Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias is a Spanish football referee born in Madrid (Madrid), Spain on 23 November 1984. He made his La Liga debut on 14 August 2021. He is part of the current top-flight refereeing pool in Spain and is regularly relevant for pre-match analysis, appointment previews and VAR-focused discussion.
In the 2025/26 La Liga season, Ortiz Arias has officiated 14 league matches, averaging 23.36 fouls, 0.21 penalties, 4.00 yellow cards and 0.21 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a balanced but firm profile, with a solid middle ground in disciplinary terms. For The VAR Verdict, that statistical snapshot helps readers understand the disciplinary threshold and general tone he has shown this season.