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Caio Borralho vs Yousri Belgaroui

Middleweight · 3 rounds · Main card · Bout 10 of 12Madison Square Garden · New York, NY
Caio Borralho portrait

Caio Borralho

Yousri Belgaroui portrait

Yousri Belgaroui

Caio Borralho versus Yousri Belgaroui

“The Natural”

Southpaw · Mixed Martial Artist · Fighting Nerds

Borralho’s profile

Orthodox · Teixeira MMA & Fitness

Belgaroui’s profile

Tale of the tape

BorralhoBelgaroui
18-2-0Pro record11-3-0
8-1-0UFC record3-0-0
33Age34
6' 1"Height6' 6"
186 lbsWeight185 lbs
75"Reach79"
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Mixed Martial ArtistStyleNot available
Fighting NerdsTeamTeixeira MMA & Fitness
Won vs Reinier de RidderLast fightWon vs Djorden Santos
252Days since last fight63
50%Finish rate82%

How they win

Borralho

18 wins on file

KO/TKO
5
Submission
4
Decision
9

Belgaroui

11 wins on file

KO/TKO
9
Submission
0
Decision
2

Career averages

3.47Sig. strikes landed per min6.44
63%Strike accuracy, all strikes65%
1.25Takedowns per 15 min0.27
50%Takedown accuracy100%
0.39Submission attempts per 15 min0.00
How these figures are measured
Sig. strikes landed per minute
Significant strikes landed, divided by minutes fought. Career figure.
Strike accuracy, all strikes
Every strike landed as a share of every strike thrown, significant or not, over the career. ESPN's own figure. It is not significant-strike accuracy, which runs lower.
Takedowns per 15 minutes
Takedowns landed for every 15 minutes fought, the length of a three-round bout. Career figure.
Takedown accuracy
Takedowns landed as a share of those attempted. Career figure.
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
Submission attempts for every 15 minutes fought. Career figure.
Finish rate
Share of the wins on file that ended by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Days since last fight
From the last bout on file to the date of this one.

Records, measurements and career averages are reported by ESPN. The UFC record, last fight, finish rate and win methods are counted by Statwell from the bouts on file for each fighter, which can be fewer than the full professional record.

Matchup snapshot

Borralho

9 measured UFC bouts, 138.9 minutes

Belgaroui

3 measured UFC bouts, 29.0 minutes

3.30459 landed of 833 thrown (55%)
Significant strikes landedper minute
8.34242 landed of 375 thrown (65%)
2.63opponents landed 366 of 911
Significant strikes absorbedper minute
1.93opponents landed 56 of 185
45%10 of 22 attempts
Takedowns completedof those attempted
100%1 of 1 attempts
74%conceded 5 of 19 faced
Takedowns defendedof those faced
56%conceded 7 of 16 faced
3scored, 0 suffered
Knockdownsscored and suffered
3scored, 0 suffered
About these statistics

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over each fighter’s measured UFC bouts. Small samples move quickly: read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Recent form

Caio Borralho

4-1 in last 5
  • W

    vs Reinier de Ridder

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2

    Sig. strikes 57 of 98 · Takedowns 1 of 1

  • L

    vs Nassourdine Imavov

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho

    Sig. strikes 66 of 166 · Takedowns 0 of 5

  • W

    vs Jared Cannonier

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho

    Sig. strikes 153 of 255 · Takedowns 0 of 1 · 1 knockdown

  • W

    vs Paul Craig

    KO/TKO · R2 · 2:10

    · UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg

    Sig. strikes 36 of 50 · 1 knockdown

  • W

    vs Abus Magomedov

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis

    Sig. strikes 51 of 103 · Takedowns 0 of 1 · 1 knockdown

Yousri Belgaroui

3-0 in last 3
  • W

    vs Djorden Santos

    KO/TKO · R1 · 4:25

    · Noche UFC: Silva vs. Delgado

    Sig. strikes 46 of 81 · 1 knockdown

  • W

    vs Mansur Abdul-Malik

    KO/TKO · R3 · 3:39

    · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer

    Sig. strikes 94 of 156 · 2 knockdowns

  • W

    vs Azamat Bekoev

    KO/TKO · R3 · 0:55

    · UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen

    Sig. strikes 102 of 138 · Takedowns 1 of 1

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