Who is Tito Ortiz?

Tito Ortiz is a well-known mixed martial artist and politician who has recently signed with the Combate Americas company.

He is also well-known for his time in the (UFC) Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he held the Light Heavyweight Championship from April 12, 2000, until September 26, 2003.

Who are the parents of Tito Ortiz?

Tito Ortiz’s birth name is Jacob Christopher Ortiz on January 23, 1975, in Huntington Beach, California. He lived in Huntington Beach until he was five years old.

Then he moved to Santa Ana, California. Ortiz has a half Mexican and half British American ethnicity and holds American nationality.

Ortiz is the son of Samuel Ortiz who has Mexican ancestry and Joyce Ortiz who has French and Portuguese ancestry. He has 3 older half-brothers from his mother’s first marriage.

Tito Ortiz had a very hard and traumatic childhood as his parents were drug addicts. His parents also got divorced when he was 13 years old and his mom took him back to Huntington Beach.

Education, School, College

He also has attended Huntington Beach High School when he was 7 years old. While he was attending school he started wrestling in his sophomore year.

When he was 18 years old his mom kicked him out of the house. Then, he started to live with one of his brothers. While was staying with his brother he was doing labor work and was also addicted to drugs.

However, when he was 19, he bumped into an old high school wrestling coach at Golden West College, Paul Herrera, who convinced him to attend.

Following that, Tito Ortiz attended this college, where he was a California junior college state champion and All-American for two years in a row before moving to California State University, Bakersfield.

He continued to wrestle but never on a full-time level, and he also trained with a UFC fighter and fellow wrestler.