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Caio Borralho vs Reinier de Ridder

Middleweight · Main card · UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2

FINAL: Caio Borralho by U-DEC
Caio Borralho
Caio Borralho
Age 33 · Elo 1618
LWWWW
182 days since last fight
vs
Reinier de Ridder
Reinier de Ridder
Age 35 · Elo 1532
LWWL
140 days since last fight

Who wins, by source

Caio BorralhoReinier de Ridder
Claude Claude: Caio Borralho 82% Claude: Reinier de Ridder 18% 82% 18% GPT GPT: Caio Borralho 63% GPT: Reinier de Ridder 37% 63% 37% Elo Elo: Caio Borralho 62% Elo: Reinier de Ridder 38% 62% 38%

Each row splits one source's view of the fight. The dashed line is even odds. Where the models sit further from the market, they are claiming an edge.

Tale of the tape

Caio BorralhoReinier de Ridder
Strikes landed / min Caio Borralho Strikes landed / min: 3.61 3.61 Reinier de Ridder Strikes landed / min: 2.47 2.47 Strikes absorbed / min Caio Borralho Strikes absorbed / min: 2.34 2.34 Reinier de Ridder Strikes absorbed / min: 2.36 2.36 Striking accuracy Caio Borralho Striking accuracy: 60% 60% Reinier de Ridder Striking accuracy: 48% 48% Striking defense Caio Borralho Striking defense: 62% 62% Reinier de Ridder Striking defense: 46% 46% Takedowns / 15 min Caio Borralho Takedowns / 15 min: 1.56 1.56 Reinier de Ridder Takedowns / 15 min: 2.56 2.56 Takedown defense Caio Borralho Takedown defense: 76% 76% Reinier de Ridder Takedown defense: 40% 40% Sub attempts / 15 min Caio Borralho Sub attempts / 15 min: 0.5 0.5 Reinier de Ridder Sub attempts / 15 min: 0.6 0.6

Career UFC averages. Bars are scaled within each row, so compare left against right, not row against row. The stronger side is highlighted, and for strikes absorbed the lower number is the better one.

How it ends

KO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Claude Claude: KO/TKO 65% 65% Claude: Submission 10% 10% Claude: Decision 25% 25%GPT GPT: KO/TKO 18% 18% GPT: Submission 19% 19% GPT: Decision 63% 63%

Each model's split across the ways this fight can finish, out of 100.

The analysis

Claude
Caio Borralho by KO/TKO, 82% confidence

Borralho enters with massive advantages across all metrics against a UFC debutant. His 100% UFC win rate, recent KO victories, and complete striking dominance (3.61 SLPM, 60% accuracy, 62% defense) face de Ridder who has zero UFC statistics and is coming off a loss. Borralho's southpaw stance, 75-inch reach, and proven UFC-level striking will overwhelm de Ridder's unknown capabilities. The lack of any meaningful data on de Ridder combined with Borralho's finishing ability makes this a severe mismatch.

GPT
Caio Borralho by Decision, 63% confidence

Borralho has proven, efficient UFC metrics with high striking and takedown accuracy plus strong defensive numbers, which should allow him to control range and dictate where the fight takes place. De Ridder's elite grappling background from ONE makes him dangerous on the mat, but entering the UFC with no Octagon data and likely facing a more polished, defensively sound athlete over five rounds leans this toward Borralho outworking him with cleaner stand-up, better anti-wrestling, and positional awareness rather than taking big risks on the ground.