Brian Ortega vs. Mike de la Torre
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Brian Ortega
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.8 wins over .500
Mike de la Torre
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.3 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brian Ortega
Distance 94.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 2.7% (norm 6.5%)
Mike de la Torre
Distance 80.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brian Ortega
Head 85.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 7.8%)
Mike de la Torre
Head 90.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ortega L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Torre L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 657 / 1868 | 35.2% | 40.9% | 81 / 272 | 29.8% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 49 / 65 | 75.4% | 70.8% | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 36 / 54 | 66.7% | 69.2% | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 528 / 1704 | 31.0% | 37.2% | 105 / 305 | 34.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 136 / 187 | 72.7% | 68.2% | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 78 / 96 | 81.2% | 80.7% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Ortega L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Torre L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1063 / 2176 | 48.9% | 39.2% | 82 / 255 | 32.2% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 70.3% | 80 / 103 | 77.7% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 126 / 198 | 63.6% | 69.4% | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 875 / 1998 | 43.8% | 35.9% | 137 / 321 | 42.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 185 / 242 | 76.4% | 67.9% | 48 / 72 | 66.7% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 173 / 191 | 90.6% | 81.5% | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ortega has more cage time on record.