Brian Ortega: record, fights and statistics
Brian Ortega (“T-City”) is a featherweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 16-5-0 (1 no contest). StatsNext stores 14 UFC bouts for Brian Ortega (8-5, 1 no contest). In the 1 fights stored since Aug 23, 2025, Brian Ortega is 0-1.
Profile
| Height | 5'8" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 69" |
| Stance | Switch |
| Weight class | Featherweight |
| Born | 1991 |
| Current UFC ranking | Featherweight #13 (as of Oct 16, 2026) |
What are Brian Ortega's fighting stats?
Across 13 stored UFC bouts with statistics (192 minutes) through August 23, 2025, Brian Ortega lands 3.85 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 6.40, with 37.3% striking accuracy and 49.3% striking defense. Grappling: 0.86 takedowns per 15 minutes at 24.4% accuracy, 53.1% takedown defense, 0.78 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 8-5 in 14 stored UFC bouts, 7 of 8 wins inside the distance.
Brian Ortega: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 3.85 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 6.40 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 37.3% |
| Significant striking defense | 49.3% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.39 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 0.86 |
| Takedown accuracy | 24.4% |
| Takedown defense | 53.1% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.78 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 1.40 |
| Share of fight time in control | 9.3% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 13 (191.8) |
Significant strikes landed: 71.3% head, 18.1% body, 10.6% legs; 88.6% at distance, 6.5% in the clinch, 4.9% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 3 | 2 |
| Submission | 4 | 0 |
| Decision | 1 | 3 |
8-5 (1 no contest) in the 14 stored UFC bouts since July 26, 2014, averaging 14.8 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Wins and losses by method since Aug 23, 2025
- 1 loss: 1 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since Aug 23, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 55 of 174 (31.6%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 124 of 227 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0 of 2 |
| Opponent takedowns | 3 of 6 (50.0% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 0:08 |
Totals over 1 of 1 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | Aljamain Sterling (16-5) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Catchweight | 55 of 174 (124) | 0 of 2 | 0:08 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Diego Lopes (4-1) | Loss | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Featherweight | 63 of 195 (106) | 0 of 2 | 0:06 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Yair Rodriguez (10-3) | Win | Submission | R3 0:58 | 11 | Featherweight | 28 of 73 (55) | 3 of 6 | 5:21 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Yair Rodriguez (8-2) | Loss | KO/TKO | R1 4:11 | 4.2 | Featherweight | 22 of 35 (23) | 1 of 5 | 2:24 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Alexander Volkanovski (9-0) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Featherweight (title) | 88 of 234 (214) | 2 of 5 | 0:54 |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Chan Sung Jung (6-2) | Win | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Featherweight | 127 of 212 (62) | 3 of 10 | 0:57 |
| Dec 9, 2018 | Max Holloway (15-3) | Loss | KO/TKO | R4 5:00 | 20 | Featherweight (title) | 110 of 292 (290) | 2 of 11 | |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Frankie Edgar (13-5-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 4:44 | 4.7 | Featherweight | 25 of 76 (27) | 0 of 0 | |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Cub Swanson (11-3) | Win | Submission | R2 3:22 | 8.4 | Featherweight | 24 of 70 (60) | 0 of 1 | |
| Jul 29, 2017 | Renato Moicano (3-0) | Win | Submission | R3 2:59 | 13 | Featherweight | 65 of 220 (109) | 0 of 2 | |
| Jun 4, 2016 | Clay Guida (11-8) | Win | KO/TKO | R3 4:40 | 14.7 | Featherweight | 62 of 189 (62) | 0 of 0 | |
| Jan 2, 2016 | Diego Brandao (5-3) | Win | Submission | R3 1:37 | 11.6 | Featherweight | 29 of 110 (56) | 0 of 1 | |
| Jun 6, 2015 | Thiago Tavares (9-5-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R3 4:10 | 14.2 | Featherweight | 41 of 101 (39) | 0 of 0 | |
| Jul 26, 2014 | Mike de la Torre (0-1) | No contest | No contest | R1 1:39 | 1.7 | Featherweight |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
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