Brian Ortega
8W · 5L
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Catch Weight
Featherweight
88% finish rate60% as favorite63% as underdog
1488
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1488.4Developing↘
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#8of 10 active
Catch Weight
Age
35
Feb 21, 1991
Height
5'8" (172.72 cm)
Reach
175.26 cm
Win Rate
61.5%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.84
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
6.38
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-2.54
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
49%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.93
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
54%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.90
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
16.9
Sig. Strikes
0.6
Takedowns
1.3
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO3 (38%)
Submission4 (50%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO2 (40%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
60%
3W – 2L in 5 fights
As Underdog
63%
5W – 3L in 8 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Aljamain Sterling
-9.01488
lost to Diego Lopes
-5.01497
def. Yair Rodriguez
+3.81502
lost to Yair Rodriguez
-1.31499
lost to Alexander Volkanovski
-0.71500
def. Chan Sung Jung
+0.31501
lost to Max Holloway
-0.11500
def. Frankie Edgar
+0.11500
def. Cub Swanson
+0.11500
def. Renato Moicano
+0.11500
def. Clay Guida
0.01500
def. Diego Brandao
0.01500
def. Thiago Tavares
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Catch Weight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Fight History (13 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang · Aug 23, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →vs Diego Lopes
UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC · Sep 14, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 · Feb 24, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · Sep 25, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie · Oct 17, 2020
vs Max Holloway
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · Dec 8, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · Mar 3, 2018
vs Cub Swanson
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega · Dec 9, 2017
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · Jul 29, 2017
vs Clay Guida
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 4, 2016
UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · Jan 2, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson · Jun 6, 2015