Brian Ortega "T-City"

Lightweight · USA · Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center

Next fight: vs Dan Hooker · UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 2026

Record and bio

Pro record16-5-0 · KO/TKO 3-2 · submission 8-0
UFC record8-5 (1 NC) · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record124-43-2 (74.3%) across 14 opponents
Last 5 opponents47-11 (81%) across 5 opponents
Age35
Height5' 8"
Reach69"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.84
Significant strikes absorbed per minute6.38
Striking accuracy37%
Striking defense49%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.93
Takedowns landed / attempted25%
Takedown defense55%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.93
Average fight time13.8 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 4 submission, 1 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2025-08-23Aljamain Sterling16-5WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
2024-09-14Diego Lopes4-1Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
2024-02-24Yair Rodriguez10-3 (1 NC)StrikerWSubmission R3 0:58UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
2022-07-16Yair Rodriguez8-2 (1 NC)StrikerLKO/TKO R1 4:11UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
2021-09-25Alexander Volkanovski9-0WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
2020-10-17Chan Sung Jung6-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
2018-12-08Max Holloway15-3StrikerLTKO - Doctor's Stoppage R4 5:00 (title)UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
2018-03-03Frankie Edgar16-5-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 4:44UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
2017-12-09Cub Swanson10-3StrikerWSubmission R2 3:22UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
2017-07-29Renato Moicano3-0StrikerWSubmission R3 2:59UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
2016-06-04Clay Guida12-10WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 4:40UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
2016-01-02Diego Brandao6-3WrestlerWSubmission R3 1:37UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit
2015-06-06Thiago Tavares9-5-1GrapplerWKO/TKO R3 4:10UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson
2014-07-26Mike de la Torre0-1StrikerNCOverturned R1 1:39UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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