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Fighter profile

Kevin Borjas

“El Gallo Negro”

Flyweight · UFC record 2-5 · 7 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 29 Aug 2026

Distance StrikerPower Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)69
Power80
Striking defense63
Takedown defense82
WrestlingProvisional measure60

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (7 detailed fights; as of Sat 29 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING79.2
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING76.5

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
165 cm (5'5")
Reach
173 cm (5'8")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
28

Last 3: L L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

7 detailed UFC fights · 17 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 29 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed15.6significant, per round
Strikes absorbed27.9per round
Striking differential-12.4per round
Takedown attempts0.65per round
Takedown defense76.0%of attempts stopped
Finish rate0.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
15.6
Significant strikes absorbed per round
27.9
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
-12.4
Striking accuracy
42.3%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
49.0%
Knockdowns per round
0.18
Target: head / body / leg
73.2% / 16.6% / 10.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
93.2% / 5.7% / 1.1%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.65
Takedowns landed per round
0.00
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
Takedown defense
76.0%
Control time per round
0:14
Submission attempts per round
0.00
Reversals per round
0.06

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
2-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
0.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 0 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
2 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered
3 / 2
Average fight time
11:10 (over 5 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Kevin Borjas — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 29 Aug 2026Rei TsuruyaLSUB Rear Naked ChokeR1 4:14UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Sat 20 Jun 2026Andre LimaWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi
Sat 28 Feb 2026Imanol RodriguezLKO/TKO PunchR2 4:21UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh
Sat 23 Aug 2025SumudaerjiLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Sat 29 Mar 2025Ronaldo RodriguezWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg
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Kevin Borjas — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 4 May 2024Alessandro CostaLKO/TKO PunchesR2 1:35UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Sat 11 Nov 2023Joshua VanLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira

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