FightChoice Intelligence Report
Rei Tsuruya vs Kevin Borjas
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Flyweight
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · Aug 29, 2026
Stats Model Prediction
🔒 Prediction locked in before the fight · Predicted Aug 8, 2026, 00:03 UTC
Model Breakdown
Rei Tsuruya
Kevin Borjas
Statistical Model δ 62% weight
64.7%
35.3%
Statistical Model β 36% weight
67.5%
32.5%
Statistical Model ε 2% weight
69.4%
30.6%
Ensemble
75.2%
24.8%
Predicted Winner
Rei Tsuruya
75.2%
Confidence
*New fighter, prediction made with limited information
Predicted Duration
Decision (15m00s total)
Fights with a similar mismatch
Every fighter is reduced to their career statistics as they stood going into the fight — 37 of them, standardised so that no single measure dominates merely for having bigger units, and far more than the six charted below. The bout is then described by the gap between the two: how far apart they were on each of those measures, setting aside which one was ahead. The fights listed here are those whose gaps line up most closely with this one. Because the match is on the shape of a mismatch rather than on a weight class or an era, a neighbour can come from an entirely different division.
| Fight | Rei Tsuruya | Kevin Borjas |
|---|---|---|
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69%
How closely the gap between these two fighters resembles the gap in that historical bout — the size and shape of the mismatch, not the fighters themselves. Two completely different pairs can produce the same mismatch. 100% would be an identical gap; two fights picked at random score about 45%, so a number near that means there is no real comparable on record.
Match
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo
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Rei Tsuruya
Winner
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68%
How closely the gap between these two fighters resembles the gap in that historical bout — the size and shape of the mismatch, not the fighters themselves. Two completely different pairs can produce the same mismatch. 100% would be an identical gap; two fights picked at random score about 45%, so a number near that means there is no real comparable on record.
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Winner
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69%
How closely the gap between these two fighters resembles the gap in that historical bout — the size and shape of the mismatch, not the fighters themselves. Two completely different pairs can produce the same mismatch. 100% would be an identical gap; two fights picked at random score about 45%, so a number near that means there is no real comparable on record.
Match
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
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Sergey Morozov
Winner
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67%
How closely the gap between these two fighters resembles the gap in that historical bout — the size and shape of the mismatch, not the fighters themselves. Two completely different pairs can produce the same mismatch. 100% would be an identical gap; two fights picked at random score about 45%, so a number near that means there is no real comparable on record.
Match
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
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Anthony Smith
Winner
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67%
How closely the gap between these two fighters resembles the gap in that historical bout — the size and shape of the mismatch, not the fighters themselves. Two completely different pairs can produce the same mismatch. 100% would be an identical gap; two fights picked at random score about 45%, so a number near that means there is no real comparable on record.
Match
UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes
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Desmond Green
Winner
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Tale of the Tape
| Stat | Rei Tsuruya | Kevin Borjas |
|---|---|---|
| Career Record | 8-1 | 11-5 |
| Height | 5' 6" | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 125 lbs. | 125 lbs. |
| Reach | 68" | 68" |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Age | 24 | 28 |
Records are official career records, all promotions included.
Head-to-Head Statistics
The same per-round and advanced numbers each fighter's profile shows, side by side. The stronger value in each row is highlighted.
| Stat | Rei Tsuruya | Kevin Borjas |
|---|---|---|
| Per Round Average | ||
| Strikes | 9.4 | 16.6 |
| Strike accuracy | 46.2% | 42.3% |
| Takedowns | 1.1 | 0 |
| Takedown accuracy | 25% | 0% |
| Sub attempts | 0.1 | 0 |
| Control time | 106.4s | 15s |
| Knockdowns | 0 | 0.19 |
| Knockdowns absorbed | 0 | 0.13 |
| Advanced Fighter Statistics | ||
| win rate Wins divided by this fighter's total recorded fights. | 66.7% | 72.7% |
| recent win rate Win rate over the last 5 recorded fights only — a form signal, not a career figure. | 66.7% | 40.0% |
| win streak Current run: a positive number is consecutive wins, a negative number consecutive losses. | 1 | 1 |
| total fights Total recorded fights, including bouts outside the UFC. | 3 | 33 |
| head strike share | 90.9% | 73.2% |
| body strike share | 6.1% | 16.6% |
| leg strike share | 3.0% | 10.2% |
| sig strikes absorbed Significant strikes opponents land on this fighter PER ROUND, counted from the round-by-round UFC stats across their scored rounds. Lower is better. | 10.86 | 27.25 |
| takedowns absorbed Takedowns opponents complete on this fighter PER ROUND, counted from the round-by-round UFC stats across their scored rounds. Lower is better. | 0.14 | 0.25 |
| cardio sig ratio This fighter's significant strikes landed in the LATER rounds divided by the EARLIER rounds. 1.0 is neutral: above it their output grows late, below it they fade. Shown only for fighters with at least 3 UFC bouts on record. | 0.68 | 0.99 |
| cardio defence ratio What OPPONENTS land on this fighter in the LATER rounds divided by what they land in the EARLIER rounds. 1.0 is neutral. LOWER is better — a high value means opponents find them more as the fight wears on. Shown only for fighters with at least 3 UFC bouts on record. | 1.15 | 1.42 |
| cardio takedown ratio This fighter's takedowns in the LATER rounds divided by the EARLIER rounds. 1.0 is neutral. Shown only for fighters with at least 3 UFC bouts on record. | 0.2 | 0.000 |
| is orthodox Whether the fighter's recorded stance is orthodox. | Yes | Yes |
| is southpaw Whether the fighter's recorded stance is southpaw. | No | No |
| switch stance Whether the fighter is recorded as switching stance. | No | No |
| finish rate Share of this fighter's WINS that came by finish, KO/TKO or submission. The denominator is wins, not fights. | 50.0% | 54.2% |
| KO win rate Share of this fighter's WINS that came by KO or TKO. The denominator is wins, not fights. | 0.0% | 37.5% |
| sub win rate Share of this fighter's WINS that came by submission. The denominator is wins, not fights. | 50.0% | 16.7% |
| been stopped rate Share of this fighter's LOSSES that ended by finish — the denominator is LOSSES, not fights. A fighter who is 20-1 whose single loss was a KO therefore reads 100%. | 0.0% | 55.6% |
| distance strike share | 56.1% | 93.2% |
| clinch strike share | 3.0% | 5.7% |
| ground strike share | 40.9% | 1.1% |
| avg fight duration (m:ss) Mean length of this fighter's UFC fights, in minutes and seconds. "—" means we hold no round-time data for them. | 11:06 | 12:39 |
| Elo rating A UFC-only Elo rating: it rises and falls with results, weighted by the opponent's rating. 1500 is the starting and dataset-average value. | 1,516.5 | 1,477.8 |
| PageRank How central this fighter is in the network of who-fought-whom. It reflects the quality of opposition they have shared a cage with, not their skill. | 0.037 | 0.191 |
| career stage Form over the last 4 fights before this one: 3 or more wins reads Peak, 2 or fewer reads Decline, and fewer than 4 prior fights reads Early. | Early | Decline |
Line Movement
Decimal odds over time, by sportsbook
Rei Tsuruya
Kevin Borjas
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