Lightweight

Viacheslav Borshchev

Last fought: Nov 2025

RECORD

Pro

8-7-1

UFC

3-6-1

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

69"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:01
Fight Completion Rate	73.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.21
% Fights Inside the Distance	40.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	23-18 (56.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	1-3 (25.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	20-15 (57.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	61.0%
% Time in Control	4.8%
% Time Controlled	34.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	12.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	7.50
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.89
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.62
Distance Strike Accuracy	49.4%
Distance Strike Defense	63.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.72
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.07
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.53
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.86
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.07

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 Lightweight field

Viacheslav Borshchev 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	Viacheslav Borshchev
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.4
Strike Differential	0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	44.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	0:42
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	66.7%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	33.3%
Avg Fight Time	11:01
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.9
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	60.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:43

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Matheus Camilo

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev • Nov 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Viacheslav Borshchev65/18835%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

Matheus Camilo39/9342%TD 5/10Ctrl 3:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Viacheslav Borshchev	9/41	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matheus Camilo	12/30	40%	2/3	0:47	—

R2	Viacheslav Borshchev	19/46	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matheus Camilo	10/22	45%	2/4	2:22	—

R3	Viacheslav Borshchev	37/101	37%	0/0	0:24	—
	Matheus Camilo	17/41	41%	1/3	0:13	—

LOSS

vs. Terrance McKinney

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:55

Viacheslav Borshchev2/2100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Terrance McKinney1/250%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Viacheslav Borshchev	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Terrance McKinney	1/2	50%	1/1	0:47	—

LOSS

vs. Tom Nolan

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 • Feb 2025Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Viacheslav Borshchev66/11856%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:11

Tom Nolan69/17539%TD 1/8Ctrl 2:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Viacheslav Borshchev	19/29	66%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tom Nolan	27/64	42%	0/3	1:25	—

R2	Viacheslav Borshchev	37/62	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tom Nolan	26/67	39%	1/2	0:36	—

R3	Viacheslav Borshchev	10/27	37%	0/0	3:11	—
	Tom Nolan	16/44	36%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. James Llontop

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

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Viacheslav Borshchev96/22942%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

James Llontop93/24937%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Viacheslav Borshchev	26/61	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	James Llontop	26/63	41%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Viacheslav Borshchev	37/85	44%	0/0	0:03	—
	James Llontop	25/77	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Viacheslav Borshchev	33/83	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	James Llontop	42/109	39%	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Chase Hooper

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento • May 2024Lightweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 2, 3:00

Viacheslav Borshchev2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Chase Hooper62/10957%TD 1/1Ctrl 6:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Viacheslav Borshchev	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chase Hooper	32/62	52%	0/0	3:10	1

R2	Viacheslav Borshchev	0/2	0%	0/0	0:01	—
	Chase Hooper	30/47	64%	1/1	2:53	—

vs. Nazim Sadykhov

UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira • Nov 2023Lightweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Viacheslav Borshchev143/24159%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

Nazim Sadykhov91/20744%TD 4/7Ctrl 3:32KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Viacheslav Borshchev	58/79	73%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nazim Sadykhov	23/68	34%	0/2	0:02	—

R2	Viacheslav Borshchev	29/60	48%	0/0	0:10	—
	Nazim Sadykhov	39/77	51%	1/1	2:06	1

R3	Viacheslav Borshchev	56/102	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nazim Sadykhov	29/62	47%	3/4	1:24	—

WIN

vs. Maheshate

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill • May 2023Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:37

Viacheslav Borshchev85/14857%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 3

Maheshate32/10929%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Viacheslav Borshchev	57/100	57%	0/0	0:05	1
	Maheshate	22/70	31%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Viacheslav Borshchev	28/48	58%	0/0	0:04	2
	Maheshate	10/39	26%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Mike Davis

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan • Oct 2022Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Viacheslav Borshchev63/11853%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14

Mike Davis65/13349%TD 9/11Ctrl 8:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Viacheslav Borshchev	21/34	62%	0/0	0:14	—
	Mike Davis	37/61	61%	4/6	2:52	—

R2	Viacheslav Borshchev	26/60	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Davis	20/46	43%	3/3	2:17	—

R3	Viacheslav Borshchev	16/24	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Davis	8/26	31%	2/2	2:53	—

LOSS

vs. Marc Diakiese

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus • Mar 2022Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Viacheslav Borshchev12/2157%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35

Marc Diakiese17/2085%TD 11/18Ctrl 12:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Viacheslav Borshchev	5/11	45%	0/0	0:35	—
	Marc Diakiese	4/4	100%	3/7	3:55	—

R2	Viacheslav Borshchev	5/6	83%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marc Diakiese	9/11	82%	3/5	4:08	—

R3	Viacheslav Borshchev	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marc Diakiese	4/5	80%	5/6	4:21	—

WIN

vs. Dakota Bush

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze • Jan 2022Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:47

Viacheslav Borshchev16/2759%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:28KD 1

Dakota Bush11/3037%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Viacheslav Borshchev	16/27	59%	0/0	0:28	1
	Dakota Bush	11/30	37%	2/3	1:30	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Chris Duncan

DWCS 5.7 • Oct 2021

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:28

Viacheslav Borshchev41/6167%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Chris Duncan36/7946%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Viacheslav Borshchev	38/56	68%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Duncan	32/72	44%	2/3	1:19	—

R2	Viacheslav Borshchev	3/5	60%	0/0	0:02	1
	Chris Duncan	4/7	57%	0/0	0:00	—

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