Borralho vs Oleksiejczuk

Who won Borralho vs Oleksiejczuk?

Caio Borralho beat Michal Oleksiejczuk by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon, on Saturday 29th April 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Borralho vs Oleksiejczuk stats

Caio Borralho stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Michal Oleksiejczuk made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Caio Borralho's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Michal Oleksiejczuk marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Caio Borralho's UFC record stood at 7-0-0, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Oleksiejczuk had a massive power advantage over Borralho, boasting a 72% knock out percentage over Borralho's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Borralho had an advantage over Oleksiejczuk, with a 23% submission rate over Oleksiejczuk's 6%.

Caio Borralho was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Oleksiejczuk had a height advantage of 2 inches over Borralho. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Borralho was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 11 months later than Oleksiejczuk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 43 to Oleksiejczuk's 49.

Borralho vs Oleksiejczuk form

Caio Borralho had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Makhmud Muradov at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he was victorious against Armen Petrosyan at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Gadzhi Omargadzhiev at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Oleksiejczuk had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Cody Brundage at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Sam Alvey at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dustin Jacoby at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Shamil Gamzatov at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

He had won against Modestas Bukauskas at UFC 260 on 27th March 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Caio Borralho had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 2 days ago, while Michal Oleksiejczuk's last outing had been 2 years, 6 months and 19 days ago.

Borralho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Oleksiejczuk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Borralho vs Oleksiejczuk?

Caio Borralho was a 27/100 (-260) favourite going into the contest, while Michal Oleksiejczuk made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.