Brian Ortega vs Frankie Edgar
Brian Ortega is 16-5-0 (1 NC); Frankie Edgar is 23-11-1. Frankie Edgar is 9 years older than Brian Ortega. Brian Ortega has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Frankie Edgar. Brian Ortega is 2" · 5 cm taller than Frankie Edgar. They have met once: Brian Ortega 1, Frankie Edgar 0.
Style & credentials
- 2013Black belt · BJJRener Gracie
- 2014RFA Featherweight ChampionshipResurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA)
- 2011RITC Featherweight ChampionshipRespect in the Cage (RITC)
- 2018LFA announcement dated 2018-02-06, cited as a reference on Wikipedia. The archived page could not be fetched directly in this session, so the claim rests on the citation title plus Wikipedia's use of it.
- 2013Black belt · BJJRicardo Almeida
- 2005Champion · Ewl
- 20005th Place · State HSyouth
- 2000Runner-up · Nhsca Senior Nationalsyouth
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
2 early stoppages have no logged time
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- LUFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang · Aug 23, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
- LUFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili · Sep 14, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- L
- LUFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Jung · Oct 18, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- NC
- WKeoni KochRFA 12: Ortega vs. Koch · Jan 24, 2014Split Decision · Featherweight
- W
- WThomas GuimondRespect in the Cage · May 4, 2013Submission
- WCarlos GarcesRespect in the Cage · Mar 11, 2011DEC
- WChris MercadoRespect in the Cage · Jan 15, 2011DEC
- WVincent MartinezRespect in the Cage · Jul 24, 2010Submission
- WBrady HarrisonGladiator Challenge · Jun 27, 2010Unanimous Decision
- WJohn SassoneGladiator Challenge · Apr 25, 2010Submission · R1 · 1:48
Full record · 36 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Lee · Apr 21, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · Nov 12, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs Teab Faber · Dec 11, 2015TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber · May 17, 2015Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · Jul 6, 2014TKO · R3 · 4:16 · Featherweight
- WUFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · Jul 6, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II · Aug 11, 2012Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · Feb 26, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- D
- W
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale · Dec 5, 2009Submission · R2 · 2:20 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · Apr 2, 2008Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WSteve McCabeRing of Combat 10 · Apr 14, 2006Submission · R1 · 2:37 · Catchweight
- WJerome IsipSportfighting 2 · Dec 10, 2005Submission · R1 · 3:26 · Lightweight
- WMark GettoRing of Combat 9 · Oct 29, 2005TKO · R1 · 4:21 · Lightweight
- WEric UreskNew York Regional · Jul 10, 2005TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
- WSubmission · ROUND 3 · 0:58Sat, Feb 24, 2024WTKO · ROUND 2 · 5:00Sat, May 13, 2017
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sun, Oct 18, 2020LTKO · ROUND 1 · 3:18Sat, Dec 21, 2019
- LTKO · ROUND 4 · 5:00Sat, Dec 8, 2018LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 27, 2019
- WSubmission · ROUND 2 · 3:22Sat, Dec 9, 2017WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 21, 2018
Frequently asked questions
Have Brian Ortega and Frankie Edgar ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 222: Cyborg vs Kunitskaya (Sat, Mar 3, 2018), where Brian Ortega won by TKO.
What are the records of Brian Ortega and Frankie Edgar?
Brian Ortega is 16-5-0 (1 NC) and Frankie Edgar is 23-11-1.
Who has the longer reach, Brian Ortega or Frankie Edgar?
Brian Ortega has the longer reach: 69" · 175 cm against 68" · 173 cm for Frankie Edgar, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Brian Ortega or Frankie Edgar?
Brian Ortega is taller at 5'8" · 173 cm; Frankie Edgar stands 5'6" · 168 cm.
Who is older, Brian Ortega or Frankie Edgar?
Frankie Edgar is 44 and Brian Ortega is 35.
Who has more finishes, Brian Ortega or Frankie Edgar?
Brian Ortega has 11 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission); Frankie Edgar has 11 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).