Diego Lopes vs Brian Ortega

Brian Ortega

Pro 16-5-0 (1 NC) | UFC 8-5-0

Age

31|35

Height

5'11"|5'8"

Reach

72"|69"

Stance

Orthodox|Switch

Career Statistics

Statistic	Diego Lopes	Brian Ortega	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.0%	37.3%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9	3.8	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7	6.4	◄
Strike Differential	-0.7/min	-2.5/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	46.7%	25.0%	◄
Takedown Defense	74.2%	54.5%	◄
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9	0.9	—
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0	0.9	—
Control Time/15min	1:38	1:17	—
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	57.1%	37.5%	—
Submission % of Wins	14.3%	50.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	28.6%	12.5%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:42	13:48	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8	0.4	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.2	—
Edges	5	0	4 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Diego Lopes Brian Ortega League median

Statistic	Diego Lopes	Brian Ortega	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	65.1%	69.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:42	13:48	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%	64.3%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	78.2%	74.3%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	79-22 (78.2%)	124-43 (74.3%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	46-16 (74.2%)	72-31 (69.9%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	76.2%	80.0%	—
% Time in Control	10.9%	8.6%	—
% Time Controlled	12.9%	11.4%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	45.9%	42.9%	—
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	3.58	4.25	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	5.11	6.88	◀
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.52	-2.63	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.2%	35.2%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	50.8%	51.1%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	2.13	0.80	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00	0.21	◀
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.84	1.55	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.74	1.07	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	0.95	1.86	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Diego Lopes	Brian Ortega	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.4%	36.0%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1	3.2	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.0	6.5	◄
Takedown Accuracy	54.5%	30.0%	◄
Takedown Defense	85.0%	50.0%	◄
Control Time/Fight	1:29	1:46	—
Edges	5	0	1 even

Last 3 Fights

Diego Lopes

WIN

vs. Steve Garcia

UFC Freedom 250 • Jun 2026Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:42

Diego Lopes24/6636%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Steve Garcia47/10445%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	6/32	19%	0/1	0:00	—
	Steve Garcia	23/57	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Diego Lopes	18/34	53%	0/0	0:05	1
	Steve Garcia	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Volkanovski

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Diego Lopes70/15844%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:50

Alexander Volkanovski98/16061%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	12/27	44%	0/2	0:27	—

R2	Diego Lopes	16/34	47%	1/1	0:39	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	19/30	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Diego Lopes	17/38	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	21/35	60%	0/2	0:00	—

R4	Diego Lopes	22/48	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	25/44	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Diego Lopes	3/10	30%	1/4	1:11	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	21/24	88%	2/3	2:22	—

WIN

vs. Jean Silva

Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva • Sep 2025Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:48

Diego Lopes74/13555%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:40KD 1

Jean Silva43/9147%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	43/77	56%	1/1	1:58	—
	Jean Silva	10/20	50%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Diego Lopes	31/58	53%	2/3	0:42	1
	Jean Silva	33/71	46%	0/0	0:00	—

Brian Ortega

LOSS

vs. Aljamain Sterling

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang • Aug 2025Catch Weight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Brian Ortega55/17432%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:08

Aljamain Sterling124/22755%TD 3/6Ctrl 3:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	2/28	7%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aljamain Sterling	27/44	61%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brian Ortega	9/40	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aljamain Sterling	13/54	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Brian Ortega	21/42	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Aljamain Sterling	35/52	67%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Brian Ortega	13/37	35%	0/0	0:02	—
	Aljamain Sterling	25/39	64%	1/1	1:36	—

R5	Brian Ortega	10/27	37%	0/1	0:06	—
	Aljamain Sterling	24/38	63%	2/4	2:19	—

LOSS

vs. Diego Lopes

UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC • Sep 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brian Ortega63/19532%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:06

Diego Lopes106/20651%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	15/45	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	29/57	51%	1/1	2:03	—

R2	Brian Ortega	16/48	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Diego Lopes	22/46	48%	0/0	0:07	—

R3	Brian Ortega	32/102	31%	0/1	0:06	—
	Diego Lopes	55/103	53%	0/0	0:35	—

WIN

vs. Yair Rodriguez

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 • Feb 2024Featherweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 0:58

Brian Ortega28/7338%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:21

Yair Rodriguez55/11548%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:32KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	6/28	21%	1/2	0:42	—
	Yair Rodriguez	45/91	49%	0/1	1:32	1

R2	Brian Ortega	22/44	50%	1/3	3:55	—
	Yair Rodriguez	9/17	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Brian Ortega	0/1	0%	1/1	0:44	—
	Yair Rodriguez	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

Common Opponents

vs. Alexander Volkanovski

Diego Lopes

LOSS

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 • Jan 2026FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Diego Lopes70/15844%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:50

Alexander Volkanovski98/16061%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Diego Lopes	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	12/27	44%	0/2	0:27	—

R2	Diego Lopes	16/34	47%	1/1	0:39	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	19/30	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Diego Lopes	17/38	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	21/35	60%	0/2	0:00	—

R4	Diego Lopes	22/48	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	25/44	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Diego Lopes	3/10	30%	1/4	1:11	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	21/24	88%	2/3	2:22	—

Brian Ortega

LOSS

UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega • Sep 2021FeatherweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Brian Ortega88/23438%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:54

Alexander Volkanovski214/35361%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	16/51	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	30/52	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brian Ortega	23/58	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	38/61	62%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Brian Ortega	17/40	42%	1/1	0:41	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	61/99	62%	0/0	1:13	—

R4	Brian Ortega	6/15	40%	1/2	0:13	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	35/58	60%	0/0	2:33	—

R5	Brian Ortega	26/70	37%	0/2	0:00	—
	Alexander Volkanovski	50/83	60%	0/0	0:02	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (3.9 vs 3.8 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Striking Accuracy: Diego Lopes connects on 47.0% of significant strikes compared to 37.3%. The 10pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Diego Lopes shoots at 47% accuracy but Brian Ortega stops 54% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Brian Ortega shoots at 25% accuracy against Diego Lopes's 74% defense — Diego Lopes should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Diego Lopes finishes 71% of wins (57% KO/TKO, 14% sub). Brian Ortega finishes 88% of wins (38% KO/TKO, 50% sub).

Fight Length: Brian Ortega's fights average 13:48 vs 11:42 for Diego Lopes. If this reaches the championship rounds, Brian Ortega's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com