Catch Weight

Brian Ortega

Last fought: Aug 2025

RECORD

Pro

16-5-0 (1 NC)

UFC

8-5-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:48
Fight Completion Rate	69.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.76
% Fights Inside the Distance	64.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	124-43 (74.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	72-31 (69.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	52-11 (82.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	80.0%
% Time in Control	8.6%
% Time Controlled	11.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	42.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.25
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.88
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-2.63
Distance Strike Accuracy	35.2%
Distance Strike Defense	51.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.80
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.21
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.55
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.07
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	10.82
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.86

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Catch Weight field

Brian Ortega League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Brian Ortega
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	37.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.4
Strike Differential	-2.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%
Takedown Defense	54.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.9
Control Time/15min	1:17
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	37.5%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	12.5%
Avg Fight Time	13:48
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.5
Takedown Accuracy	30.0%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:46

Fight History

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	—

LOSS

vs. Yair Rodriguez

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2022Featherweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 4:11

Brian Ortega22/3563%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:24

Yair Rodriguez23/4650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	22/35	63%	1/5	2:24	—
	Yair Rodriguez	23/46	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Volkanovski

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	—

WIN

vs. Chan Sung Jung

UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie • Oct 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Brian Ortega127/21260%TD 3/10Ctrl 0:57KD 2

Chan Sung Jung62/16338%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	24/39	62%	0/0	0:00	1
	Chan Sung Jung	14/26	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brian Ortega	23/37	62%	2/3	0:35	1
	Chan Sung Jung	14/34	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Brian Ortega	28/42	67%	0/1	0:00	—
	Chan Sung Jung	7/32	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Brian Ortega	17/35	49%	1/4	0:22	—
	Chan Sung Jung	8/26	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Brian Ortega	35/59	59%	0/2	0:00	—
	Chan Sung Jung	19/45	42%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Max Holloway

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018FeatherweightTITLE

KO/TKO • Rd 4, 5:00

Brian Ortega110/29238%TD 2/11Ctrl 2:25

Max Holloway290/49059%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	19/65	29%	1/3	0:22	—
	Max Holloway	40/84	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brian Ortega	33/92	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	66/126	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Brian Ortega	30/81	37%	1/2	1:05	—
	Max Holloway	50/84	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Brian Ortega	28/54	52%	0/5	0:58	—
	Max Holloway	134/196	68%	1/1	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Frankie Edgar

UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya • Mar 2018Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:44

Brian Ortega25/7633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Frankie Edgar27/7735%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	25/76	33%	0/0	0:02	1
	Frankie Edgar	27/77	35%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cub Swanson

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega • Dec 2017Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 3:22

Brian Ortega24/7034%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:30

Cub Swanson60/9762%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	16/40	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cub Swanson	30/52	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brian Ortega	8/30	27%	0/1	0:30	—
	Cub Swanson	30/45	67%	0/0	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Renato Moicano

UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 • Jul 2017Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 2:59

Brian Ortega65/22030%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Renato Moicano109/25243%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	21/75	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Renato Moicano	41/89	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brian Ortega	26/82	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Renato Moicano	42/105	40%	1/1	0:12	—

R3	Brian Ortega	18/63	29%	0/2	0:00	—
	Renato Moicano	26/58	45%	1/1	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Clay Guida

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 • Jun 2016Featherweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 4:40

Brian Ortega62/18933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Clay Guida62/19232%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:31KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	5/29	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	17/55	31%	0/3	0:29	1

R2	Brian Ortega	25/77	32%	0/0	0:02	—
	Clay Guida	25/72	35%	0/3	0:02	—

R3	Brian Ortega	32/83	39%	0/0	0:01	1
	Clay Guida	20/65	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Diego Brandao

UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit • Jan 2016Featherweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 1:37

Brian Ortega29/11026%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:41

Diego Brandao56/10852%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	11/42	26%	0/0	1:05	—
	Diego Brandao	25/48	52%	2/2	0:01	—

R2	Brian Ortega	15/57	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Diego Brandao	22/46	48%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Brian Ortega	3/11	27%	0/1	0:36	—
	Diego Brandao	9/14	64%	0/0	0:19	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Tavares

UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson • Jun 2015Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 4:10

Brian Ortega41/10141%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:54KD 1

Thiago Tavares39/9441%TD 6/11Ctrl 8:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	5/17	29%	0/0	0:40	—
	Thiago Tavares	10/25	40%	3/3	3:07	—

R2	Brian Ortega	5/13	38%	0/0	0:02	—
	Thiago Tavares	9/18	50%	3/4	4:29	—

R3	Brian Ortega	31/71	44%	0/0	0:12	1
	Thiago Tavares	20/51	39%	0/4	0:46	—

vs. Mike de la Torre

UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown • Jul 2014Featherweight

Overturned • Rd 1, 1:39

Brian Ortega3/650%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:13

Mike de la Torre6/1155%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brian Ortega	3/6	50%	1/3	1:13	—
	Mike de la Torre	6/11	55%	0/1	0:00	—

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