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PRO / CLUB
Black Belt Surfing · Black House MMA (formerly) · Gracie University HQ (2004–present) · Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center (2019–present)
Wikipedia
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CAREER INTELLIGENCE PROFILE
Brian Ortega
fighterUSA5 ft 9 in153 lb
CAREER LINEAGE
High School / Academy → College → Pro / Club
TROPHY CASE
Tournaments, Championships & Awards Won
2024 Comeback of the Year
2024
SOURCE ↗2024: Best Submission of the 1HY & Ranked #5 Submission of the Year
2024
SOURCE ↗2021 #2 Ranked UFC Fight of the Year
2021
SOURCE ↗2021 Fight of the Year vs. Alexander Volkanovski
2021
SOURCE ↗2021 September Fight of the Month vs. Alexander Volkanovski
2021
SOURCE ↗2021: President's Choice Fight of the Year Nominee
2021
SOURCE ↗2021: Ranked #2 Fight of the Year
2021
SOURCE ↗2018 #4 Ranked UFC Fight of the Year
2018
SOURCE ↗2018: Ranked #4 Fight of the Year , Best Knockout of the 1HY & Ranked #2 Knockout of the Year
2018
SOURCE ↗2017 #3 Ranked Submission of the Year
2017
SOURCE ↗2017 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
2017
SOURCE ↗2017: Ranked #10 Fighter of the Year & Ranked #4 Submission of the Year
2017
SOURCE ↗2016: Ranked #3 Submission of the Year
2016
SOURCE ↗2015 June Fight of the Month vs. Thiago Tavares
2015
SOURCE ↗2015: Ranked #6 Fight of the Year
2015
SOURCE ↗CBS Sports
SOURCE ↗Cageside Press
SOURCE ↗Combat Press
SOURCE ↗ESPN
SOURCE ↗Fifth most Post-Fight bonuses in UFC Featherweight division history (8)
SOURCE ↗Fight of the Night (Five times)
SOURCE ↗MMA Junkie
SOURCE ↗MMA Mania
SOURCE ↗MMA Sucka
SOURCE ↗Performance of the Night (Three times)
SOURCE ↗RFA Featherweight Champion (one time)
SOURCE ↗Resurrection Fighting Alliance
SOURCE ↗Tied (Daniel Pineda, Chas Skelly, Makwan Amirkhani & Youssef Zalal) for second most submissions in UFC Featherweight division history (4)
SOURCE ↗Tied (Dennis Bermudez) for fifth most submission attempts in UFC Featherweight division history (12)
SOURCE ↗Tied (Ricardo Lamas & Joanderson Brito) for third most finishes in UFC Featherweight division history (7)
SOURCE ↗UFC Honors Awards
SOURCE ↗UFC.com Awards
SOURCE ↗Ultimate Fighting Championship
SOURCE ↗World MMA Awards
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SOURCE ↗BRAIN STORAGE
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