Brian Ortega

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(1991-02-21)

Statistics

UFC Record: 8-5 (1 NC)

By Method:

KO/TKO: 3-2
Submission: 4-0
Decision: 1-3

By Elo:

As Favorite: 3-2
As Underdog: 5-3 (1 NC)

By Weight Class:

Featherweight: 8-4 (1 NC)

By Round:

Round 1: 1-1 (1 NC)
Round 2: 1-0
Round 3: 5-1
Round 4: 0-1
Round 5: 1-2

By Type:

Main Event: 2-3
Title Fight: 0-2
Ranked Opponent: 5-5

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: LLWLL

Elo: 3010 (#135)

Peak Elo: 3290 (2020-10-17) (#103)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3060 (#39)

Bonuses: 8 (5 FOTN, 3 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 13m 48s

Total Fight Time: 3h 13m 20s (#196)

Avg Time Between Fights: 294 days

Avg Card Slot: 3.1 (#105)

Avg Age: 28.5 years

Avg Opp Age: 31.5 years

Current Rankings:

#11 Featherweight

Peak Rankings:

#1 Featherweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-08-23
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang

Aljamain Sterling (36)

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WWLWL • 16-5
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3145 (58%)
50

CATCHWEIGHT (153 LB)
DEC
R5
5:00
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Brian Ortega (34)
8-4 (1 NC) • LWLLW
Elo: 3096 (42%) • UFC rank: #5
45

Shanghai Indoor Stadium
Shanghai
China🇨🇳

2024-09-14
UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili

Diego Lopes (29)

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LWWWW • 4-1
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3101 (33%)
30

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
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Brian Ortega (33)
8-3 (1 NC) • WLLWL
Elo: 3231 (67%) • UFC rank: #3
27

Sphere
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2024-02-24
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2

⭐ Brian Ortega (33)

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LLWLW • 7-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3086 (27%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
0:58

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Yair Rodriguez (31)
10-3 (1 NC) • WLWWL
Elo: 3255 (73%) • UFC rank: #3

Arena CDMX
Mexico City
Mexico🇲🇽

2022-07-16
UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez

Yair Rodriguez (29)

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LWNWL • 8-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3051 (26%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:11

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Brian Ortega (31)
7-2 (1 NC) • LWLWW
Elo: 3235 (74%) • UFC rank: #2

UBS Arena
Elmont, New York
United States🇺🇸

2021-09-25
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

Alexander Volkanovski (32)

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WWWWW • 9-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3459 (73%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

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Brian Ortega (30)
7-1 (1 NC) • WLWWW
Elo: 3290 (27%) • UFC rank: #2

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-10-17
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie

Brian Ortega (29)

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LWWWW • 6-1 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3224 (66%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

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Chan Sung Jung (33)
6-2 • LWLWW
Elo: 3101 (34%) • UFC rank: #4

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪

2018-12-08
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

⭐ Max Holloway (27)

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WWWWW • 15-3
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3480 (78%)

FEATHERWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐TKO⭐

R4
5:00

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Brian Ortega (27)
6-0 (1 NC) • WWWWW
Elo: 3270 (22%) • UFC rank: #1

Scotiabank Arena
Toronto
Canada🇨🇦

2018-03-03
UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya

⭐ Brian Ortega (27)

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WWWWW • 5-0 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3132 (30%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
KO
R1
4:44

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Frankie Edgar (36)
16-5-1 • WWLWW
Elo: 3272 (70%) • UFC rank: #2

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2017-12-09
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega

⭐ Brian Ortega (26)

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WWWWN • 4-0 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 2999 (33%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐SUB⭐

R2
3:22

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Cub Swanson (34)
10-3 • LWWWW
Elo: 3115 (67%) • UFC rank: #4

Save Mart Center
Fresno, California
United States🇺🇸

2017-07-29
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2

Brian Ortega (26)

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WWWN • 3-0 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 2912 (56%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐SUB⭐

R3
2:59

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Renato Moicano (28)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 2869 (44%) • UFC rank: #9

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States🇺🇸

2016-06-04
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2

Brian Ortega (25)

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WWN • 2-0 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2839 (63%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
KO
R3
4:40

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Clay Guida (34)
12-10 • LWLWL
Elo: 2742 (37%)

The Forum
Inglewood, California
United States🇺🇸

2016-01-02
UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit

Brian Ortega (24)

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WN • 1-0 (1 NC)
Elo: 2717 (39%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
1:37

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Diego Brandao (28)
6-3 • WLLWW
Elo: 2794 (61%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2015-06-06
UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson

Brian Ortega (24)

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N • 0-0 (1 NC)
Elo: 2542 (12%)

FEATHERWEIGHT

⭐TKO⭐

R3
4:10

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Thiago Tavares (30)
9-5-1 • WWLWW
Elo: 2885 (88%)

Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States🇺🇸

2014-07-26
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs Brown

Brian Ortega (23)

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Debut 🔰
Elo: 2542 (45%)

FEATHERWEIGHT
NC
R1
1:39

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Mike De La Torre (27)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2574 (55%)

SAP Center
San Jose, California
United States🇺🇸