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Ronaldo Rodriguez vs.
Kevin Borjas

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

2-1-0 Ronaldo Rodriguez · UFC
2-4-0 Kevin Borjas · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-1-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
27.2
AgeΔ 1.5 yrs
28.7
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
65"
ReachΔ 3"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
16.3
Layoff (months)Δ 14.8 mo
1.5
LWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL
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.

Kevin Borjas carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Kevin Borjas rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Ronaldo Rodriguez owns the mat — in control 33% 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.

Ronaldo Rodriguez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 22
Tier 3 — regional circuit 141

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.7 wins over .500

Kevin Borjas

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

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1303.25/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
2653.49/min · norm 3.49
1614.03/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
4365.74/min · norm 3.24
45.0%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
42.3%norm 44.6%
40.8%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
49.5%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
30.59/15 · norm 0.18

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

Ronaldo Rodriguez

Distance 77.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 19.7% (norm 7.3%)

Kevin Borjas

Distance 96.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 7.3%)

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

Ronaldo Rodriguez

Head 78.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 9.3%)

Kevin Borjas

Head 83.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 10.4% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Rodriguez L/AAccFlyweight med Borjas L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 86 / 223 38.6% 40.0% 247 / 602 41.0% 40.0%
In the clinch 6 / 9 too few to rate 70.4% 15 / 20 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 38 / 57 66.7% 69.7% 3 / 4 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 79 / 226 35.0% 37.6% 194 / 525 37.0% 37.6%
To the body 19 / 27 70.4% 68.5% 44 / 65 67.7% 68.5%
To the legs 32 / 36 88.9% 80.0% 27 / 36 75.0% 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 Rodriguez L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Borjas L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 132 / 232 56.9% 40.1% 387 / 795 48.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 6 / 8 too few to rate 68.8% 15 / 24 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 23 / 32 71.9% 71.1% 34 / 45 75.6% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 122 / 227 53.7% 35.2% 239 / 597 40.0% 35.2%
To the body 18 / 24 too few to rate 68.2% 99 / 145 68.3% 68.2%
To the legs 21 / 21 too few to rate 80.3% 98 / 122 80.3% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

228.6% acc · 0.75/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.30
444.4% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1781.0% def · norm 62.5%
13:0732.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
4:005.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
4:011:30 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
8:141:37 per 15 · norm 2:44
10.38/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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

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