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BEST PRICE
We back
Ortega
over Sterling · Catchweight
Our fair value$4.61
pays above fair
$5.20
Best prices · Ortega
Unibet (UK) · UK
$5.20
Unibet (NL) · EU
$5.20
Unibet · AU
$5.20
Where to back Ortega
best price · region · EV vs fair $4.61
US
Bally Bet
$5.20
+13%
UK
Unibet (UK)
$5.20
+13%
Unibet (UK)
$5.20
+13%
EU
Unibet (NL)
$5.20
+13%
Unibet (NL)
$5.20
+13%
AU
Unibet
$5.20
+13%
Unibet
$5.20
+13%
PM
PM
Polymarket crowd exchange
$3.64
How it endsmethod calls · Ortega · crowd line
KO/TKO
1
$27.65
Submission
4
$6.91
Decision
1
$27.65
Tale of the tape
the matchup, side by side
Ortega 16-5
VS
25-5 Sterling
5'8"
height
5'7"
153 lb
weight
153 lb
69"
reach
71"
35
age
36
Switch
stance
Orthodox
5.7
strikes landed / min
5.7
40%
striking accuracy
44%
4.3
strikes absorbed / min
2.5
49%
striking defence
55%
0.9
takedowns / 15 min
1.5
44%
takedown accuracy
27%
58%
takedown defence
63%
1.4
submissions / 15 min
1.1
AI analysis
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What the numbers say
Model vs market22% vs 19%
Consensus12 of 46 analysts
Sharpest angleOrtega by Submission — 4 of 6 method calls
Recommendation
Back Ortega @ $5.20 · fair $4.61
+13% EDGE
Analyst tape
every extracted call on this fight
GM
GLO MMA picks Brian Ortega VALUE
“I'm going to go and pick Aljine Aljamain Sterling because he has the better grappling.”
MM
MMAPREDICTIONGURU picks Aljamain Sterling
“Almaine Sterling in the co-main event is my prediction there.”
FM
FORGE MMA picks Aljamain Sterling
“I'm going with Aljo. I'm going with the Jamaican sensation. ... He's going to beat Brian Ortega.”
ME
MMA EXPERTS picks Aljamain Sterling
“I'm going Al Lane. Aljamain Sterling for the W.”
BB
Bart Barrett picks Aljamain Sterling
“I like Aljamain Sterling quite a bit here... expect a heavy grappling match uh with Aljamain Sterling controlling majority of the fight.”
JO
JorgeFlyingKnee picks Brian Ortega
“I got to give it to Brian Ortega”
UG
UFC GamblingAddicts picks Brian Ortega VALUE
“I would go with Brian Ortega. At those odds, I would have to go underdog or pass completely.”
UF
UFCThoughts picks Brian Ortega
“I'm going to pick Brian Ortega in a five round fight over Aljain Funk Master Sterling.”
SN
SPORTS JEDI NETWORK picks Brian Ortega VALUE
WP
We Want Picks picks Aljamain Sterling VALUE
“Aljamain Sterling is going to win this fight”
LM
Leftlane MMA picks Aljamain Sterling
“give me Aljamain Sterling. Um, and I desperately need him to win cuz like all my bets for the week require Aljamain Sterling to win. So, um, yeah, Aljamain Sterling, I'm going to say decision.”
Recent form
last five, most recent first
Ortega16-5
L
Sterling
Aug '25
L
Lopes
Sep '24
W
Rodríguez
Feb '24
L
Rodríguez
Jul '22
L
Volkanovski
Sep '21
Sterling25-5
W
Zalal
Apr '26
W
Ortega
Aug '25
L
Evloev
Dec '24
W
Kattar
Apr '24
L
O'Malley
Aug '23