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 10 years, at 33 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Brian Ortega had last fought 6 years, 2 months and 4 days ago, while Frankie Edgar's last outing had been 7 years, 8 months and 30 days ago.

Ortega's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Edgar's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

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