Dustin Ortiz (born December 25, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division and is currently signed to the Brave CF.
A professional competitor since 2010, Ortiz has also formerly competed for the UFC, RFA, Tachi Palace Fights, King of the Cage and Strikeforce.
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,[5] but the bout was removed from the card for unknown reasons.
[6] Ortiz instead made his debut against Jose Maria Tome at UFC Fight Night 32 in November 2013.
Ortiz was expected to face Alptekin Ozkilic on April 11, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 39.
[11] Subsequently, Ortiz was quickly rescheduled and faced promotional newcomer Ray Borg on April 19, 2014, at UFC on Fox 11.
[17] However, McCall pulled out of the fight in late July citing injury and was replaced by Willie Gates.