Ortega vs Lopes

When is Ortega vs Lopes?

Brian Ortega will face the challenge of Diego Lopes during the main card of UFC 306, on Saturday 14th September 2024 at The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Ortega vs Lopes stats

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

Diego Lopes will make his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Diego Lopes will mark his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Brian Ortega's UFC record currently stands at 8-3-0, while Diego Lopes' comes in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggest Lopes has a large advantage in power over Ortega, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Ortega's 19%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ortega will have a slight advantage over Lopes, with a 50% submission rate over Lopes' 48%.

Brian Ortega is the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Lopes has a height advantage of 3 inches over Ortega. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ortega is arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Lopes, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 4 less professional rounds, 56 to Lopes' 60.

Ortega vs Lopes form

Brian Ortega has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he 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.

Previous to that, he had lost to 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten 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.

Before that, 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.

He had been defeated 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.

Lopes has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Dan Ige at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Sodiq Yusuff at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Pat Sabatini at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten Gavin Tucker at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

He had lost to Movsar Evloev at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Diego Lopes has been fighting more than Brian Ortega.

Brian Ortega last fought 6 months and 11 days ago, while Diego Lopes' last outing was 2 months and 6 days ago.

Ortega's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Lopes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time does Ortega vs Lopes start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which is 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Ortega vs Lopes?

Diego Lopes is currently 13/25 (-190) to win the clash outright, while you can get 6/4 (+150) on Brian Ortega if you fancy the small upset.

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