Ortega vs Rodriguez

Who won Ortega vs Rodriguez?

Yair Rodriguez beat Brian Ortega by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 16th July 2022 at UBS Arena in Long Island, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Ortega vs Rodriguez stats

Brian Ortega stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Yair Rodriguez made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Brian Ortega's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Yair Rodriguez marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Brian Ortega's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Yair Rodriguez's came in at 11-4-0.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had an advantage in power over Ortega, with a 31% knock out percentage over Ortega's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ortega had a large advantage over Rodriguez, boasting a 47% submission rate over Rodriguez's 23%.

Brian Ortega was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ortega. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ortega was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 59 to Rodriguez's 65.

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Ortega's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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