Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Featherweight5 rounds scheduled
Brian Ortega
T-City
16-5-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Yair Rodriguez def. Brian Ortega (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 4:11
WIN
Yair Rodriguez
El Pantera
21-6-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, July 16, 2022
UBS Arena, Elmont, United States

Yair Rodriguez defeated Brian Ortega by TKO in round 1 (4:11) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez, held Saturday, July 16, 2022 at UBS Arena, Elmont.

Fight stats

Brian Ortega
Yair Rodriguez
0
Knockdowns
0
22 of 35
Significant strikes
23 of 46
63%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
26 of 39
Total strikes
48 of 76
1 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
20%
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:24
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
18 of 30
Head
18 of 41
3 of 3
Body
0 of 0
1 of 2
Leg
5 of 5
15 of 27
Distance
21 of 44
7 of 8
Clinch
1 of 1
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
22 of 35
Sig. str.
23 of 46
26 of 39
Total str.
48 of 76
1 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:24
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

Brian Ortega
-190
66% implied win probability
Open: -165Best: -160
Yair Rodriguez
+151
40% implied win probability
Open: +136Best: +170

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookBrian OrtegaYair Rodriguez
BetAnything-215+160
BetOnline-185+160
BetUS-200+160
Betway-200+140
Bovada-210+170
Cloudbet-179+163
DraftKings-160+120
FanDuel-205+158
MyBookie-195+160
Pinnacle-180+157
sportsbetio-204+138
sports-interaction-175+135
unibet-175+138

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez?

Yair Rodriguez defeated Brian Ortega by TKO in round 1 (4:11) in the Featherweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez, held Saturday, July 16, 2022 at UBS Arena, Elmont.

Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Brian Ortega 58%42% Yair Rodriguez

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Featherweight roster (14 fighters)

Brian Ortega
Submission Ace
1 edge
Yair Rodriguez
Knockout Artist
10 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

91Power96
91Speed98
89Precision93
91Durability94
92Engine95
85Wrestling90
96Ground92

Biggest edge Yair Rodriguez, Kick power +10

Attribute by attribute

Brian Ortega is on the left of every row, Yair Rodriguez on the right.
93Punch power94
88Kick power98
92Punch speed95
90Kick speed100
89Accuracy93
85Takedowns90
92Ground striking93
100Submissions90
92Chin95
90Body strength92
92Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

16-5-0 (1 NC)
Record
21-6-0 (1 NC)
1749
Power Index rating
1689
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
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
United States
Nationality
Mexico

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

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%