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Brian Ortega

Catch Weight
Pro Record
16-5-0 (1 NC)
UFC Record
8-5-0 (14 fights)
Last fought: Aug 2025

Fighter Profile

Age34 (Feb 21, 1991)
Height5'8"
Weight155 lbs
Reach69"
StanceSwitch

Career Statistics

Statistic Brian Ortega
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy37.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min6.4
Strike Differential-2.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy25.0%
Takedown Defense53.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min0.9
Submission Attempts/15min0.9
Control Time/15min1:17
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins37.5%
Submission % of Wins50.0%
Decision % of Wins12.5%
Avg Fight Time13:48
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.4
Reversals/15min0.2

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy36.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min6.5
Takedown Accuracy30.0%
Takedown Defense50.0%
Control Time/Fight1:46

Fight History

LOSS
vs. Aljamain Sterling
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang • Aug 2025
Brian Ortega55/17432%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:08
Aljamain Sterling124/22755%TD 3/6Ctrl 3:55
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Diego Lopes
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 306 • Sep 2024
Brian Ortega63/19532%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:06
Diego Lopes106/20651%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:45
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Yair Rodriguez
Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 0:58 • UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 • Feb 2024
Brian Ortega28/7338%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:21
Yair Rodriguez55/11548%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:32KD 1
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Yair Rodriguez
KO/TKO • Rd 1, 4:11 • UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2022
Brian Ortega22/3563%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:24
Yair Rodriguez23/4650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Alexander Volkanovski
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega • Sep 2021
Brian Ortega88/23438%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:54
Alexander Volkanovski214/35361%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:51
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Chan Sung Jung
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie • Oct 2020
Brian Ortega127/21260%TD 3/10Ctrl 0:57KD 2
Chan Sung Jung62/16338%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Max Holloway
KO/TKO • Rd 4, 5:00 • UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018
Brian Ortega110/29238%TD 2/11Ctrl 2:25
Max Holloway290/49059%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:16
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Frankie Edgar
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:44 • UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya • Mar 2018
Brian Ortega25/7633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Cub Swanson
Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 3:22 • UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega • Dec 2017
Brian Ortega24/7034%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:30
Cub Swanson60/9762%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Renato Moicano
Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 2:59 • UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 • Jul 2017
Brian Ortega65/22030%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
Renato Moicano109/25243%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:20
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Clay Guida
KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 4:40 • UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 • Jun 2016
Brian Ortega62/18933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1
Clay Guida62/19232%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:31KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Diego Brandao
Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 1:37 • UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit • Jan 2016
Brian Ortega29/11026%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:41
Diego Brandao56/10852%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:20
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Thiago Tavares
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 4:10 • UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson • Jun 2015
Brian Ortega41/10141%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:54KD 1
Thiago Tavares39/9441%TD 6/11Ctrl 8:22
▼ Rounds
NC
vs. Mike de la Torre
Overturned • Rd 1, 1:39 • UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown • Jul 2014
Brian Ortega3/650%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:13
Mike de la Torre6/1155%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
Profile generated: 2026-02-20 23:00:04 | Data source: UFCStats.com