UFC Fighter Charlie Ontiveros Fined, Suspended 6 Months for Failed Drug Test

Charlie Ontiveros has been suspended six months for failing a drug test in relation to his UFC Fight Night 181 loss to Kevin Holland.

The sanction was announced during Tuesday’s Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting. Ontiveros was also fined $1,800 along with $445.36 in legal fees. The welterweight tested positive for DHCMT M3 metabolites at the Oct. 31 bout. The substance is the long-term metabolite for oral Turinabol, a steroid that became prevalent approximately 50 years ago and came to the forefront in MMA when Jon Jones tested positive for trace amounts of the substance in 2018 stemming from a failed drug test one year prior.

Ontiveros must remain in a random drug-testing program and provide results less than 100 picograms in order to be reinstated by April 30. Former Dana White’s Contender Series competitor Taylor Moore was also sanctioned on Tuesday for DHCMT M3 metabolites in relation to a loss to Danny Sabatello on Nov. 10.

Ontiveros, who normally competes at welterweight, accepted a 185-pound bout against Kevin Holland on less than one week’s notice at UFC Fight Night 181. The 29-year-old Texan suffered a first-round TKO loss when he was slammed to the canvas by his opponent. Ontiveros is 11-7 over the course of a professional career that began in 2012.