Brian Ortega
UFC record 8-5 · Rating 1618 · Last fight Saturday, August 23, 2025 · 2-fight losing streak
#9 in UFC featherweight (CageIQ rating)
LLWLLUFC stats
3.80
Sig. strikes landed / min
6.16
Sig. strikes absorbed / min
38%
Striking accuracy
49%
Striking defence
0.96
Takedowns / 15 min
57%
Takedown defence
0.90
Submission attempts / 15 min
50%
Finish rate
From 14 UFC fights. Rates with few fights are blended toward league averages. Finished 2 times by KO/TKO and 0 by submission.
Age 36Height 5'8"Reach 69"
Recent UFC fights
| Opponent | Method | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | Aljamain Sterling UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | Decision - Unanimous · R5 | 2025-08-23 |
| L | Diego Lopes UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC | Decision - Unanimous · R3 | 2024-09-14 |
| W | Yair Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | Submission · R3 | 2024-02-24 |
| L | Yair Rodriguez UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez | KO/TKO · R1 | 2022-07-16 |
| L | Alexander Volkanovski UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | Decision - Unanimous · R5 | 2021-09-25 |
| W | Chan Sung Jung UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | Decision - Unanimous · R5 | 2020-10-17 |
| L | Max Holloway UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R4 | 2018-12-08 |
| W | Frankie Edgar UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya | KO/TKO · R1 | 2018-03-03 |
| W | Cub Swanson UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | Submission · R2 | 2017-12-09 |
| W | Renato Moicano UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | Submission · R3 | 2017-07-29 |