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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Caio Borralho won · U-DEC R3
Elo1533
Caio Borralho
Elo1525
Reinier de Ridder editorial illustration

Caio BorralhovsReinier de RidderUFC Prediction Result

UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 · Saturday, March 7, 2026Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Caio Borralho won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupCaio Borralho: Well-roundedvsReinier de Ridder: Wrestler

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Caio Borralho wins(56.0%)

Actual result: Caio Borralho wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Caio Borralho at -230 American odds

+$43 profit

$143 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Caio Borralho has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Caio Borralho has 36pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Caio Borralho
Red Corner
VS
Reinier de Ridder
Blue Corner
-230
(70%)
Vegas Odds
+190
(34%)
1533
Elo
1525
33
Age
35
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
6'1"
Height
6'4"
190.5 cm
Reach
198.12 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Caio Borralho
oldest →
W
SUBvs Michal Oleksiejczuk · Apr 23
W
vs Abus Magomedov · Nov 23
W
KOvs Paul Craig · May 24
W
vs Jared Cannonier · Aug 24
L
vs Nassourdine Imavov · Sep 25
latest
Reinier de Ridder
oldest →
W
SUBvs Gerald Meerschaert · Nov 24
W
SUBvs Kevin Holland · Jan 25
W
KOvs Bo Nickal · May 25
W
vs Robert Whittaker · Jul 25
L
KOvs Brendan Allen · Oct 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Caio BorralhoMetricReinier de Ridder
3.47
Strikes / min
2.47
2.61
Strikes absorbed / min
2.36
60%
Strike defense
46%
1.25
TDs / 15 min
2.56
76%
Takedown defense
40%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.86evenly matched on net striking+0.11

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1603 vs 1570Strikes3.5 vs 2.5Takedowns1.3 vs 2.6Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.60Form0.0 vs 0.5
Caio BorralhoReinier de Ridder

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901510153015501570← oldermost recent →
Caio Borralho(9 fights)Reinier de Ridder(6 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +7.5|Blue -7.5
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red +42.0|Blue -42.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Caio BorralhoTargetReinier de Ridder

By target zone

32
49% acc · 56%
Head
37
32% acc · 67%
9
56% acc · 16%
Body
10
67% acc · 18%
16
94% acc · 28%
Leg
8
89% acc · 15%

By position

55
58% acc · 96%
Distance
53
38% acc · 96%
0
Clinch
2
100% acc · 4%
2
67% acc · 4%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Caio Borralho rounds
0
even
2
Reinier de Ridder rounds
Round 1Reinier de Ridder edged it
Sig. strikes24
Takedowns0
Control0:00
19Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:26Control
Round 2Reinier de Ridder edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns0
Control0:41
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:20Control
Round 3Caio Borralho edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns1
Control2:11
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
57 / 98
Sig Strikes
55 / 141
58%
Sig Str %
38.7%
71 / 112
Total Strikes
111 / 199
1 / 1
TDs
2 / 8
100%
TD %
20%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:52
Ctrl Time
2:46

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Reinier de Ridder19 / 5130 / 622 / 50
1Caio Borralho24 / 4224 / 420 / 00
2Reinier de Ridder17 / 4323 / 500 / 30
2Caio Borralho14 / 2522 / 330 / 00
3Reinier de Ridder19 / 4758 / 870 / 00
3Caio Borralho19 / 3125 / 371 / 10

Caio Borralho

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights9

Reinier de Ridder

StanceSouthpaw
Height76.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights6