Tito Ortiz vs. Evan Tanner

Main Event | UFC Middleweight Championship | 199 lbs
Completed MMA Bout Feb 23, 2001
W
Ortiz defeats Tanner
L
KO/TKO, Slam 0:32 Round 1 of 5
"The Huntington Beach Bad Boy"
vs.
KO/TKO 0:32 R1
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Fighter Comparison

6-2-0

Climbed to 7-2
Pro
Record
23-2-0

Fell to 23-3
-550
(Heavy Favorite)
Betting Odds
+350
(Moderate Underdog)
Champion

Middleweight
Title Challenger

Middleweight

United States
Nation

United States
Huntington Beach
California
Fights out of
Oceanside
California
26
+1 month
Age at Fight 30
+1 week, 5 days
200.0 lbs
(90.7 kgs)
Weigh-In Result
197.0 lbs
(89.4 kgs)
6'3"
(190cm)
Height
6'0"
(183cm)
74.0"
(188cm)
Reach
N/A
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Team Punishment Gym Hard Knocks Kickboxing

Bout Information

Event Poster

UFC 30

Fight Details

  • Event: UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk
  • Date: Friday 02.23.2001
  • Referee: John McCarthy
  • Venue: Trump Taj Mahal
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
  • Bout Billing: Main Event (fight 8 of 8)
  • Pro/Am: Professional
  • Weight: 199 lbs (90.3 kg)
  • TV Commentary: Mike Goldberg, Jeff Blatnick, Frank Shamrock
  • Broadcast: N/A
  • Post-Fight Interviewer: James Werme, Jeff Blatnick
  • Ortiz Disclosed Pay: None Disclosed
  • Tanner Disclosed Pay: None Disclosed
  • Title on Line: UFC Middleweight Championship
  • Belt Before Fight: Held by Ortiz
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