Lightweight · Men

Brian Ortega

“T-City”
United States Black House MMA debut 2010
UFC #11 · Featherweight
Elo 1,877 peak 2,125 · 3 Mar 2018 248 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4885904
16-5 (1)pro record
2L current streak
2,155best win, Elo
1,658average opponent
-- born 21 Feb 1991
68.0" / 69.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,430 Sub1,473 Dec1,431

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Frankie Edgar KO/TKO R1 · 3 Mar 2018 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,155
  2. Yair Rodriguez Submission R3 · 24 Feb 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,056
  3. Chan Sung Jung Decision R5 · 17 Oct 2020 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,941
  4. Cub Swanson Submission R2 · 9 Dec 2017 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,880
  5. Renato Moicano Submission R3 · 29 Jul 2017 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,793

Losses

Newest first
  1. Aljamain Sterling Decision R5 · 23 Aug 2025 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,051
  2. Diego Lopes Decision R3 · 14 Sep 2024 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,994
  3. Yair Rodriguez KO/TKO R1 · 16 Jul 2022 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,900
  4. Alexander Volkanovski Decision R5 · 25 Sep 2021 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,228
  5. Max Holloway KO/TKO R4 · 8 Dec 2018 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 2,286

Fight history

22 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
22 23 Aug 202534.5 yrs L16-5 (1) Aljamain Sterling 24-5 · 36.1 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.04* 1,928→1,877 -51 2,051 +230→+390 UFC Fight Night 257: Walker vs. Zhang Ultimate Fighting Championship
21 14 Sep 202433.6 yrs L16-4 (1) Diego Lopes 25-6 · 29.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 2,023→1,928 -95 1,994 +142→+166 UFC 306: Noche UFC: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 24 Feb 202433.0 yrs W16-3 (1) Yair Rodriguez 21-4 (1) · 31.4 yrs Featherweight SubArm Triangle Choke R310:58 1.00 1,898→2,023 +125 2,056 +133→+128 UFC Fight Night 237: Moreno vs. Royval 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
19 16 Jul 202231.4 yrs L15-3 (1) Yair Rodriguez 19-3 (1) · 29.8 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOShoulder Injury R14:11 0.00 2,050→1,927 -123 1,900 -165→-169 UFC on ABC 3: Ortega vs. Rodriguez Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 25 Sep 202130.6 yrs L15-2 (1) Alexander Volkanovski 22-1 · 33.0 yrs Featherweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.07* 2,092→2,050 -42 2,228 +155→+155 UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 17 Oct 202029.7 yrs W15-1 (1) Chan Sung Jung 16-5 · 33.6 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.98* 2,030→2,092 +62 1,941 +159→+162 UFC Fight Night 180: Ortega vs. Korean Zombie Ultimate Fighting Championship
16 8 Dec 201827.8 yrs L14-1 (1) Max Holloway 19-3 · 27.0 yrs Featherweighttitle KO/TKODoctor Stoppage R420:00 0.00 2,125→2,076 -50 2,286 +110→-109 UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 3 Mar 201827.0 yrs W14-0 (1) Frankie Edgar 22-5-1 · 36.4 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R14:44 1.00 2,002→2,125 +124 2,155 +160→+131 UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 9 Dec 201726.8 yrs W13-0 (1) Cub Swanson 25-7 · 34.1 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R28:22 1.00 1,926→2,002 +76 1,880 +115→-112 UFC Fight Night 123: Swanson vs. Ortega Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 29 Jul 201726.4 yrs W12-0 (1) Renato Moicano 12-0-1 · 28.2 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R312:59 1.00 1,854→1,926 +72 1,793 +120→+139 UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 4 Jun 201625.3 yrs W11-0 (1) Clay Guida 32-16 · 34.5 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOKnee & Punches R314:40 1.00 1,805→1,860 +55 1,668 -265→-270 UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 2 Jan 201624.9 yrs W10-0 (1) Diego Brandão 23-10 · 28.6 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R311:37 1.00 1,699→1,805 +107 1,776 -210→-189 UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit Ultimate Fighting Championship
10 6 Jun 201524.3 yrs W9-0 (1) Thiago Tavares 19-5-1 · 30.6 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R314:10 1.00 1,568→1,699 +131 1,757 +150→+150 UFC Fight Night 68: Boetsch vs. Henderson Ultimate Fighting Championship
9 26 Jul 201423.4 yrs NC★8-0 (1) Mike De La Torre 12-4 · 27.8 yrs Featherweight Sub R11:39 1.00 1,460→1,568 +108 1,542 -155→-155 UFC on Fox 12: Lawler vs. Brown Ultimate Fighting Championship
8 24 Jan 201422.9 yrs W8-0 Keoni Koch 5-0 Featherweighttitle DecisionSplit R525:00 0.55 1,486→1,460 -27 1,339 – RFA 12: Ortega vs. Koch Resurrection Fighting Alliance
7 16 Aug 201322.5 yrs W7-0 Jordan Rinaldi 6-2 · 25.9 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R312:29 1.00 1,381→1,486 +106 1,454 -134→-134 RFA 9: Munhoz vs. Curran Resurrection Fighting Alliance
6 4 May 201322.2 yrs W6-0 Thomas Guimond 4-0 · 23.2 yrs Lightweight SubTriangle Choke R14:02 1.00 1,290→1,381 +90 1,302 – Respect in the Cage Respect in the Cage
5 11 Mar 201120.0 yrs W5-0 Carlos Garces 6-6-1 – DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,294→1,308 +14 1,122 – Respect in the Cage Respect in the Cage
4 15 Jan 201119.9 yrs W4-0 Chris Mercado 2-0 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,236→1,294 +57 1,227 – Respect in the Cage Respect in the Cage
3 24 Jul 201019.4 yrs W3-0 Vincent Martinez 1-9 – SubRear-Naked Choke R11:54 1.00 1,222→1,236 +14 803 – Respect in the Cage Respect in the Cage
2 27 Jun 201019.3 yrs W2-0 Brady Harrison 5-2 · 23.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,134→1,222 +88 1,251 – Gladiator Challenge: Bad Behavior Gladiator Challenge
1 25 Apr 201019.2 yrs W1-0 John Sassone 1-4 – SubSubmission R11:48 1.00 1,075→1,134 +59 957 – Gladiator Challenge: Maximum Force Gladiator Challenge