Brian Ortega
"T-City"
| Age | 34 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Featherweight |
| Height | 173 cm |
| Reach | 175 cm |
| Stance | Switch |
MMA Record
21
fights
16
✅ wins
4
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
1
⬜ no contest
Bonuses
8
bonuses
5
Fights of the night
3
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
July 26, 2014
UFC debuts
August 23, 2025
UFC last fight
3h13:20
time in the cage
13:49
avg time by combat
57.1%
win rate
87.5%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1589
as of August 23, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1621
on October 17, 2020
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
75
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submission | 93 | 4 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 80 | 247 |
| 3. | Ko tko | 79 | 3 |
| 4. | Distance strikes landed | 77 | 16.99 / round |
| 5. | Submissions attempted | 76 | 0.31 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Significant strikes differential | 5 | -12.70 / round |
| 2. | Total strikes accuracy | 8 | 40% |
| 3. | Significant strikes accuracy | 16 | 37% |
| 4. | Control time | 24 | 26s / round |
| 5. | Ground strikes landed | 27 | 0.93 / round |
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Boxing Score
40
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-12.70
/ round
💫 Strike differential
17.0 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
27.5 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
35.2%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
51.1%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
30
Wrestling Score
89
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.2 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.3 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
25.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
54.5%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
26s / round
⏱ Control Time
34s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.9 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
66.7%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
4
✅ Submission wins
0.3 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
33.3%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Brian Ortega's UFC Fight History
August 23, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Catch Weight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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September 14, 2024 - UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 24, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 3 (58s).
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July 16, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Featherweight bout
Loss by ko tko at round 1 (4:11).
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September 25, 2021 - UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Featherweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 17, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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December 08, 2018 - UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Featherweight title fight
Loss by ko tko at round 4 (5:00).
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March 03, 2018 - UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (4:44).
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December 09, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 2 (3:22).
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July 29, 2017 - UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 3 (2:59).
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June 04, 2016 - UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko (Knee) at round 3 (4:40).
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January 02, 2016 - UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Triangle Choke) at round 3 (1:37).
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June 06, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (4:10).
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Fighter's fights