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Reinier de Ridder vs. Caio Borralho

UFC 5-2-0 vs. 8-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-2-0
UFC record
8-1-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
36
AgeΔ 3 yrs
33
6'4"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
78"
ReachΔ 3"
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
1.9
Layoff (months)Δ 5.6 mo
7.5
WLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Reinier de Ridder owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.
Reinier de Ridder hunts takedowns — 2.44 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.
Caio Borralho owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Reinier de Ridder

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 114
Tier 3 — regional circuit 100

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.9 wins over .500

Caio Borralho

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 101
Tier 3 — regional circuit 81

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.59 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2743.18/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
4593.30/min · norm 3.23
1952.26/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3662.63/min · norm 3.20
54.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
55.1%norm 47.4%
47.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
59.8%norm 53.8%
20.35/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
30.32/15 · norm 0.32

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

Reinier de Ridder

Distance 71.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.2% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 21.4% (norm 10.0%)

Caio Borralho

Distance 88.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 10.0%)

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

Reinier de Ridder

Head 77.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)

Caio Borralho

Head 71.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone de Ridder L/AAccMiddleweight med Borralho L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 157 / 358 43.9% 40.5% 378 / 738 51.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 31 / 36 86.1% 70.6% 17 / 21 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 86 / 107 80.4% 69.4% 64 / 74 86.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 191 / 389 49.1% 38.8% 298 / 595 50.1% 38.8%
To the body 66 / 92 71.7% 71.6% 84 / 146 57.5% 71.6%
To the legs 17 / 20 too few to rate 83.3% 77 / 92 83.7% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 de Ridder L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Borralho L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 134 / 290 46.2% 39.5% 331 / 861 38.4% 39.5%
In the clinch 14 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 11 / 12 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 47 / 61 77.0% 69.0% 24 / 38 63.2% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 152 / 310 49.0% 37.9% 201 / 653 30.8% 37.9%
To the body 24 / 38 63.2% 71.3% 89 / 156 57.1% 71.3%
To the legs 19 / 21 too few to rate 82.1% 76 / 102 74.5% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1429.2% acc · 2.44/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
1045.5% acc · 1.08/15 · norm 1.35
240.0% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
1473.7% def · norm 63.3%
31:4136.8% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
37:1826.9% of cage time · norm 19.4%
20:243:33 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
10:231:07 per 15 · norm 3:00
30.52/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
40.43/15 · norm 0.45

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