// Roster IndexLightweightDossier · Brian Ortega
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
Brian Ortega
// SUBJECT_011
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_011
// CONFIDENCE! STALE
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERRANKED #11STOCK -3LIGHTWEIGHT

Brian
Ortega

// CALLSIGN"T-City"·UNITED STATES
HEIGHT
5'8"
REACH
5'9"
AGE
35
STANCE
SWITCH
WEIGHT
Lightweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 22 bouts
WIN
16
LOSS
5
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
76%
16/22 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
69%
STRONG
// L5 FORM2L STREAK · 1-4
LLWLL
Stock -3 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: STALE
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 50% of wins are by sub.

// HOW_WIN

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

// VULNERABILITY

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM ABOVE
3.84
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.70
// STR. ACC BELOW
37%
Striking Accuracy
division median 45%
// SAPM BELOW
6.38
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.70
// STR. DEF BELOW
49%
Striking Defense
division median 53%
// TD AVG BELOW
0.93
Takedowns/15 min
division median 1.50
// TD ACC BELOW
25%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 40%
// TD DEF BELOW
54%
Takedown Defense
division median 59%
// SUB AVG ABOVE
0.90
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (16)
n = 16
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 8
DEC · 5
3
KO/TKO
19%
8
SUB
50%
5
DEC
31%
// LOSSES (5)
n = 5
KO/TKO · 2
DEC · 3
2
KO/TKO
40%
0
SUB
0%
3
DEC
60%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
69% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 3 fights
19%
SUBANY ROUND · 8 fights
50%
DECFULL FIGHT · 5 fights
31%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER27TD DEFENSE31GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING38CARDIO74AGGRESSION31SUB THREAT83STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in Sub Threat. Lowest reading in KO Power.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100APR 2010WAPR 2010WJUN 2010WJUL 2010WJAN 2011WMAR 2011WMAY 2013WAUG 2013WJAN 2014JUL 2014WJUN 2015WJAN 2016WJUN 2016WJUL 2017WDEC 2017WMAR 2018LDEC 2018WOCT 2020LSEP 2021LJUL 2022WFEB 2024LSEP 2024LAUG 2025// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Rinaldi), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 79.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
21/22 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
2
10%
-
2
10%
1
5%
-
5
total
SUB
3
14%
1
5%
4
19%
-
-
8
total
DEC
-
-
3
14%
-
5
24%
8
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 2 of 21 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
36%, fights often go the distance
// CAMP_PASSPORT · 07_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Team Ortega
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
22 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 257 - Walker vs. Zhang
DATE · Aug 23, 2025
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 306 - Noche UFC: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili
DATE · Sep 14, 2024
Submission
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
R3
0:58
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 237 - Moreno vs. Royval 2
DATE · Feb 24, 2024
KO/TKO
TKO (Shoulder Injury)
R1
4:11
EVENT · UFC on ABC 3 - Ortega vs. Rodriguez
DATE · Jul 16, 2022
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 266 - Volkanovski vs. Ortega
DATE · Sep 25, 2021
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 180 - Ortega vs. Korean Zombie
DATE · Oct 17, 2020
KO/TKO
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
R4
5:00
EVENT · UFC 231 - Holloway vs. Ortega
DATE · Dec 8, 2018
KO/TKO
KO (Punches)
R1
4:44
EVENT · UFC 222 - Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya
DATE · Mar 3, 2018
Submission
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
R2
3:22
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 123 - Swanson vs. Ortega
DATE · Dec 9, 2017
WVS Renato Carneiro
Submission
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
R3
2:59
EVENT · UFC 214 - Cormier vs. Jones 2
DATE · Jul 29, 2017
KO/TKO
KO (Knee)
R3
4:40
EVENT · UFC 199 - Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
DATE · Jun 4, 2016
WVS Diego Brandao
Submission
Submission (Triangle Choke)
R3
1:37
EVENT · UFC 195 - Lawler vs. Condit
DATE · Jan 2, 2016
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Lightweight. Professional record 16-5 (1 NC). Ranked #11 by the UFC.
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