Saturday, December 9, 2017Save Mart Center, Fresno, United States
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 at Save Mart Center, Fresno.
Cub Swanson vs Brian Ortega
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Cub SwansonBrian Ortega
0
Knockdowns0
60 / 97
Significant strikes24 / 70
62%
Sig. strike accuracy34%
60 / 97
Total strikes24 / 70
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0
Submission attempts2
0:14
Control time0:30
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Cub SwansonBrian Ortega
2440%1250%
Head
2033%938%
Body
1627%313%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Cub Swanson
93%
Brian Ortega
83%17%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Cub Swanson60 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2323/55
1717/19
1616/18
Clinch
11/2
33/3
0
Ground
0
0
0
Brian Ortega24 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
1212/56
55/7
33/3
Clinch
0
44/4
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Cub SwansonBrian Ortega
R1
30
16
R2
30
8
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
0
Knockdowns0
30 / 52
Significant strikes16 / 40
58%
Sig. strike accuracy40%
30 / 52
Total strikes16 / 40
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0
Submission attempts1
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
30 / 45
Significant strikes8 / 30
67%
Sig. strike accuracy27%
30 / 45
Total strikes8 / 30
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0
Submission attempts1
0:14
Control time0:30
Betting Odds
Cub Swanson
-109
52% implied win probability
Open: -135Best: -103
Brian Ortega
-112
53% implied win probability
Open: +111Best: -105
Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Cub Swanson | Brian Ortega | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | -107 | -113 | |
| Bookmaker | -103 | -118 | |
| Bovada | -115 | -115 | |
| Pinnacle | -104 | -108 | |
| sports-interaction | -125 | -105 | |
| unibet | -106 | -112 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Brian Ortega absorbs 6.38 significant strikes a minute, more than 97% of UFC fighters.
- Cub Swanson lands 4.84 significant strikes a minute, more than 84% of UFC fighters.
- Cub Swanson spends 75% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Cub Swanson
BJJBoxing
- —Black belt · BJJRigan Machado
Brian Ortega
BJJ
- 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.
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
60%71%
Head
20%18%
Body
20%11%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Cub Swansonlast 5 fights
75%25%
Brian Ortegalast 4 fights
70%9%21%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Cub Swanson Brian Ortega
Strikes landed / min
4.843.84
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cub Swanson · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersBrian Ortega · Good · better than 63% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.996.38
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cub Swanson · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersBrian Ortega · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.000.93
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cub Swanson · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersBrian Ortega · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
50%25%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cub Swanson · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersBrian Ortega · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
63%54%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cub Swanson · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersBrian Ortega · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.90
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Cub Swanson · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersBrian Ortega · Good · better than 77% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.84
Strikes landed / min3.84
3.99
Strikes taken / minfewer is better6.38
1.00 / 2.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.93 / 3.7
50%
Takedown accuracy25%
63%
Takedown defence54%
0:53
Control time / fight1:11
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min0.90
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
Cub Swanson26 UFC fights · 1645 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
51%835/2047
14%231/335
18%297/382
Clinch
4%61/95
5%80/84
1%19/20
Ground
6%96/139
1%12/13
1%14/14
Brian Ortega14 UFC fights · 742 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
63%465/1609
16%117/167
10%75/92
Clinch
4%29/43
2%17/18
0%3/4
Ground
5%34/52
0%2/2
0%0/0
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
Cub Swanson29 of 45 ended early · 64%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
6 early stoppages have no logged time
Brian Ortega13 of 21 ended early · 62%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
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- W
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- W
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- W
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- NC
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- W
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Cub Swanson vs Brian Ortega?
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 at Save Mart Center, Fresno.