Brian Ortega
USABrian Ortega, “T-City”, is a Featherweight from the United States with an official record of 16-5 (1 NC). MMA Hub holds 15 of those bouts: 9 wins, 5 losses and 1 no contest, the wins coming 3 by knockout, 4 by submission and 1 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision loss to Aljamain Sterling at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang on 23 August 2025, the second defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2026 | Dan Hooker | Upcoming | — | — | UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Aljamain Sterling | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Diego Lopes | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 306 – Riyadh Season Noche UFC: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Yair Rodriguez | WIN | SUBArm Triangle | R3 · 0:58 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Yair Rodriguez | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 4:11 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Alexander VolkanovskiTitle | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Chan Sung Jung | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie |
| Dec 9, 2018 | Max HollowayTitle | LOSS | KOTKO - Doctor's Stoppage | R4 · 5:00 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega |
| Mar 3, 2018 | Frankie Edgar | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 4:44 | UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya |
| Dec 9, 2017 | Cub Swanson | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R2 · 3:22 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega |
| Jul 29, 2017 | Renato Moicano | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R3 · 2:59 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 |
| Jun 4, 2016 | Clay Guida | WIN | KOKnee | R3 · 4:40 | UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 |
| Jan 2, 2016 | Diego Brandao | WIN | SUBTriangle Choke | R3 · 1:37 | UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit |
| Jun 6, 2015 | Thiago Tavares | WIN | KOPunch | R3 · 4:10 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson |
| Jul 26, 2014 | Mike de la Torre | NC | NCNo Contest | R1 · 1:39 | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown |
| Jul 24, 2010 | Carlos Garces | WIN | Unanimous Decision | R5 | RITC: Respect in the Cage |
Wins, losses and draws are Brian Ortega’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 15 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Brian Ortega’s record, in numbers
Brian Ortega’s official record is 16-5 (1 NC). Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 15 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 9 wins, 5 losses and 1 no contest — because 7 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 9 wins break down as 3 by knockout, 4 by submission and 1 by decision — 7 of 9 inside the distance, a finish rate of 78%. Across all 15 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 14 minutes 13 seconds.
Brian Ortega has been stopped twice in the 15 bouts on file — 2 by knockout — which is 13% of them. The last 2 bouts on file are both losses.
Of the 15 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 2 were for a title and 5 were the main event of the card. Two of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 554 Featherweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Brian Ortega has a finish rate above 69% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 51% of them and a two-year bout count above 73% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Brian Ortega is listed at 5ft 8in with a reach of 69in, switches stance and is 35, born 20 February 1991.
These figures are recomputed from Brian Ortega’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.