Ortega vs Swanson

Who won Ortega vs Swanson?

Brian Ortega beat Cub Swanson by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 123, on Saturday 9th December 2017 at SaveMart Center in Fresno.

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 Swanson stats

Brian Ortega stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Cub Swanson made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

This was Brian Ortega's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Cub Swanson marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Brian Ortega's UFC record stood at 8-4-0, while Cub Swanson's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested Ortega had an advantage in power over Swanson, with a 17% knock out percentage over Swanson's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ortega had a massive advantage over Swanson, boasting a 50% submission rate over Swanson's 0%.

Brian Ortega was the younger man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Swanson had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ortega was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 9 months later than Swanson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 43 less professional rounds, 59 to Swanson's 102.

Ortega vs Swanson form

Ortega had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Max Holloway at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Frankie Edgar at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 123 on 9th December 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at SaveMart Center, Fresno.

Swanson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Billy Quarantillo at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Andre Fili at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hakeem Dawodu at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Jonathan Martinez at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Brian Ortega had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 2 days ago, while Cub Swanson's last outing had been 6 months and 13 days ago.

Ortega's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Swanson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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