Ortega vs Murphy

When is Ortega vs Murphy?

Brian Ortega could potentially face the challenge of Lerone Murphy, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

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

Ortega vs Murphy stats

Brian Ortega would step into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Lerone Murphy would make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 16 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Murphy would have a large advantage in power over Ortega, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Ortega's 19%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ortega would have a massive advantage over Murphy, boasting a 50% submission rate over Murphy's 0%.

Brian Ortega is the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Murphy has a height advantage of 1 inch over Ortega. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Ortega is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Murphy, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 17 more professional rounds, 59 to Murphy's 42.

Ortega vs Murphy form

Brian Ortega has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to 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 had won 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 been beaten by 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 defeated 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 beaten 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.

Murphy remains undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight, he defeated Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy on 5th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Dan Ige at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Joshua Culibao at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Gabriel Santos at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Lerone Murphy has been fighting more than Brian Ortega.

Brian Ortega last fought 7 months and 11 days ago, while Lerone Murphy's last outing was 20 days ago.

Ortega's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Murphy's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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