Professional Record
16-5-0 (1 NC)
Current Elo Rating
1757
True Contender System
Featherweight Ranking
#9
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#73
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 173 cm
- Reach
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 69.4 kg
- Age
- 35 years
- Place of birth
- Carson, United States
- UFC debut
- July 26, 2014
- Team / gym
- Team Ortega
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Brian Ortega has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Brian Ortegavs.Aljamain Sterling
L · DEC
- Event
- UFC Fight Night
- Date
- August 23, 2025
- Elo change
- -45
Career Statistics
Professional Record
16-5-0
UFC Record
8-5-0
13 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,757
Peak Elo
1,864
Wins by method
3KO/TKO4Submissions1Decisions
Finish rate87.5%
From peak-107
Streak2 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Thiago Tavares
Achievements and career
- Title fight record: 0-2
- Current streak: 2 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 6 straight wins
Elo History
13 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1757
Peak Elo
1864
Total
+257
UFC Fight History
Aug 23, 2025
Decision
Elo
1757
Change
-45
Sep 14, 2024
Decision
Elo
1802
Change
-36
Feb 24, 2024
Submission
Elo
1838
Change
+69
Jul 16, 2022
TKO
Elo
1769
Change
-62
Sep 25, 2021
Decision
Title fight
Elo
1831
Change
-26
Oct 17, 2020
Chan Sung Jung
Decision
Elo
1857
Change
+39
Dec 08, 2018
TKO
Title fight
Elo
1818
Change
-46
Mar 03, 2018
TKO
Elo
1864
Change
+65
Dec 09, 2017
Cub Swanson
Submission
Elo
1798
Change
+50
Jul 29, 2017
Submission
Elo
1748
Change
+56
Jun 04, 2016
Clay Guida
TKO
Elo
1692
Change
+56
Jan 02, 2016
Diego Brandão
Submission
Elo
1636
Change
+62
Jun 06, 2015
Thiago Tavares
TKO
Elo
1574
Change
+74
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2025 | L | Aljamain Sterling | Decision | 1757 | -45 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | L | Diego Lopes | Decision | 1802 | -36 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | W | Yair Rodriguez | Submission | 1838 | +69 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | L | Yair Rodriguez | TKO | 1769 | -62 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | L | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision | 1831 | -26 |
| Oct 17, 2020 | W | Chan Sung Jung | Decision | 1857 | +39 |
| Dec 08, 2018 | L | Max Holloway | TKO | 1818 | -46 |
| Mar 03, 2018 | W | Frankie Edgar | TKO | 1864 | +65 |
| Dec 09, 2017 | W | Cub Swanson | Submission | 1798 | +50 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | W | Renato Moicano | Submission | 1748 | +56 |
| Jun 04, 2016 | W | Clay Guida | TKO | 1692 | +56 |
| Jan 02, 2016 | W | Diego Brandão | Submission | 1636 | +62 |
| Jun 06, 2015 | W | Thiago Tavares | TKO | 1574 | +74 |
Fight history outside the UFC
8 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Jan 24, 2014
Keoni Koch
Decision · Split
RFA · RFA 12: Ortega vs. Koch
Aug 16, 2013
Jordan Rinaldi
Submission · Triangle Choke · R3 · 2:29
RFA · RFA 9: Munhoz vs. Curran
May 04, 2013
Thomas Guimond
Submission
RITC
Mar 11, 2011
Carlos Garces
Decision
RITC
Competitive Profile
Brian Ortega’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.