Allen vs Ortega

When is Allen vs Ortega?

Arnold Allen could potentially face the challenge of Brian Ortega, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would be contested over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Allen vs Ortega stats

Arnold Allen would step into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Brian Ortega would make his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

The stats suggest Allen would have an advantage in power over Ortega, with a 35% knock out percentage over Ortega's 19%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ortega would have a large advantage over Allen, boasting a 50% submission rate over Allen's 20%.

Arnold Allen is the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Allen has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Allen is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 11 months later than Ortega, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 1 less professional rounds, 58 to Ortega's 59.

Allen vs Ortega form

Allen has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he won against Giga Chikadze at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Movsar Evloev at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Brian Ortega has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he was defeated by Diego Lopes at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Yair Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Arnold Allen has been fighting more than Brian Ortega.

Arnold Allen last fought 8 months and 1 day ago, while Brian Ortega's last outing was 6 months and 14 days ago.

Allen's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Ortega's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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