Brian Ortega “T-City”
UFC record 8-5-0 (1 NC) · professional record 16-5-0 (1 NC)
- Age
- 35 (born Feb 21, 1991)
- Height
- 173 cm (5' 8")
- Reach
- 175 cm (69")
- Leg reach
- 99 cm (39")
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight
- 155 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- United States
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Jiu-Jitsu
- Gym
- Team Ortega
- UFC debut
- Jul 26, 2014
- Last fight
- Aug 23, 2025
8 fight-night bonuses: 3 Performance of the Night, 5 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 3.84
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 37%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 6.38
- Sig. strike defence
- 49%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.93
- Takedown accuracy
- 25%
- Takedown defence
- 54%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.93
- Knockdowns
- 5
- Sig. strikes landed
- 742
- Takedowns landed
- 12
- Total fight time
- 3h 13m 20s
- Control time
- 16m 38s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Aljamain Sterling | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | Aug 23, 2025 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Diego Lopes | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC | Sep 14, 2024 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Yair Rodriguez | Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control | 3 | 0:58 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | Feb 24, 2024 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| L | Yair Rodriguez | KO/TKO | 1 | 4:11 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez | Jul 16, 2022 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | Sep 25, 2021 | 0 | 88 | 2 | 3 |
| W | Chan Sung Jung | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | Oct 17, 2020 | 2 | 127 | 3 | 0 |
| L | Max Holloway | KO/TKO · Doctor's Stoppage | 4 | 5:00 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | Dec 8, 2018 | 0 | 110 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Frankie Edgar | KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch | 1 | 4:44 | UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya | Mar 3, 2018 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Cub Swanson | Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing | 2 | 3:22 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | Dec 9, 2017 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| W | Renato Moicano | Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard | 3 | 2:59 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | Jul 29, 2017 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Clay Guida | KO/TKO · Knee to Head At Distance | 3 | 4:40 | UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 | Jun 4, 2016 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Diego Brandao | Submission · Triangle Choke On Ground | 3 | 1:37 | UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit | Jan 2, 2016 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 |
| W | Thiago Tavares | KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch | 3 | 4:10 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson | Jun 6, 2015 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| NC | Mike de la Torre | Other · Failed Drug Test by Ortega | 1 | 1:39 | UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown | Jul 26, 2014 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |