Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez
Featherweight5 rounds scheduled
Brian Ortega
Brian Ortega
“T-City”
16-5-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Yair Rodriguez def. Brian Ortega (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 4:11
WIN
Yair Rodriguez
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
Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

16-5-0 (1 NC)
Record
21-6-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
1
35
Age
33
5'8"
Height
5'11"
69"
Reach
71"
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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
Yair Rodriguez · 3-2
  • W
    Patricio Pitbull
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs LopesSat, Apr 12, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Mexico CitySun, Feb 25, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 0:58 · Featherweight
  • L
    Alexander Volkanovski
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs RodriguezSat, Jul 8, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 4:19 · Featherweight
  • W
    Josh Emmett
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs VolkanovskiSat, Feb 11, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Featherweight
  • W
    Brian Ortega
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs RodriguezSat, 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%