UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · Main card
Title fight · Featherweight · 5 rounds
Brian Ortega vs Alexander Volkanovski
Brian Ortega
“T-City”
16-5-0 (1 NC) · USA
WLLWL
Result
Volkanovski wins by Decision (R5 5:00)
Alexander Volkanovski
“The Great”
28-4-0 · Australia
WWLLW
Brian Ortega: MMAnytt / CC BY 3.0 · Alexander Volkanovski: MMAnytt / CC BY 3.0
Fight stats
OrtegaVolkanovski
Knockdowns
0
0
Significant strikes
88/234
214/353
Total strikes
101/250
229/377
Takedowns
2/5
0/0
Submission attempts
3
0
Control time
0:54
3:51
Head
59
146
Body
20
20
Leg
9
48
Tale of the tape
| Ortega | Volkanovski | |
|---|---|---|
| 16-5-0 (1 NC) | Record | 28-4-0 |
| 30 | Age | 32 |
| 5′8″ | Height | 5′6″ |
| 69″ | Reach | 71″ |
| Switch | Stance | Orthodox |
| 3.24 | Sig. strikes landed / min | 5.17 |
| 5.38 | Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 2.86 |
| 37% | Striking accuracy | 57% |
| 49% | Striking defence | 59% |
| 0.79 | Takedowns / 15 min | 1.41 |
| 25% | Takedown accuracy | 34% |
| 55% | Takedown defence | 69% |
| 0.79 | Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.17 |
| 0:39 | Control time / fight | 1:53 |
| 3 | Wins by KO/TKO | 13 |
| 8 | Wins by submission | 3 |
| 5 | Wins by decision | 12 |
| 69% | Finish rate | 57% |
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Previous meetings
These fighters have not met before.
Common opponents
| W | Chan Sung Jung | W |
|---|---|---|
| L | Diego Lopes | WW |
| L | Max Holloway | WWW |
| WL | Yair Rodriguez | W |