Volkanovski vs Ortega II

When is Volkanovski vs Ortega II?

Alexander Volkanovski could potentially fight Brian Ortega, in Late 2022.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Volkanovski vs Ortega II stats

Alexander Volkanovski would step into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Brian Ortega would make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knock out and 7 by submission.

The stats suggest Volkanovski would have a large advantage in power over Ortega, boasting at 48% knock out percentage over Ortega's 20%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ortega would have a massive advantage over Volkanovski, boosting at 47% submission rate over Volkanovski's 12%.

Alexander Volkanovski is the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Ortega has a height advantage of 2 inches over Volkanovski. Despite this, he has 3-inch reach advantage.

Volkanovski is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 year later than Ortega, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 23 more professional rounds, 76 to Ortega's 53.

Volkanovski vs Ortega II form

Volkanovski has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had won against Max Holloway at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beat Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had defeated Brian Ortega at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Max Holloway at UFC 251 on 11th July 2020 by split decision in their UFC Featherweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Ortega has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he had lost to 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.

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

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alexander Volkanovski has been fighting more than Brian Ortega.

Alexander Volkanovski last fought 1 month and 19 days ago, while Brian Ortega's last outing was 8 months and 14 days ago.

Volkanovski's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Ortega's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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