Ortega vs Edgar

Who won Ortega vs Edgar?

Brian Ortega beat Frankie Edgar by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 222, on Saturday 3rd March 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Ortega vs Edgar stats

Brian Ortega stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Frankie Edgar made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Brian Ortega's UFC record stood at 8-3-0, while Frankie Edgar's came in at 18-11-1.

The stats suggested Edgar had an advantage in power over Ortega, with a 32% knock out percentage over Ortega's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ortega had a massive advantage over Edgar, boasting a 54% submission rate over Edgar's 18%.

Brian Ortega was the younger man by 9 years, at 33 years old.

Ortega had a height advantage of 2 inches over Edgar. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ortega was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 9 months later than Edgar, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 53 less professional rounds, 56 to Edgar's 109.

Ortega vs Edgar form

Frankie Edgar had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Pedro Munhoz at UFC Vegas 7 on 22nd August 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Max Holloway at UFC 240 on 27th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

He had been defeated by Brian Ortega at UFC 222 on 3rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Ortega's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Edgar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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