Tito Ortiz’s net worth in 2021

Tito Ortiz is a UFC Hall of Famer, a former Light Heavyweight Champion, and one of MMA’s pioneer stars that helped the sport reach the mainstream. Aside from that, he is also the former Mayor pro tempore of his hometown Huntington Beach, California. In this article, we will take a look at Tito Ortiz’s net worth in 2021.

Tito Ortiz’s Net Worth in 2021 (estimate): $20 million

Tito Ortiz’s net worth in 2021 is $20 million. This is according to numerous reputable outlets, including Celebrity Net Worth.

Born in Huntington Beach, California, Ortiz experienced a difficult childhood. His parents were addicted to heroin and they divorced when Tito was only 13 years old. He was involved in street gangs and was placed in juvenile halls.

Despite that, Ortiz supported himself by selling fish that he caught at a local pier. He then attended Huntington Beach High School where he began wrestling in his sophomore year. He won a CIF Championship at 189 pounds and placed fourth in the state tournament during his senior year.

Ortiz enrolled at Golden West College where he was a California junior college state champion and an All-American before transferring to California State University at Bakersfield to continue wrestling.

Tito Ortiz represented the USA at the 2000 ADCC World Championships at Abu Dhabi where he finished with a bronze medal at the 99-kilogram division.

When he made his MMA debut at UFC 13, Ortiz was still in college and he competed as an amateur with no prize money or contracts. He then defeated Wes Albritton after a referee stoppage in just 31 seconds.

He then faced Guy Mezger in the same tournament as he initially dominated the match, but was put on a guillotine choke submission that made him tap out and lose the fight.

Ortiz avenged his loss to Mezger when they faced each other once again at UFC 19 as he won via TKO. His post-fight antics against Mezger and the Lion’s Den started a long-standing rivalry with Ken Shamrock.

In 1999, Ortiz faced Frank Shamrock for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 22. Unfortunately, he ended up losing via submission due to strikes.

However, Shamrock vacated the championship after he retired after the match. Tito Ortiz was then scheduled to face Wanderlei Silva at UFC 25 for the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. He defeated Silva via unanimous decision and was crowned the new champion.

Ortiz proceeded to defend his title belt in a then-record five straight matches, the last match against rival Ken Shamrock where he won via TKO due to a corner stoppage.

After a one-year break, Tito Ortiz faced interim Light Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture. He failed to defend his title as he lost via unanimous decision.

Ortiz faced Ken Shamrock once again at UFC 61 where he came out victorious via TKO in the 1^st round. It was then announced by UFC President that the fighters will meet again to headline Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter.

In convincing fashion, Ortiz won over Shamrock for a third time as he knocked him out in the 1^st round.

Ortiz’s next fights were abysmal. He lost 4 matches and drew 1 in a five-match span. During this time, his contract with the UFC ran out and he was a free agent for a year before re-signing with the UFC with a new six-fight deal.

At UFC 132, Ortiz got his first victory since 2006 after he defeated Ryan Bader via submission as he dropped Bader with a flurry of strikes before using a guillotine choke to seal the deal.

He then suffered two straight losses at the hands of Rashad Evans at UFC 133, and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 140, all via TKO.

In the last fight of his deal, Ortiz was slated to face Forrest Griffin for the third time at UFC 148. Prior to the match, Ortiz was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame as he claimed that he will retire from the UFC after the fight.

Unfortunately, Ortiz failed to win against Griffin. Despite that, their match was awarded Fight of the Night.

On July 31, 2013, it was announced that Tito Ortiz will come out of retirement and sign with Bellator MMA. His initial bout with Bellator was supposed to be against Quinton Jackson at Bellator 106. However, he had to pull out due to a neck injury.

Ortiz first fight came at Bellator 120 to face Alexander Shlemenko. He won the fight in the first round via submission after he secured an arm-triangle choke to force a tap out.

He was then slated to compete for the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship against Liam McGeary at Bellator 142: Dynamite 1. He lost the match via submission due to an inverted triangle choke.

The third bout between Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell was scheduled on November 24, 2018, under the Golden Boy Promotions. Ortiz defeated Liddell via knockout in the first round.

Aside from MMA, he also has one boxing fight under his name when he recently fought Anderson Silva on September 11, 2021. Ortiz lost the fight via knockout in the 1^st round.

On November 5, 2020, Tito Ortiz won a city council seat in his hometown of Huntington Beach, California. On December 7, 2020, he was selected as Mayor pro tempore of Huntington Beach.

However, with less than six months in office, Tito Ortiz resigned from the city council on June 1, 2021.

According to Wealthy Gorilla, Tito Ortiz is one of the richest MMA fighters in the world. And it comes as no surprise as he has 34 MMA matches and a few movies and TV credits under his name. He also invests his money well as he has his own line of MMA equipment and clothing called Punishment Athletics, as well as his own athlete management company called Primetime 360 ESM.