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Brian Ortega
“T-City”

Brian Ortega

Lightweight·Torrance, California·United States
Record
16-5-0, 1 NC
CampBlack House(primary) · Black Belt Surfing Team
Age
35
Born
Feb 21, 1991
Height
175.26 cm
Reach
175.26 cm
Stance
Switch

Career statistics

Sig. strikes / min
3.84
Striking accuracy
37.00%
Sig. absorbed / min
6.38
Striking defense
49.00%
Takedowns / 15min
0.93
Takedown accuracy
25.00%
Takedown defense
54.00%
Sub. att. / 15min
0.90

UFC fight history

L
vs. Aljamain Sterling
Decision (Unanimous) · R5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Aug 23, 2025
L
vs. Diego Lopes
Decision (Unanimous) · R3 · 5:00
UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
Sep 14, 2024
W
vs. Yair Rodriguez
Submission · R3 · 0:58
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Feb 24, 2024
L
vs. Yair Rodriguez
KO/TKO · R1 · 4:11
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Jul 16, 2022
L
vs. Alexander Volkanovski· Title
Decision (Unanimous) · R5 · 5:00
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Sep 25, 2021
W
vs. Chan Sung Jung
Decision (Unanimous) · R5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
Oct 17, 2020
L
vs. Max Holloway· Title
KO/TKO · R4 · 5:00
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
Dec 8, 2018
W
vs. Frankie Edgar
KO/TKO · R1 · 4:44
UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
Mar 3, 2018
W
vs. Cub Swanson
Submission · R2 · 3:22
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Dec 9, 2017
W
vs. Renato Moicano
Submission · R3 · 2:59
UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
Jul 29, 2017
W
vs. Clay Guida
KO/TKO · R3 · 4:40
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
Jun 4, 2016
W
vs. Diego Brandao
Submission · R3 · 1:37
UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit
Jan 2, 2016
W
vs. Thiago Tavares
KO/TKO · R3 · 4:10
UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson
Jun 6, 2015
NC
vs. Mike de la Torre
No Contest · R1 · 1:39
UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown
Jul 26, 2014