Ortega vs Lopes

Who won Ortega vs Lopes?

Diego Lopes beat Brian Ortega by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 306, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-26, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Diego Lopes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Ortega vs Lopes stats

Brian Ortega stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Diego Lopes made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Brian Ortega's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Diego Lopes marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Brian Ortega's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Diego Lopes' came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Lopes had a large advantage in power over Ortega, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Ortega's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ortega had a slight advantage over Lopes, with a 50% submission rate over Lopes' 48%.

Brian Ortega was the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Lopes had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ortega. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ortega was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Lopes, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 59 to Lopes' 68.

Ortega vs Lopes form

Ortega had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Yair Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez on 16th July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UBS Arena, Long Island, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight Island 6 on 17th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been defeated by Max Holloway at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

He had beaten Frankie Edgar at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Lopes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Brian Ortega at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Sphere, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Dan Ige at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Sodiq Yusuff at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Pat Sabatini at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Diego Lopes had been fighting more than Brian Ortega.

Going to this contest, Brian Ortega had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 27 days ago, while Diego Lopes' last outing had been 3 months and 1 day ago.

Ortega's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Lopes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ortega vs Lopes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ortega vs Lopes?

Brian Ortega was a 81/50 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Diego Lopes made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.