug 6, 2011 — L vs Rashad Evans Δ-15Dec 10, 2011 — L vs Rogerio Nogueira Δ-23Jul 7, 2012 — L vs Forrest Griffin Δ-15 1400145015001550160016501700 20002003200620092012 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":319.1,"elo":1485,"date":"1997-05-30","opp":"Wes Albritton","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":90,"y":356.8,"elo":1450,"date":"1997-05-30","opp":"Guy Mezger","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":2,"x":166.7,"y":317.5,"elo":1487,"date":"1999-01-08","opp":"Jerry Bohlander","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":3,"x":174,"y":273.8,"elo":1528,"date":"1999-03-05","opp":"Guy Mezger","result":"W","delta":41},{"i":4,"x":200.5,"y":309.2,"elo":1495,"date":"1999-09-24","opp":"Frank Shamrock","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":5,"x":227,"y":289.8,"elo":1513,"date":"2000-04-14","opp":"Wanderlei Silva","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":6,"x":259.1,"y":267.3,"elo":1534,"date":"2000-12-16","opp":"Yuki Kondo","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":7,"x":268.1,"y":241.9,"elo":1558,"date":"2001-02-23","opp":"Evan Tanner","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":8,"x":284.6,"y":221.9,"elo":1576,"date":"2001-06-29","opp":"Elvis Sinosic","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":9,"x":296.5,"y":206.4,"elo":1591,"date":"2001-09-28","opp":"Vladimir Matyushenko","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":10,"x":351.3,"y":183.1,"elo":1613,"date":"2002-11-22","opp":"Ken Shamrock","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":11,"x":391.5,"y":203.7,"elo":1593,"date":"2003-09-26","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":12,"x":416.1,"y":224.8,"elo":1574,"date":"2004-04-02","opp":"Chuck Liddell","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":13,"x":442.6,"y":213.5,"elo":1584,"date":"2004-10-22","opp":"Patrick Cote","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":14,"x":456.5,"y":197.7,"elo":1599,"date":"2005-02-05","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":15,"x":513.1,"y":183.4,"elo":1612,"date":"2006-04-15","opp":"Forrest Griffin","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":16,"x":524.1,"y":167.7,"elo":1627,"date":"2006-07-08","opp":"Ken Shamrock","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":17,"x":536.3,"y":153.4,"elo":1641,"date":"2006-10-10","opp":"Ken Shamrock","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":18,"x":546.9,"y":175.4,"elo":1620,"date":"2006-12-30","opp":"Chuck Liddell","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":19,"x":571.6,"y":176.4,"elo":1619,"date":"2007-07-07","opp":"Rashad Evans","result":"D","delta":-1},{"i":20,"x":613.6,"y":196.3,"elo":1600,"date":"2008-05-24","opp":"Lyoto Machida","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":21,"x":684.8,"y":216.3,"elo":1582,"date":"2009-11-21","opp":"Forrest Griffin","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":22,"x":728.7,"y":234,"elo":1565,"date":"2010-10-23","opp":"Matt Hamill","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":23,"x":761.6,"y":213.6,"elo":1584,"date":"2011-07-02","opp":"Ryan Bader","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":24,"x":766.2,"y":229.3,"elo":1569,"date":"2011-08-06","opp":"Rashad Evans","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":25,"x":782.6,"y":254.2,"elo":1546,"date":"2011-12-10","opp":"Rogerio Nogueira","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":26,"x":810,"y":270.7,"elo":1531,"date":"2012-07-07","opp":"Forrest Griffin","result":"L","delta":-15}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 7, 2012 Forrest Griffin L -15
Dec 10, 2011 Rogerio Nogueira L -23
Aug 6, 2011 Rashad Evans L -15
Jul 2, 2011 Ryan Bader W +19
Oct 23, 2010 Matt Hamill L -17

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
60%
9 / 15
Finish rate
KO
7
47% of wins
SUB
2
13% of wins
DEC
5
33% of wins
KO: 7 (50%) 7 Sub: 2 (14%) 2 Dec: 5 (36%) 5
Finishes by round
10 total
R1
8 80%
R2
1 10%
R3
1 10%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 707 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
74% Head
  • Head 74%
  • Body 13%
  • Leg 13%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
45% Ground
  • Distance 33%
  • Clinch 22%
  • Ground 45%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
55%
of losses by finish
6 of 11 · usually R1
5 KO/TKO 1 Sub 5 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1615
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
4
of 15 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Ryan Bader
Elo 1627 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
14.1
+0.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 27 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1605
Notable wins
Ryan Bader 1627 Ken Shamrock 1621 Guy Mezger 1620 Vitor Belfort 1605

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Tito Ortiz on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.