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Caio Borralho
“The Natural”
Brazil
Ranked #5 · MiddleweightOfficial UFC rankings
18-2-0W-L-D
Next Fight
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- Age
- 33
- Height
- 6'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- MiddleweightMiddleweight: 171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Fighting Nerds
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1868
Scouting Report
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- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Borralho is a mixed bag of finisher and scorecard grinder: 5 KO/TKO, 5 submissions and 9 decisions, with a 53% finish rate. Decisions are his most common way to win, so he lives on the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Beat Reinier de Ridder (22-4-0) by unanimous decision. Before that, lost to Nassourdine Imavov (17-4-0) by unanimous decision after five rounds. Before that, beat Jared Cannonier (18-10-0) by unanimous decision in five rounds.
- Style
- Southpaw at 6'1" with a 75" reach. Lands 3.47 significant strikes a minute at 56% accuracy, absorbs 2.61, and defends 60%. Attempts 1.25 takedowns per 15 minutes at 50% and stops 76% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (26%)
- 5 Submission (26%)
- 9 Decision (48%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 53%
- Last fought
- 8 months ago
19 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 104-35-2
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1800
- Winvs Reinier de Ridder22-4-0 · Power Index 1848Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 7, 2026 · UFC 326: Holloway vs Oliveira 2
Fight stats
Stat Caio Borralho Reinier de Ridder Sig. strikes 57/98 55/141 Takedowns 1/1 2/8 Control time 2:52 2:46 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 24 19 Round 2 sig. strikes 14 17 Round 3 sig. strikes 19 19 - Lossvs Nassourdine Imavov17-4-0 · Power Index 1864Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Sep 6, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho
Fight stats
Stat Caio Borralho Nassourdine Imavov Sig. strikes 66/166 81/162 Takedowns 0/5 0/0 Control time 1:20 0:29 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 6 10 Round 2 sig. strikes 7 13 Round 3 sig. strikes 17 13 Round 4 sig. strikes 12 24 Round 5 sig. strikes 24 21 - Winvs Jared Cannonier18-10-0 · Power Index 1799Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Aug 25, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho
Fight stats
Stat Caio Borralho Jared Cannonier Sig. strikes 153/255 83/254 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 1:59 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 12 Round 2 sig. strikes 21 26 Round 3 sig. strikes 37 15 Round 4 sig. strikes 30 19 Round 5 sig. strikes 50 11 - Winvs Paul Craig17-10-1 · Power Index 1745KO/TKO · R2 · 2:10May 5, 2024 · UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg
Fight stats
Stat Caio Borralho Paul Craig Sig. strikes 36/50 22/48 Takedowns 0/0 0/6 Control time 0:19 0:30 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 20 15 Round 2 sig. strikes 16 7 - Winvs Abus Magomedov30-7-1 · Power Index 1746Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Nov 5, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Lewis
Fight stats
Stat Caio Borralho Abus Magomedov Sig. strikes 51/103 38/107 Takedowns 0/1 0/0 Control time 2:17 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 7 Round 2 sig. strikes 21 20 Round 3 sig. strikes 19 11
Career Stats
Based on 11 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.47
- Striking accuracy
- 56%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.61
- Striking defense
- 60%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.25
- Takedown accuracy
- 50%
- Takedown defense
- 76%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.40