Muradov vs Borralho

Who won Muradov vs Borralho?

Caio Borralho beat Makhmud Muradov by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 280, on Saturday 22nd October 2022 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Caio Borralho.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Muradov vs Borralho stats

Makhmud Muradov stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Caio Borralho made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Makhmud Muradov's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Caio Borralho marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Makhmud Muradov's UFC record stood at 4-2-0, while Caio Borralho's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Muradov had a massive power advantage over Borralho, boasting a 68% knock out percentage over Borralho's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Borralho had an advantage over Muradov, with a 25% submission rate over Muradov's 12%.

Makhmud Muradov was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Muradov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Borralho. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Muradov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Borralho, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 76 to Borralho's 43.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Caio Borralho had been fighting more than Makhmud Muradov.

Going to this contest, Makhmud Muradov had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 10 days ago, while Caio Borralho's last outing had been 2 years, 8 months and 29 days ago.

Muradov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Borralho's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Muradov vs Borralho?

Makhmud Muradov was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Caio Borralho made his way into the ring at 9/20 (-220) with oddsmakers.