Ortega vs Edgar

Who won Ortega vs Edgar?

Brian Ortega beat Frankie Edgar by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 222, on Saturday 3rd March 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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 Edgar stats

Brian Ortega stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Frankie Edgar made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Brian Ortega's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Brian Ortega's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Frankie Edgar's came in at 18-11-1.

The stats suggested Edgar had an advantage in power over Ortega, with a 32% knock out percentage over Ortega's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ortega had a massive advantage over Edgar, boasting a 54% submission rate over Edgar's 18%.

Brian Ortega was the younger man by 9 years, at 34 years old.

Ortega had a height advantage of 2 inches over Edgar. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ortega was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 9 months later than Edgar, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 50 less professional rounds, 59 to Edgar's 109.

Ortega vs Edgar form

Edgar had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Brian Ortega at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yair Rodriguez at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Before that, he had defeated Jeremy Stephens at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had been beaten by Jose Aldo at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Edgar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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