Ultimate Fighting Calendar

Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez

Records, tale of the tape, common opponents and every meeting between Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez.

Tale of the Tape

16-5-0 (1 NC)
Record
21-6-0 (1 NC)
1675
Power Index rating
1712
0
Win Streak
1
35
Age
33
5'8"
173 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
69"
175 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
United States
Nationality
Mexico

Style Matchup

BJJ
vs
Taekwondo
Brian Ortega
  • 2013Black belt · BJJ · Rener Gracie
  • 2014RFA Featherweight Championship · Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA)
  • 2011RITC Featherweight Championship · Respect 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.

Camp Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center · Huntington Beach, California, US

Yair Rodriguez
  • Black belt · Taekwondo
  • FMP Featherweight Championship · Mexican Fighters Promotions (FMP)
  • 2014Champion · The Ultimate Fighter · featherweight

Camp Valle Flow Striking (VFS Academy) · Bensenville / Chicago area, Illinois, US

Striking Profile

3.84
SLpM
4.65
37%
Str. Acc.
46%
6.38
SApM
3.78
49%
Str. Def.
52%

Grappling Profile

0.93
TD Avg.
0.71
25%
TD Acc.
29%
54%
TD Def.
59%
0.90
Sub. Avg.
0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Brian Ortega · 1-4
  • L
    Aljamain Sterling
    UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Zhang · Aug 23, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Catchweight
  • L
    Diego Lopes
    UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili · Sep 14, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC Mexico City · Feb 24, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
  • L
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 4:11 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Yair Rodriguez · 3-2
  • W
    Patricio Pitbull
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes · Apr 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Mexico City · Feb 24, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 4:19 · Featherweight
  • W
    Josh Emmett
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski · Feb 12, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Interim Featherweight
  • W
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez · Jul 16, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 4:11 · Featherweight

Common Opponents

Brian Ortega
Yair Rodriguez

Head-to-Head History

W
Submission
R3 · 0:58
UFC Mexico City
L
L
TKO
R1 · 4:11
UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez
W

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 15 fights
56.8
Avg sig. strikes
65.5
0.85
Avg takedowns
0.67
1:11
Avg control time
1:12
127
Career high strikes
159
3
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Brian Ortega
Strike target
Yair Rodriguez
71%
Head
55%
18%
Body
20%
11%
Leg
25%
Brian Ortega
Strike position
Yair Rodriguez
89%
Distance
78%
6%
Clinch
7%
5%
Ground
15%