Featherweight

Brian

"T-City"

Ortega

L UD
Ortega
VS
OPPONENT
Aljamain Sterling
U-DEC
August 23, 2025
L UD
Ortega
VS
OPPONENT
Diego Lopes
U-DEC
September 14, 2024
W SUB
Ortega
VS
OPPONENT
Yair Rodriguez
SUB Arm Triangle
February 24, 2024
L KO
Ortega
VS
OPPONENT
Yair Rodriguez
KO/TKO
July 16, 2022
L UD
Ortega
VS
OPPONENT
Alexander Volkanovski
U-DEC
September 25, 2021
16
WINS
5
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
AGE
35
HEIGHT
173 cm
WEIGHT
70.3 kg
REACH
175 cm
LEG REACH
39 cm
COUNTRY
United States

UFC HISTORY & CAREER

• UFC Fight Night(8/23/25) Ortega lost a five round unanimous decision to Aljamain Sterling
• UFC 306(9/14/24) Ortega lost a three round unanimous decision to Diego Lopes
• UFC Fight Night(2/24/24) Ortega submitted Yair Rodriguez via arm triangle choke at :58 of the third round
• UFC on ABC(7/16/22) Ortega lost via TKO (shoulder injury) to Yair Rodriguez at 4:11 of the first round
• UFC 266(9/25/21) Ortega lost a five-round unanimous decision to Alexander Volkanovski in a fight for the UFC featherweight title
• UFC Fight Night(10/17/20) Ortega won a five round unanimous decision over Chan Sung Jung
• UFC 231(12/8/18) Ortega lost via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) to Max Holloway at 5:00 of the fourth round in a fight for the UFC featherweight title
• UFC 222(3/3/18) Ortega knocked out Frankie Edgar at 4:44 of the first round
• UFC Fight Night(12/9/17) Ortega submitted Cub Swanson via guillotine choke at 3:22 of the second round
• UFC 214(7/29/17) Ortega submitted Renato Moicano via guillotine choke at 2:59 of the third round
• UFC 199(6/4/16) Ortega knocked out Clay Guida at 4:40 of the third round
• UFC 195(1/2/16) Ortega submitted Diego Brandao via triangle choke at 1:37 of the third round
• UFC Fight Night(6/6/15) Ortega stopped Thiago Tavares via strikes at 4:10 of the third round
• UFC on FOX(7/26/14) Ortega’s win over Mike De La Torre was overturned to a no contest when Ortega failed a post-fight drug test.

IMPORTANT FACTS

Pro since 2010
Eight wins by submission (4 triangle, 1 arm triangle, 1 RNC, 2 guillotine), three by KO, five by decision
Four first round finishes
2-5 in his last seven
Has gone the five round championship distance four times
Last pre-UFC bout was five round decision win over Keoni Koch (brother of UFC vet Erik Koch) on 1/24/14

Q & A

Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER: I lived in a rough area so I started fighting at age five.
Q: Training:
ANSWER: Jiu-Jitsu in the morning, boxing and conditioning at nightWhat ranks and titles have you held?Respect in the Cage and RFA featherweight championDo you have any heroes?My dadWhat does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?All my hard work paid off and got me here; I want to see what I can do now in the UFC.What was your job before you started fighting?I still teach Jiu-Jitsu at Gracie Academy in Torrance, CASpecific accomplishments in amateur competition?Undefeated in amateur career, all finishesRanks in any martial arts styles:Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black beltFavorite grappling technique:TriangleFavorite striking technique:Jab

STRIKING ANALYSIS

STRIKING ACCURACY37%
STRIKING DEFENSE49%
LANDED/MIN
3.84
STRIKES PER MINUTE
ABSORBED/MIN
6.38
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTE

GRAPPLING & WRESTLING

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY25%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE54%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
0.93
15 MIN AVERAGE
SUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
0.9
15 MIN AVERAGE

GENERAL ANALYSIS

UFC RECORD
8 W - 5 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-2 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)3
Submission4
Decision1
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)2
Submission0
Decision3
FIGHTING STYLE Jiu-Jitsu
STANCE Switch
UFC DEBUT Jul. 26, 2014