Fighter Profile›Featherweight

“T-City”

Brian Ortega

16-5 (1 NC)14 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2L

Declining

6× Title

7× 5R

High Variance

Output Builds Late

High Wear

5'8"ht·69"reach·Switchstance·35age

Last fightLAljamain Sterling·U-DEC·R5·8mo ago

Fighter Context

8–5UFC1 NC·

3KO

4Sub

1Dec

13.8min/fight

193UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

8–5(13 fights)

88%finish rate

-2.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

5–4(9 fights)

100%finish rate

-2.7str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

1–2(3 fights)

100%finish rate

-4.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-2.54

High Risk

4%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.086

Average

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

40%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

30%

Passive

8%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Ortega

Distance Striker

Featherweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.84

Str. Accuracy37%

742UFC landed/1,987attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+2.4 vs avg6.38

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / fight0.36

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.14

CQ KO Power

Average45%ile0.67

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

18%

Leg

11%

By Position

Distance89%

Clinch7%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 114 rounds	Round 211 rounds	Round 310 rounds	Round 44 rounds	Round 53 rounds
Avg. Landed	14	19	21	16	24
Avg. Absorbed	26	26	28	51	31
Avg. Net	-12	-8	-7	-34	-7

Grappling

Ortega

Control Wrestler

·71s ctrlAverage Control

Featherweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.93

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.72

TD Accuracy25%

12UFC landed/48attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.90

4UFC wins/12attempted

Defense

TD Defense54%

18UFC defended/33opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

88%

Elite Finisher

div avg 47%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 8

Submission4 / 8

Decision1 / 8

KD → Finish

3/4Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision3 / 5

Loss Pattern

Outscored

3 of 5 losses by decision

Versatile finisher. 3 KOs and 4 subs across multiple rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

4.3pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 35 more in second half of career

14 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=11

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

2.9

3.8

5.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.5

5.4

7.2

Diff

-2.6

-1.6

-1.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-16%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Ortega — 14 UFC Fights

Result

Method

14 fights

Aljamain SterlingElite

U-DEC R5Aug '25

-69

·55 SS (32%)·124 abs·0/2 td·3 td taken·8s ctrl

Diego Lopes

U-DEC R3Sep '24

-43

·63 SS (32%)·106 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·6s ctrl

Yair RodriguezVeteran

TITLE

SUB R3 · 0:58Feb '24

-27

·28 SS (38%)·55 abs·3/6 td·321s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

↵ 19mo layoff

Yair RodriguezVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 4:11Jul '22

-1

·22 SS (63%)·23 abs·1/5 td·144s ctrl

Alexander VolkanovskiVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Sep '21

-126

·88 SS (38%)·214 abs·2/5 td·54s ctrl·3 sub att

Chan Sung Jung

TITLE

U-DEC R5Oct '20

+65

·127 SS (60%)·62 abs·3/10 td·57s ctrl·2 kd landed

↵ 22mo layoff

Max HollowayElite

TITLE

KO/TKO R4 · 5:00Dec '18

-180

·110 SS (38%)·290 abs·2/11 td·1 td taken·145s ctrl

Frankie EdgarElite

KO/TKO R1 · 4:44Mar '18

-2

·25 SS (33%)·27 abs·1 kd landed

Cub SwansonVeteran

TITLE

SUB R2 · 3:22Dec '17

-36

·24 SS (34%)·60 abs·0/1 td·30s ctrl·2 sub att

Renato Moicano

SUB R3 · 2:59Jul '17

-44

·65 SS (30%)·109 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken·1 sub att

All Fighters

Featherweight

“T-City”

Brian Ortega

16-5 (1 NC)14 UFC

Form

5'8"ht·69"reach·Switchstance·35age

Last fightLAljamain Sterling·U-DEC·8mo ago

Fighter Context

8–5UFC1 NC·

3KO

4Sub

1Dec

13.8min/fight

193UFC min

vs. Winning Record8–5

vs. Veterans (8+ W)5–4

vs. Elite (15+ W)1–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-2.54

4%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.086

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

40%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

30%

8%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Ortega

Featherweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.84

Str. Accuracy37%

742UFC landed/1,987attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+2.4 vs avg6.38

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / Fight0.36

5UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.14

CQ KO Power

Average45%ile0.67

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

18%

Leg

11%

By Position

Dist89%

Clinch7%

Ground5%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=14	R2 n=11	R3 n=10	R4 n=4	R5 n=3
Landed	14	19	21	16	24
Absorbed	26	26	28	51	31
Net	-12	-8	-7	-34	-7

Grappling

Ortega

Featherweight avg

Control Wrestler

71s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.93

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.72

TD Accuracy25%

12UFC landed/48attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.90

4UFC wins/12attempted

Defense

TD Defense54%

18UFC defended/33opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

88%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

4Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

4.3pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=14

R2n=11

R3n=10

Outputsig strikes / min

2.9

3.8

5.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.5

5.4

7.2

Diff

-2.6

-1.6

-1.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Ortega — UFC Fight Log

Aljamain SterlingElite

U-DEC·R5·Aug '25

55 SS (32%)·124 abs·0/2 td·3 td taken·8s ctrl

Diego Lopes

U-DEC·R3·Sep '24

63 SS (32%)·106 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·6s ctrl

Yair RodriguezVeteranTITLE

SUB·R3·Feb '24

28 SS (38%)·55 abs·3/6 td·321s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Yair RodriguezVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '22

22 SS (63%)·23 abs·1/5 td·144s ctrl

Alexander VolkanovskiVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Sep '21

88 SS (38%)·214 abs·2/5 td·54s ctrl·3 sub

Chan Sung JungTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Oct '20

127 SS (60%)·62 abs·3/10 td·57s ctrl·2 kd

Max HollowayEliteTITLE

KO/TKO·R4·Dec '18

110 SS (38%)·290 abs·2/11 td·1 td taken·145s ctrl

Frankie EdgarElite

KO/TKO·R1·Mar '18

25 SS (33%)·27 abs·1 kd

Round 114 rounds

Round 211 rounds

Round 310 rounds

Round 44 rounds

Round 53 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-12

-8

-7

-34

-7

n=14

n=11

n=10

n=4

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-12

-8

-7

-34

-7