She won the silver medal in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

[9] In her first match at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, she stood against a big (170 lb) Egyptian judoka Samah Ramadan.

Ramadan stayed and waited for an opportunity to use her possibly only technique, which was immobilizing her opponent by lying on top.

Ortiz won the bronze medal in her match against Dorjgotovyn Tserenkhand from Mongolia, winning with a nice ippon (O-goshi).

[8][2] At the 2015 Pan American Championships, she beat Vanessa Zambotti in the final, having beaten Nina Cutro-Kelly in the semifinals.

[8] On 3 July 2024, Ortiz and Greco-Roman wrestler Mijaín López were named as the Cuban flag bearers for the París 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony.