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Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodriguez

Result, odds and stats · Featherweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Feb 24, 2024Odds at the close
Brian Ortega def. Yair Rodriguez · submission, round 3 (0:58)
Underdog
Brian
Ortega
Featherweight
Record
15-3
UFC
7-3
Age
33
Height
5'8"
Reach
69"
Stance
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OrtegaRodriguez
Closing line
39%61%
Opened +123 / −162, closed +145 / −174. The line moved toward Yair Rodriguez since it opened.
Favourite
Yair
Rodriguez
Featherweight
Record
19-4
UFC
10-3
Age
31
Height
5'11"
Reach
71"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Brian OrtegaYair Rodriguez
Significant strikes28 of 7355 of 115
Knockdowns01
Takedowns3 of 60 of 1
Control time5:211:32
Submission attempts10

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

15
20
Round 1
21
25
Round 2
25
23
Round 3
■ Brian Ortega ■ Yair Rodriguez Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Alexander Volkanovski
Brian Ortega
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Sep 2021 · Volkanovski landed 5.0 more a minute
Yair Rodriguez
Lost · KO/TKO, round 3
Jul 2023 · Volkanovski landed 1.8 more a minute
Max Holloway
Brian Ortega
Lost · KO/TKO, round 4
Dec 2018 · Holloway landed 9.0 more a minute
Yair Rodriguez
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Nov 2021 · Holloway landed 2.8 more a minute
Chan Sung Jung
Brian Ortega
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Oct 2020 · landed 2.6 more significant strikes a minute
Yair Rodriguez
Won · KO/TKO, round 5
Nov 2018 · Jung landed 0.3 more a minute
Frankie Edgar
Brian Ortega
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Mar 2018 · Edgar landed 0.4 more a minute
Yair Rodriguez
Lost · KO/TKO, round 2
May 2017 · Edgar landed 5.6 more a minute

Their other meetings

Yair Rodriguez won by KO/TKO, round 1 (4:11)Jul 16, 2022

Other fights that night

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