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Ray Borg vs.
Jussier Formiga

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

7-5-0 Ray Borg · UFC
9-7-0 Jussier Formiga · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

7-5-0
UFC record
9-7-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
33
AgeΔ 8.3 yrs
41.3
5'4"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
63"
ReachΔ 4"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
74.8
Layoff (months)Δ 0.8 mo
74
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Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Ray Borg hunts takedowns — 3.89 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Ray Borg owns the mat — in control 45% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Jussier Formiga owns the mat — in control 29% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Ray Borg

Full career not yet synced for Ray Borg — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Jussier Formiga

Full career not yet synced for Jussier Formiga — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2631.52/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
2571.42/min · norm 3.49
3341.93/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
4232.34/min · norm 3.24
52.2%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
39.6%norm 44.6%
48.3%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
64.1%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
20.17/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Ray Borg

Distance 53.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 17.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 29.2% (norm 7.3%)

Jussier Formiga

Distance 84.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.8% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Ray Borg

Head 79.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 9.3%)

Jussier Formiga

Head 85.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Borg L/AAccFlyweight med Formiga L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 90 / 269 33.5% 40.0% 184 / 549 33.5% 40.0%
In the clinch 61 / 88 69.3% 70.4% 30 / 43 69.8% 70.4%
On the ground 112 / 147 76.2% 69.7% 43 / 57 75.4% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 188 / 402 46.8% 37.6% 189 / 556 34.0% 37.6%
To the body 67 / 89 75.3% 68.5% 40 / 60 66.7% 68.5%
To the legs 8 / 13 too few to rate 80.0% 28 / 33 84.8% 80.0%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Borg L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Formiga L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 164 / 446 36.8% 40.1% 253 / 928 27.3% 40.1%
In the clinch 86 / 108 79.6% 68.8% 99 / 140 70.7% 68.8%
On the ground 84 / 92 91.3% 71.1% 71 / 110 64.5% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 167 / 438 38.1% 35.2% 239 / 896 26.7% 35.2%
To the body 125 / 158 79.1% 68.2% 125 / 195 64.1% 68.2%
To the legs 42 / 50 84.0% 80.3% 59 / 87 67.8% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

4550.0% acc · 3.89/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
2235.5% acc · 1.82/15 · norm 1.30
2146.7% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2787.1% def · norm 62.5%
78:4045.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
52:3929.1% of cage time · norm 17.0%
53:234:36 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
26:192:10 per 15 · norm 2:44
121.04/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
70.58/15 · norm 0.58

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Formiga has more cage time on record.

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