Borella vs Faria

Who won Borella vs Faria?

Mara Borella beat Kalindra Faria by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 216, on Saturday 7th October 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Borella vs Faria stats

Mara Borella stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Kalindra Faria made her way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Kalindra Faria marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Mara Borella's UFC record stood at 2-5-0, while Kalindra Faria's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Faria had a slight advantage in power over Borella, with a 39% knock out percentage over Borella's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Borella had a slight advantage over Faria, with a 30% submission rate over Faria's 28%.

Mara Borella was the older woman by 1 year, at 39 years old.

Faria had a height advantage of 1 inch over Borella. Despite this, she had a 7-inch reach advantage.

Borella was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2014, 4 years and 11 months later than Faria, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 21 less professional rounds, 45 to Faria's 66.

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