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Brian Ortega

UFC Record
8-5
Age
35
Height
5'8"
Reach
69"
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Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1441Today
1658Best, Jun 2016
1565Classic Elo
#240 Men: Pound for Pound#43 Featherweight
14001500160017002016201820202022202420261511 going into Thiago Tavares, Jun 20151646 going into Diego Brandao, Jan 20161658 going into Clay Guida, Jun 20161568 going into Renato Moicano, Jul 20171579 going into Cub Swanson, Dec 20171586 going into Frankie Edgar, Mar 20181633 going into Max Holloway, Dec 20181458 going into Chan Sung Jung, Oct 20201614 going into Alexander Volkanovski, Sep 20211580 going into Yair Rodriguez, Jul 20221471 going into Yair Rodriguez, Feb 20241513 going into Diego Lopes, Sep 20241433 going into Aljamain Sterling, Aug 20251441 today1441
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1565Today
1607Best, Sep 2021
1441Fighter Elo
#124 Men: Pound for Pound#19 Featherweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

15001550160016502016201820202022202420261500 going into Thiago Tavares, Jun 20151519 going into Diego Brandao, Jan 20161536 going into Clay Guida, Jun 20161552 going into Renato Moicano, Jul 20171568 going into Cub Swanson, Dec 20171586 going into Frankie Edgar, Mar 20181605 going into Max Holloway, Dec 20181592 going into Chan Sung Jung, Oct 20201607 going into Alexander Volkanovski, Sep 20211593 going into Yair Rodriguez, Jul 20221577 going into Yair Rodriguez, Feb 20241595 going into Diego Lopes, Sep 20241577 going into Aljamain Sterling, Aug 20251565 today1565
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

3.84Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
37%Striking Accuracy
6.38Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
49%Striking Defense
0.39Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
0.93Takedowns per 15 Minutes
25%Takedown Accuracy
55%Takedown Defense
0.93Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
9%Share of Fight Time in Control
13.8 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins341
Losses203

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Aljamain SterlingUnanimous DecisionAug 23, 2025UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang

Catch Weight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Brian OrtegaAljamain Sterling
1433Fighter Elo Going In1690
1577Classic Elo Going In1657
55 of 174Significant Strikes124 of 227
100 of 225Total Strikes153 of 262
0 of 2Takedowns3 of 6
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:08Control Time3:55
Lossvs. Diego LopesUnanimous DecisionSep 14, 2024UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Brian OrtegaDiego Lopes
1513Fighter Elo Going In1620
1595Classic Elo Going In1559
63 of 195Significant Strikes106 of 206
69 of 201Total Strikes113 of 214
0 of 2Takedowns1 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:06Control Time2:45
Winvs. Yair RodriguezSubmission · R3 0:58Feb 24, 2024UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Brian OrtegaYair Rodriguez
1471Fighter Elo Going In1522
1577Classic Elo Going In1610
28 of 73Significant Strikes55 of 115
47 of 104Total Strikes64 of 135
3 of 6Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns1
1Submission Attempts0
5:21Control Time1:32
Lossvs. Yair RodriguezKO/TKO · R1 4:11Jul 16, 2022UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Brian OrtegaYair Rodriguez
1580Fighter Elo Going In1501
1593Classic Elo Going In1591
22 of 35Significant Strikes23 of 46
26 of 39Total Strikes48 of 76
1 of 5Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:24Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Alexander VolkanovskiUnanimous DecisionSep 25, 2021UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

UFC Featherweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Brian OrtegaAlexander Volkanovski
1614Fighter Elo Going In1734
1607Classic Elo Going In1650
88 of 234Significant Strikes214 of 353
101 of 250Total Strikes229 of 377
2 of 5Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
3Submission Attempts0
0:54Control Time3:51
Winvs. Chan Sung JungUnanimous DecisionOct 17, 2020UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Brian OrtegaChan Sung Jung
1458Fighter Elo Going In1623
1592Classic Elo Going In1575
127 of 212Significant Strikes62 of 163
129 of 214Total Strikes64 of 166
3 of 10Takedowns0 of 0
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:57Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Max HollowayTKO (Doctor's Stoppage) · R4 5:00Dec 8, 2018UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

UFC Featherweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Brian OrtegaMax Holloway
1633Fighter Elo Going In1688
1605Classic Elo Going In1674
110 of 292Significant Strikes290 of 490
112 of 294Total Strikes307 of 507
2 of 11Takedowns1 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:25Control Time0:16
Winvs. Frankie EdgarKO/TKO · R1 4:44Mar 3, 2018UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Brian OrtegaFrankie Edgar
1586Fighter Elo Going In1721
1586Classic Elo Going In1654
25 of 76Significant Strikes27 of 77
25 of 77Total Strikes27 of 77
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time0:00
Winvs. Cub SwansonSubmission · R2 3:22Dec 9, 2017UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Brian OrtegaCub Swanson
1579Fighter Elo Going In1609
1568Classic Elo Going In1608
24 of 70Significant Strikes60 of 97
24 of 70Total Strikes60 of 97
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
0:30Control Time0:14
Winvs. Renato MoicanoSubmission · R3 2:59Jul 29, 2017UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Brian OrtegaRenato Moicano
1568Fighter Elo Going In1605
1552Classic Elo Going In1548
65 of 220Significant Strikes109 of 252
65 of 220Total Strikes111 of 254
0 of 2Takedowns2 of 2
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:20
Winvs. Clay GuidaKO/TKO · R3 4:40Jun 4, 2016UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Brian OrtegaClay Guida
1658Fighter Elo Going In1511
1536Classic Elo Going In1539
62 of 189Significant Strikes62 of 192
62 of 189Total Strikes70 of 209
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 6
1Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:03Control Time0:31
Winvs. Diego BrandaoSubmission · R3 1:37Jan 2, 2016UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Brian OrtegaDiego Brandao
1646Fighter Elo Going In1520
1519Classic Elo Going In1546
29 of 110Significant Strikes56 of 108
33 of 114Total Strikes61 of 116
0 of 1Takedowns2 of 3
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
1:41Control Time0:20
Winvs. Thiago TavaresKO/TKO · R3 4:10Jun 6, 2015UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson

Featherweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Brian OrtegaThiago Tavares
1511Fighter Elo Going In1541
1500Classic Elo Going In1559
41 of 101Significant Strikes39 of 94
56 of 117Total Strikes114 of 177
0 of 0Takedowns6 of 11
1Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
0:54Control Time8:22