As of January 2018, Ortiz holds the record for the most wins in unified lightweight title bouts in boxing history at 10.
In 1991, Ortiz was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
In 2002, Ortiz was voted by The Ring magazine as the 60th greatest fighter of the last 80 years.
He currently holds 21st place in BoxRec ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time.