Tito Ortiz

Biography

Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist, politician and actor.

Ortiz is best known for his stints with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Light Heavyweight Champion, having held the title from April 14, 2000, to September 26, 2003. Later competing for Bellator MMA.

Known For

Judging Amy

Raul Messina

Hell's Kitchen

Self - Restaurant Patron

The Ultimate Fighter

Head Coach / Self

The Ultimate Fighter

Coach / Self

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self

ER

Carlos Lopez

Top Chef Junior

Self - Guest Judge

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	12 to Midnight	Marco
2023	Hunting Games	Austin
2023	Operation Black Ops	Noah
2022	Bleach	Officer Murillo
2022	Trail Blazers	Ringo
2021	Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort	Self
2021	Bisping	Self
2021	Robot Apocalypse	Derek
2019	Chuck & Tito	himself
2019	Trauma Center	Det. Pierce
2019	Above the Shadows	Attila
2018	Silencer	Timothy
2018	Golden Boy MMA Liddell vs Ortiz 3	Self
2017	Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen
2017	Boo 2! A Madea Halloween	Victor
2016	The Hurt Business	Himself
2015	Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber	Self
2014	Bellator 131: Tito vs. Bonnar	Himself
2013	Bellator 106	himself
2013	Mexican Fighter	Self
2013	Frank Shamrock: Bound by Blood	Himself
2012	UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II	Self
2012	UFC: Best of 2011	Self
2011	UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2	Self
2011	UFC 133: Evans vs. Ortiz	Self
2011	UFC: Bad Blood
2011	UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida	Self
2010	UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez	Self
2009	UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2	Self
2008	Zombie Strippers!	Bouncer
2008	UFC 84: Ill Will	Self
2007	UFC 73: Stacked	Self
2006	UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz	Self
2006	UFC 61: Bitter Rivals	Self
2006	UFC 59: Reality Check	Self
2006	UFC Fight Night 6.5: Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3	Self
2006	The Dog Problem
2005	The Crow: Wicked Prayer	Famine
2005	UFC 51: Super Saturday	Self
2005	TNA Bound for Glory 2005	Tito Ortiz (Special Guest Referee)
2005	TNA Hard Justice 2005	Tito Ortiz (Special Guest Referee)
2005	Venice Underground	Poptop
2004	UFC 47: It's On!	Self
2004	UFC 50: The War of 04	Self
2003	UFC 44: Undisputed	Self
2003	Cradle 2 the Grave	Ultimate Fighter
2003	UFC Ultimate Knockouts
2002	UFC 40: Vendetta	Self
2001	UFC 30: The Battle On The Boardwalk	Self
2001	UFC 32: Showdown In The Meadowlands	Self
2001	UFC 33: Victory In Vegas	Self
2000	UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3	Self
2000	UFC 29: Defense of the Belts	Self
2000	UFC Hits: Volume 1	Self
1999	UFC 18: Road To The Heavyweight Title	Self
1999	UFC 19: Young Guns	Self
1999	UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion	Self
1997	UFC 13: The Ultimate Force	Self

Year	TV Show	Role
2017	Top Chef Junior	Self - Guest Judge
2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories	Self
2005	The Ultimate Fighter	Head Coach / Self
2005	The Ultimate Fighter	Coach / Self
2005	Hell's Kitchen	Self - Restaurant Patron
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self
1999	Judging Amy	Raul Messina
1994	ER	Carlos Lopez