Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega — UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Alexander Volkanovski vs Brian Ortega

Featherweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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Alexander VolkanovskiWinner

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UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega

Saturday, September 25, 2021 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Alexander Volkanovski def. Brian Ortega

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanMike Bell · 46-49Junichiro Kamijo · 45-50Sal D'amato · 44-50Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00

Alexander VolkanovskiRound 5Brian Ortega

50 / 83Sig. strikes26 / 70

60%Accuracy37%

50 / 83Total strikes26 / 70

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 2

0Sub. attempts0

0:02Control0:00

10.0Pace / min5.2

100%Control share0%

Alexander Volkanovski

Targethead 78% · body 12% · leg 10%

Phasedistance 94% · clinch 6% · ground 0%

Brian Ortega

Targethead 73% · body 23% · leg 4%

Phasedistance 92% · clinch 8% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeAlexander Volkanovski landed 50 significant strikes to 26.Striking edgeAlexander Volkanovski struck at 60% accuracy to 37%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R4

Pace upAlexander Volkanovski's significant-strike pace moved +43% from R4 to R5, 10.0 against 7.0 per minute.
Phase shiftAlexander Volkanovski's ground share of landed strikes moved -63 pts, to 0% on the ground against 94% at distance.
Control swingAlexander Volkanovski's control time moved -151s, 2s against 153s.
Defensive driftAlexander Volkanovski absorbed significant strikes +333% faster than in R4, 5.2 against 1.2 per minute.
Pace upBrian Ortega's significant-strike pace moved +333% from R4 to R5, 5.2 against 1.2 per minute.
Defensive driftBrian Ortega absorbed significant strikes +43% faster than in R4, 10.0 against 7.0 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Alexander Volkanovski

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Brian Ortega

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

214Alexander Volkanovski sig. strikes

88Brian Ortega sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+333%largest pace swing, R4 to R5 (Brian Ortega)