“T-City” Catch Weight
Brian Ortega
8-5-0, 1 NC
UFC record, 14 fights, 193.3 min
16-5-0 (1 NC)
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
0-2
in 2 title fights
- Height
- 5'8"
- Reach
- 69"
- Weight
- 155 lb
- Stance
- Switch
- Born
- Thu, Feb 21, 1991, age 35
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Jul 26, 2014
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Aug 23, 2025
01/How he wins
in 8 wins
4 submissions (arm triangle from side control, guillotine choke after drop to guard, guillotine choke standing, triangle choke on ground), 3 KO/TKO, 1 decision in 8 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 3 | 2 |
| Submission | 4 | 0 |
| Decision | 1 | 3 |
| All | 8 | 5 |
1 no contest not in either column
02/Career rates
14 fights, 193.3 min
Sig strikes landed
3.84 per min
742 in 193.3 min, 14 fights
Sig strike accuracy
37.3%
742 of 1,987 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
6.38 per min
1,233 of 2,431 landed on him in 193.3 min
Takedowns
0.93 per 15 min
12 of 48 · 193.3 min
Takedown accuracy
25.0%
12 of 48 attempts
Takedown defence
18 of 33
defended of attempted on him, 193.3 min
Control time
1:17 per 15 min
16:38 of 193:20
Knockdowns
5
scored in 193.3 min, 14 fights
Submission attempts
0.93 per 15 min
12 in 193.3 min
Where his sig strikes land
89% distance, 7% clinch, 5% ground
657 distance, 49 clinch, 36 ground of 742 landed
What he hits
71% head, 18% body, 11% leg
528 head, 136 body, 78 leg of 742 landed
Cage time
193:20
14 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
1 fight was overturned or ruled a no contest. Its minutes and attempts count in every rate above; the result counts in neither column of the record.
03/Title fights
0-2 in 2
- Lv Alexander VolkanovskiFeatherweight, title fight. Sat, Sep 25, 2021, UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega. Unanimous decision, R5 5:00
- Lv Max HollowayFeatherweight, title fight. Sat, Dec 8, 2018, UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega. TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R4 5:00
04/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catch Weight | 1 | 0-1-0 | 25.0 | 55 of 174 | 2.20 | 0 of 2 | 0:08 of 25:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| Featherweight | 13 | 8-4-0, 1 NC | 168.3 | 687 of 1,813 | 4.08 | 12 of 46 | 16:30 of 168:20 | 5 | 7 in 8 |
| All | 14 | 8-5-0, 1 NC | 193.3 | 742 of 1,987 | 3.84 | 12 of 48 | 16:38 of 193:20 | 5 | 7 in 8 |
05/By year
2014 to 2025
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 25.0 | 55 of 174 | 2.20 | 0 of 2 | 0:08 of 25:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 26.0 | 91 of 268 | 3.50 | 3 of 8 | 5:27 of 25:58 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 4.2 | 22 of 35 | 5.26 | 1 of 5 | 2:24 of 4:11 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 25.0 | 88 of 234 | 3.52 | 2 of 5 | 0:54 of 25:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 25.0 | 127 of 212 | 5.08 | 3 of 10 | 0:57 of 25:00 | 2 | 0 in 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 24.7 | 135 of 368 | 5.46 | 2 of 11 | 2:27 of 24:44 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 21.4 | 89 of 290 | 4.17 | 0 of 3 | 0:30 of 21:21 | 0 | 2 in 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 26.3 | 91 of 299 | 3.46 | 0 of 1 | 1:44 of 26:17 | 1 | 2 in 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 14.2 | 41 of 101 | 2.89 | 0 of 0 | 0:54 of 14:10 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0-0-0, 1 NC | 1.6 | 3 of 6 | 1.82 | 1 of 3 | 1:13 of 1:39 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| All | 14 | 8-5-0, 1 NC | 193.3 | 742 of 1,987 | 3.84 | 12 of 48 | 16:38 of 193:20 | 5 | 7 in 8 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 14 of 14 | 65.6 | 190 of 576 | 2.90 | 4 of 13 | 6:28 of 65:34 | 2 | 4 | 3, won 1 |
| Round 2 | 11 of 14 | 53.4 | 205 of 578 | 3.84 | 3 of 9 | 5:04 of 53:22 | 1 | 1 | 1, won 1 |
| Round 3 | 10 of 14 | 39.4 | 212 of 536 | 5.38 | 3 of 10 | 3:25 of 39:24 | 2 | 6 | 6, won 5 |
| Round 4 | 4 of 14 | 20.0 | 64 of 141 | 3.20 | 2 of 11 | 1:35 of 20:00 | 0 | 1 | 1, won 0 |
| Round 5 | 3 of 14 | 15.0 | 71 of 156 | 4.73 | 0 of 5 | 0:06 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 | 3, won 1 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
14 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 23, 2025UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | Aljamain SterlingCatch Weight | LUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Ben Cartlidge 45 - 50. David Lethaby 45 - 50. Vito Paolillo 45 - 50. | 55 of 174 | 0 of 2 | 0:08 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 14, 2024UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC | Diego LopesFeatherweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 26 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Junichiro Kamijo 27 - 30. | 63 of 195 | 0 of 2 | 0:06 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 24, 2024UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | Yair RodriguezFeatherweight | WSubmission, R3 0:58Arm Triangle From Side Control | 28 of 73 | 3 of 6 | 5:21 | 0 | 10:58 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 16, 2022UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez | Yair RodriguezFeatherweight | LKO/TKO, R1 4:11to Shoulder injury | 22 of 35 | 1 of 5 | 2:24 | 0 | 4:11 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 25, 2021UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | Alexander VolkanovskiFeatherweight, title fight | LUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Mike Bell 46 - 49. Junichiro Kamijo 45 - 50. Sal D'amato 44 - 50. | 88 of 234 | 2 of 5 | 0:54 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 17, 2020UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | Chan Sung JungFeatherweight | WUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Ben Cartlidge 45 - 50. David Lethaby 45 - 50. Clemens Werner 45 - 50. | 127 of 212 | 3 of 10 | 0:57 | 2 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 8, 2018UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | Max HollowayFeatherweight, title fight | LTKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R4 5:00 | 110 of 292 | 2 of 11 | 2:25 | 0 | 20:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Mar 3, 2018UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya | Frankie EdgarFeatherweight | WKO/TKO, R1 4:44Punch to Head In Clinch | 25 of 76 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 | 4:44 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 9, 2017UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | Cub SwansonFeatherweight | WSubmission, R2 3:22Guillotine Choke Standing | 24 of 70 | 0 of 1 | 0:30 | 0 | 8:22 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 29, 2017UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | Renato MoicanoFeatherweight | WSubmission, R3 2:59Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard | 65 of 220 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 12:59 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 4, 2016UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 | Clay GuidaFeatherweight | WKO/TKO, R3 4:40Knee to Head At Distance | 62 of 189 | 0 of 0 | 0:03 | 1 | 14:40 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 2, 2016UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit | Diego BrandaoFeatherweight | WSubmission, R3 1:37Triangle Choke On Ground | 29 of 110 | 0 of 1 | 1:41 | 0 | 11:37 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2015UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | Thiago TavaresFeatherweight | WKO/TKO, R3 4:10Punch to Head In Clinch | 41 of 101 | 0 of 0 | 0:54 | 1 | 14:10 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 26, 2014UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown | Mike de la TorreFeatherweight | NCOverturned, R1 1:39Failed Drug Test by Ortega | 3 of 6 | 1 of 3 | 1:13 | 0 | 1:39 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.