Middleweight

Caio Borralho

“The Natural”

18-2

Age
33
Height
6'1"
Reach
6'3"
Stance
Southpaw
Camp
Fighting Nerds
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B+ · 76
Finish rate
22%
Win rate
90%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
4
Dec
14

FightMetric

SLpM

3.47

SApM

3.39

Str Acc

63%

Str Def

61%

TD Avg

1.25

TD Acc

50%

TD Def

80%

Sub Avg

0.39

Tape read

Pocket striker — southpaw

Fight IQ

76B+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 20 career fights for Caio Borralho. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B+

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

C

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

C+

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • Fight IQ

    Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Caio Borralho “The Natural” is a 33-year-old Southpaw middleweight out of Brazil, camped at Fighting Nerds. The tape read: pocket striker — southpaw. Career mark 18-2-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 14 by decision. Fight IQ grades B+ (76).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 1.25 TD/15 and 0.39 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 61% / 3.39 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 80% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (41, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Borralho yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

41 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 1.25 takedowns / 15 at 50% accuracy
  • 0.39 submission attempts / 15 · 4 career sub wins

Striking defense

64 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 61% striking defense · 3.39 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 2 defeats

Counter punching

56 C

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 63% accuracy on 3.47 SLpM
  • 0.27 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

65 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 61% · TD def 80% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.39 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

58 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.47 SLpM at 63% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.39 SApM

Takedown reaction

67 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 80% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 2 losses
  • 14 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

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