Who will Brian Ortega 🇺🇸 fight next?
Brian Ortega is booked to fight Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night Qatar: Procházka vs Stirling (ABHA Arena, Doha) on Sat 21 Nov 2026.
Latest status: BOOKED: vs Dan Hooker, UFC Fight Night (Qatar), ABHA Arena, Doha, 21 Nov 2026 (UFC.com event page). Last fight: Lost to Aljamain Sterling (Decision (unanimous), UFC Fight Night, 23 Aug 2025).
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning. The confirmed bout above is official; this forecast is not.
- Dan Hooker92%chance next opponentOfficially on the card. The rest is withdrawal risk.Likely event: UFC Fight Night (Qatar) · ABHA Arena, Doha · 21 Nov
Field / other: 8%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- UFC Fight Night (Qatar), ABHA Arena, Doha, 21 Nov 2026 · Event page: UFC Fight Night Qatar: Procházka vs Stirling
- Last fight
- Loss vs Aljamain Sterling · Decision (unanimous) R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night · 23 Aug 2025
- Career stage
- 2 straight losses: steps back.
- Confidence
- High (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
What changed?
- UFC.com event: UFC Fight Night (Qatar), ABHA Arena, Doha, 21 Nov 2026 · source
Only dated items with a source are listed: news reports used for the estimate, plus changes to our logged estimates.
Fight history Pro record 16-5-0 (1 NC)
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Aljamain Sterling 🇺🇸 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | |
| L | Diego Lopes 🇧🇷 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 306 | |
| W | Yair Rodríguez 🇲🇽 | Submission (arm-triangle choke) · R3, 0:58 | 3 | 0:58 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | |
| L | Yair Rodríguez 🇲🇽 | TKO (shoulder injury) · R1, 4:11 | 1 | 4:11 | UFC on ABC: Ortega vs. Rodríguez | |
| L | Alexander Volkanovski 🇦🇺 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 266 | |
| W | Jung Chan-sung | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | |
| L | Max Holloway 🇺🇸 | TKO (doctor stoppage) · R4, 5:00 | 4 | 5:00 | UFC 231 | |
| W | Frankie Edgar | KO (punch) · R1, 4:44 | 1 | 4:44 | UFC 222 | |
| W | Cub Swanson | Submission (guillotine choke) · R2, 3:22 | 2 | 3:22 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | |
| W | Renato Moicano 🇧🇷 | Submission (guillotine choke) · R3, 2:59 | 3 | 2:59 | UFC 214 | |
| W | Clay Guida | KO (knee) · R3, 4:40 | 3 | 4:40 | UFC 199 | |
| W | Diego Brandão | Submission (triangle choke) · R3, 1:37 | 3 | 1:37 | UFC 195 | |
| W | Thiago Tavares | TKO (punches) · R3, 4:10 | 3 | 4:10 | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson | |
| NC | Mike De La Torre | NC (overturned) · R1, 1:39 | 1 | 1:39 | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown | |
| W | Keoni Koch | Decision (split) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | RFA 12 | |
| W | Jordan Rinaldi | Submission (triangle choke) · R3, 2:29 | 3 | 2:29 | RFA 9 | |
| W | Thomas Guimond | Submission (triangle choke) · R1, 4:02 | 1 | 4:02 | Respect in the Cage 20 | |
| W | Carlos Garces | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | Respect in the Cage 10 | |
| W | Chris Mercado | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Respect in the Cage 9 | |
| W | Vincent Martinez | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, 1:54 | 1 | 1:54 | Respect in the Cage 5 | |
| W | Brady Harrison | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Gladiator Challenge: Bad Behaviour | |
| W | John Sassone | Submission (triangle choke) · R1, 1:48 | 1 | 1:48 | Gladiator Challenge: Maximum Force |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Brian Ortega: frequently asked questions
When is Brian Ortega's next fight?
Brian Ortega is booked to fight Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night Qatar: Procházka vs Stirling (ABHA Arena, Doha) on Sat 21 Nov 2026. Source: the UFC.com event page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
Who did Brian Ortega fight last?
Brian Ortega lost to Aljamain Sterling at UFC Fight Night on 23 Aug 2025 (Decision (unanimous) R5 5:00).
Who is Brian Ortega likely to fight next?
The fight with Dan Hooker is officially booked. NextSmash model estimate: Dan Hooker (92%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Brian Ortega's record?
16-5-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank, last fight) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media + Meta), checked 1 Oct 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com event: UFC Fight Night (Qatar), ABHA Arena, Doha, 21 Nov 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.