Dustin Ortiz was born on December 25,1988 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division and is currently signed to the Brave CF.
27 Facts About Dustin Ortiz
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Dustin Ortiz made his professional MMA debut in February 2010, fighting Lucas Thomas at GFC 6, which Dustin Ortiz won via first round submission.
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Dustin 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.
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Dustin Ortiz made his King of the Cage debut in August 2012.
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Dustin 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.
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Dustin 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.
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Dustin Ortiz instead made his debut against Jose Maria Tome at UFC Fight Night 32 in November 2013.
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Dustin Ortiz won the fight via TKO in the third round.
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Dustin Ortiz faced John Moraga on January 15,2014, at UFC Fight Night 35.
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Dustin Ortiz was expected to face Alptekin Ozkilic on April 11,2014, at UFC Fight Night 39.
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Subsequently, Dustin Ortiz was quickly rescheduled and faced promotional newcomer Ray Borg on April 19,2014, at UFC on Fox 11.
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Dustin Ortiz faced Juan Ramirez on May 7,2014, at the World Championship, winning via Submission.
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Dustin Ortiz faced Justin Scoggins on July 6,2014, at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale.
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Dustin Ortiz faced Joseph Benavidez on November 22,2014, at UFC Fight Night 57.
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Dustin Ortiz dominated the fight with his wrestling and won via TKO in the third round.
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Dustin Ortiz faced Wilson Reis on January 30,2015, at UFC on Fox 18.
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Dustin Ortiz next faced Jussier Formiga on September 24,2016, at UFC Fight Night 95.
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Dustin Ortiz faced Zach Makovsky on December 10,2016, at UFC 206.
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Dustin Ortiz next faced Brandon Moreno on April 22,2017, at UFC Fight Night 108.
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Dustin Ortiz lost the fight via submission in the second round.
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Dustin Ortiz faced Hector Sandoval on August 5,2017, at UFC Fight Night 114.
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Dustin Ortiz won the fight via knockout just fifteen seconds into the first round, the fastest knockout in UFC Flyweight history.
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Dustin Ortiz faced Alexandre Pantoja on January 20,2018, at UFC 220.
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Dustin Ortiz faced Matheus Nicolau on July 28,2018, at UFC on Fox 30.
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Dustin Ortiz won the fight via knockout due to a head kick and follow-up punches in the first round.
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In February 2019, Dustin Ortiz clarified that he was offered a release from his contract but opted to fight Benavidez as the last fight of his contract.
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Dustin Ortiz's first bout in the Flyweight tournament was a Quarter-final bout against fellow UFC veteran Ali Bagautinov on April 1,2021, at Brave CF 50.