Middleweight

Caio Borralho

Last fought: Mar 2026

RECORD

Pro

18-2-0 (1 NC)

UFC

8-1-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	15:26
Fight Completion Rate	89.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.09
% Fights Inside the Distance	22.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	42-22 (65.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	34-20 (63.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	8-2 (80.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	65.7%
% Time in Control	26.9%
% Time Controlled	7.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	78.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.14
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.63
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.52
Distance Strike Accuracy	51.2%
Distance Strike Defense	61.6%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.94
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.21
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.04
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.61
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.06

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Caio Borralho League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Caio Borralho
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Strike Differential	0.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	45.5%
Takedown Defense	73.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	4:01
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	12.5%
Submission % of Wins	12.5%
Decision % of Wins	75.0%
Avg Fight Time	15:26
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	54.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Takedown Accuracy	12.5%
Takedown Defense	85.7%
Control Time/Fight	1:45

Fight History

WIN

vs. Reinier de Ridder

UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 • Mar 2026Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Caio Borralho57/9858%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:52

Reinier de Ridder55/14139%TD 2/8Ctrl 2:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Caio Borralho	24/42	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Reinier de Ridder	19/51	37%	2/5	1:26	—

R2	Caio Borralho	14/25	56%	0/0	0:41	—
	Reinier de Ridder	17/43	40%	0/3	1:20	—

R3	Caio Borralho	19/31	61%	1/1	2:11	—
	Reinier de Ridder	19/47	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nassourdine Imavov

UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho • Sep 2025Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Caio Borralho66/16640%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:20

Nassourdine Imavov81/16250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Caio Borralho	6/22	27%	0/2	0:51	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	10/18	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Caio Borralho	7/30	23%	0/1	0:00	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Caio Borralho	17/38	45%	0/1	0:22	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	13/31	42%	0/0	0:02	—

R4	Caio Borralho	12/32	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	24/44	55%	0/0	0:27	—

R5	Caio Borralho	24/44	55%	0/0	0:07	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	21/43	49%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jared Cannonier

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho • Aug 2024Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Caio Borralho153/25560%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:59KD 1

Jared Cannonier83/25433%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Caio Borralho	15/32	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	12/34	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Caio Borralho	21/43	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	26/70	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Caio Borralho	37/58	64%	0/0	0:05	—
	Jared Cannonier	15/58	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Caio Borralho	30/53	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	19/50	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Caio Borralho	50/69	72%	0/1	1:54	1
	Jared Cannonier	11/42	26%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Paul Craig

UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg • May 2024Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:10

Caio Borralho36/5072%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19KD 1

Paul Craig22/4846%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Caio Borralho	20/30	67%	0/0	0:10	—
	Paul Craig	15/29	52%	0/5	0:30	—

R2	Caio Borralho	16/20	80%	0/0	0:09	1
	Paul Craig	7/19	37%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Abus Magomedov

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis • Nov 2023Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Caio Borralho51/10350%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:17KD 1

Abus Magomedov38/10736%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Caio Borralho	11/25	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Abus Magomedov	7/33	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Caio Borralho	21/42	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Abus Magomedov	20/49	41%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Caio Borralho	19/36	53%	0/0	2:17	1
	Abus Magomedov	11/25	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simon • Apr 2023Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:49

Caio Borralho34/5562%TD 3/6Ctrl 2:39

Michal Oleksiejczuk30/6546%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Caio Borralho	25/45	56%	1/4	0:41	—
	Michal Oleksiejczuk	26/55	47%	0/1	0:13	—

R2	Caio Borralho	9/10	90%	2/2	1:58	—
	Michal Oleksiejczuk	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Makhmud Muradov

UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev • Oct 2022Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Caio Borralho19/3259%TD 1/2Ctrl 5:32

Makhmud Muradov14/3540%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Caio Borralho	13/18	72%	1/1	1:36	—
	Makhmud Muradov	7/20	35%	0/0	1:32	—

R2	Caio Borralho	1/3	33%	0/0	0:46	—
	Makhmud Muradov	1/5	20%	1/1	2:45	—

R3	Caio Borralho	5/11	45%	0/1	3:10	—
	Makhmud Muradov	6/10	60%	1/1	0:27	—

WIN

vs. Armen Petrosyan

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev • Jul 2022Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Caio Borralho12/2548%TD 4/5Ctrl 10:09

Armen Petrosyan31/6151%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Caio Borralho	4/5	80%	1/1	4:24	—
	Armen Petrosyan	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Caio Borralho	2/8	25%	2/2	2:47	—
	Armen Petrosyan	12/29	41%	0/0	0:26	—

R3	Caio Borralho	6/12	50%	1/2	2:58	—
	Armen Petrosyan	18/30	60%	0/0	0:53	—

WIN

vs. Gadzhi Omargadzhiev

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad • Apr 2022Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 3:56

Caio Borralho31/4963%TD 1/1Ctrl 10:11

Gadzhi Omargadzhiev12/3832%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Caio Borralho	18/26	69%	0/0	4:06	—
	Gadzhi Omargadzhiev	5/10	50%	1/1	0:07	—

R2	Caio Borralho	7/11	64%	0/0	3:54	—
	Gadzhi Omargadzhiev	1/12	8%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Caio Borralho	6/12	50%	1/1	2:11	—
	Gadzhi Omargadzhiev	6/16	38%	0/1	0:15	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (2 fights)

WIN

vs. Jesse Murray

DWCS 5.8 • Oct 2021

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:41

Caio Borralho13/2357%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Jesse Murray4/1429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Caio Borralho	13/23	57%	0/0	0:05	1
	Jesse Murray	4/14	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Aaron Jeffery

DWCS 5.5 • Sep 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Caio Borralho68/10267%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:18

Aaron Jeffery36/10036%TD 0/2Ctrl 6:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Caio Borralho	36/48	75%	0/0	0:25	—
	Aaron Jeffery	12/35	34%	0/0	1:02	—

R2	Caio Borralho	11/18	61%	2/2	0:51	—
	Aaron Jeffery	5/19	26%	0/1	2:43	—

R3	Caio Borralho	21/36	58%	1/2	1:02	—
	Aaron Jeffery	19/46	41%	0/1	2:28	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com