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) |
| Fighting out of | Franklin, Tennessee, United States |
| Team | Roufusport |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Daniel Wanderley |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 22 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By decision | 6 |
| 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. As of August 17, 2015, Ortiz is #10 in the official UFC Flyweight rankings.
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.
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.
It was announced Ortiz would be making his debut at UFC Fight Night 27 against Justin Scoggins, but the bout was removed from the card for unknown reasons.
Ortiz instead made his debut against Jose Maria Tome at UFC Fight Night 32 in November 2013. He won the fight via TKO in the third round.
Ortiz faced John Moraga on January 15, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 35. He lost the fight via split decision.
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