Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
Featherweight5 rounds scheduled
Cub Swanson
Cub Swanson
31-14-0
RESULT

Brian Ortega def. Cub Swanson (Submission)

Submission · Round 2 · 3:22
WIN
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega
“T-City”
16-5-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, December 9, 2017

Brian Ortega defeated Cub Swanson by Submission in round 2 (3:22) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega, held Saturday, December 9, 2017.

Fight stats

Cub Swanson
Brian Ortega
0
Knockdowns
0
60 of 97
Significant strikes
24 of 70
62%
Sig. strike accuracy
34%
60 of 97
Total strikes
24 of 70
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
—
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
2
0
Reversals
0
0:14
Control time
0:30
Significant strikes by target
24 of 57
Head
12 of 56
20 of 22
Body
9 of 11
16 of 18
Leg
3 of 3
56 of 92
Distance
20 of 66
4 of 5
Clinch
4 of 4
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
30 of 52
Sig. str.
16 of 40
30 of 52
Total str.
16 of 40
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
30 of 45
Sig. str.
8 of 30
30 of 45
Total str.
8 of 30
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
0:14
Ctrl
0:30
Referee
Mike Beltran
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

31-14-0
Record
16-5-0 (1 NC)
2
Win Streak
0
42
Age
35
5'8"
Height
5'8"
70"
Reach
69"
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.84
SLpM
3.84
51%
Str. Acc.
37%
3.99
SApM
6.38
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.00
TD Avg.
0.93
50%
TD Acc.
25%
63%
TD Def.
54%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Cub Swanson · 3-2
  • W
    Nate Landwehr
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    TKO · R1 · 4:06 · Featherweight
  • W
    Billy Quarantillo
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    TKO · R3 · 1:36 · Featherweight
  • L
    Andre Fili
    UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2Sat, Jun 29, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Hakeem Dawodu
    UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos AnjosSat, Aug 12, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Jonathan Martinez
    UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs AraujoSat, Oct 15, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:19 · Bantamweight
Brian Ortega · 1-4
  • L
    Aljamain Sterling
    UFC Fight Night: Walker vs ZhangSat, Aug 23, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · weightClass.Catch Weight
  • L
    Diego Lopes
    UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs DvalishviliSat, Sep 14, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC Mexico CitySun, Feb 25, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
  • L
    Yair Rodriguez
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs RodriguezSat, Jul 16, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 4:11 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 266: Volkanovski vs OrtegaSat, Sep 25, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 26 fights · 13 fights
63.3
Avg sig. strikes
56.8
0.54
Avg takedowns
0.85
0:53
Avg control time
1:11
209
Career high strikes
127
2
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Cub Swanson
Strike target
Brian Ortega
60%
Head
71%
20%
Body
18%
20%
Leg
11%
Cub Swanson
Strike position
Brian Ortega
83%
Distance
89%
10%
Clinch
6%
7%
Ground
5%