Cannonier vs Borralho

Who won Cannonier vs Borralho?

Caio Borralho beat Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 49-45, 49-45, 48-46 in favor of the winner Caio Borralho.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Cannonier vs Borralho stats

Jared Cannonier stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Caio Borralho made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jared Cannonier's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Caio Borralho marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Jared Cannonier's UFC record stood at 10-8-0, while Caio Borralho's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Cannonier had a large advantage in power over Borralho, boasting a 59% knock out percentage over Borralho's 31%.

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

Jared Cannonier was the older man by 9 years, at 40 years old.

Cannonier had a height advantage of 1 inch over Borralho. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Cannonier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Borralho, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 66 to Borralho's 43.

Cannonier vs Borralho form

Cannonier had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 4th round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Israel Adesanya at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Derek Brunson at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Borralho had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Paul Craig at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jared Cannonier had last fought 3 months and 3 days ago, while Caio Borralho's last outing had been 4 months and 7 days ago.

Cannonier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Borralho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Cannonier vs Borralho start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:40 AM UTC , which was 12:40 AM EST or 9:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cannonier vs Borralho?

Jared Cannonier was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Caio Borralho made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.