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Brian Ortega

“T-City”

Record: 8-5-0 (1 NC)
Stance: Switch
Height: 5' 8"
Reach: 69"
Weight: 145 lbs.
Born: Feb 21, 1991

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 14
Minutes: 193.3
Knockdowns: 5
Sig. accuracy: 37.3%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 25.0%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 12
Control / 15: 1:17

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted742/1987

Accuracy37.3%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head71.2%
Body18.3%
Leg10.5%

Position

Distance88.5%
Clinch6.6%
Ground4.9%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head71.0%
Body15.0%
Leg14.0%

Position absorbed

Distance86.2%
Clinch3.6%
Ground10.2%

Grappling

For

Takedowns12/48

TD accuracy25.0%

TD per 150.9

Sub attempts12

Subs per 150.9

Reversals2

Control16:38

Control per 151:17

Against

Takedowns absorbed15/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced0

Control conceded22:06

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.9	31.2%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.8	32.9%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/1	30.0%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/2.8	18.2%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0/1.7	0.0%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Aljamain Sterling
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. ZhangAug 23, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 55/174 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:08
Loss vs Diego Lopes
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFCSep 14, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 63/195 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:06
Win vs Yair Rodriguez
Submission · Round 3 · 0:58
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2Feb 24, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 28/73 · TD 3/6 · Ctrl 5:21
Loss vs Yair Rodriguez
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:11
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. RodriguezJul 16, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 22/35 · TD 1/5 · Ctrl 2:24
Loss vs Alexander Volkanovski
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. OrtegaSep 25, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 88/234 · TD 2/5 · Ctrl 0:54
Win vs Chan Sung Jung
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean ZombieOct 17, 2020
KD 2 · Sig 127/212 · TD 3/10 · Ctrl 0:57
Loss vs Max Holloway
TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · Round 4 · 5:00
UFC 231: Holloway vs. OrtegaDec 8, 2018
KD 0 · Sig 110/292 · TD 2/11 · Ctrl 2:25
Win vs Frankie Edgar
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:44
UFC 222: Cyborg vs. KunitskayaMar 3, 2018
KD 1 · Sig 25/76 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:02
Win vs Cub Swanson
Submission · Round 2 · 3:22
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. OrtegaDec 9, 2017
KD 0 · Sig 24/70 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:30
Win vs Renato Moicano
Submission · Round 3 · 2:59
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2Jul 29, 2017
KD 0 · Sig 65/220 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:00

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