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Caio Borralho
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Caio Borralho

“The Natural”

Middleweight · UFC record 8-1 · 9 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 7 Mar 2026

Defensive Striker

Next bout: vs Yousri Belgaroui · UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat 14 Nov 2026

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)83
Power74
Striking defense83
Takedown defense82
WrestlingProvisional measure73

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (9 detailed fights; as of Sat 7 Mar 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING85.7
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING71.2

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
185 cm (6'1")
Reach
190 cm (6'3")
Stance
Southpaw
Age
33

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

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

Strikes landed15.8significant, per round
Strikes absorbed12.6per round
Striking differential+3.2per round
Takedown attempts0.76per round
Takedown defense73.7%of attempts stopped
Finish rate25.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
15.8
Significant strikes absorbed per round
12.6
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+3.2
Striking accuracy
55.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
59.8%
Knockdowns per round
0.10
Target: head / body / leg
64.9% / 18.3% / 16.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
82.3% / 3.7% / 13.9%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.76
Takedowns landed per round
0.34
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
Takedown defense
73.7%
Control time per round
1:17
Submission attempts per round
0.14
Reversals per round
0.14

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
8-1-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
25.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 1 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered
3 / 0
Average fight time
15:37 (over 8 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

Caio Borralho — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 7 Mar 2026Reinier de RidderWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2
Sat 6 Sep 2025Nassourdine ImavovLU-DECR5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Sat 24 Aug 2024Jared CannonierWU-DECR5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho
Sat 4 May 2024Paul CraigWKO/TKO PunchesR2 2:10UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Sat 4 Nov 2023Abus MagomedovWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis
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Caio Borralho — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 29 Apr 2023Michal OleksiejczukWSUB Rear Naked ChokeR2 2:49UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon
Sat 22 Oct 2022Makhmud MuradovWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev
Sat 9 Jul 2022Armen PetrosyanWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
Sat 16 Apr 2022Gadzhi OmargadzhievWU-DECR3 3:56UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad

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