Borralho vs Belgaroui — Middleweight · UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit
Borralho
- Wins
- 18
- Losses
- 2
- Draws
- 0
Red corner
- 18-2-0
- Record
- 11-3-0
- Brazil
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- 33
- Age
- 33
Belgaroui
- Wins
- 11
- Losses
- 3
- Draws
- 0
Blue corner
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- 18-2-0
- Record
- 11-3-0
- 4-1 last 5
- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 5-0 last 5
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
- Orthodox
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- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbs / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
- 2.28
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- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 64%
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- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 67%
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- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
- 11:19
Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect the fighter data snapshot used for this page. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
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What to expect
Case for Borralho
Caio Borralho’s southpaw Fighting Nerds approach has carried a 4-1 recent run into the announced UFC 334 middleweight matchup. The key question is whether he can make that all-around game tell before the contest becomes a long-range striking fight.
Case for Belgaroui
Yousri Belgaroui brings a tall kickboxing-based attack and an 80% finishing rate to the same matchup. His recent wins showed a more functional cage-fighting version of that striking base, so he can make the range battle uncomfortable if he keeps Borralho outside.
What to Watch
- Whether Borralho can close distance without giving Belgaroui clean space for knees and body work.
- How Belgaroui responds when exchanges move from open range to the fence.
- Which fighter establishes the more productive southpaw-versus-orthodox angles.
- Whether the middleweight bout stays a long-distance contest or turns into extended clinch work.
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