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Age 32
Height 5' 4"
Reach 63.0"
Weight 135 lbs.
Stance Orthodox
Age 41
Height 5' 5"
Reach 67.0"
Weight 125 lbs.
Stance Orthodox
Career Averages - Ray Borg
1.52 SLpM
52.0% Str. Acc.
1.93 SApM
48.0% Str. Def.
3.89 TD Avg
50.0% TD Acc.
46.0% TD Def.
1.0 Sub. Avg
Career Averages - Jussier Formiga
1.42 SLpM
39.0% Str. Acc.
2.34 SApM
64.0% Str. Def.
1.82 TD Avg
35.0% TD Acc.
87.0% TD Def.
0.6 Sub. Avg
Ray Borg - Fight History
LOSS vs Ricky Simón
Decision (split) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–25) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2 · Feb 15, 2020
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ray Borg 0 9 of 20 45% 24 of 35 0 of 2 0% 0 0 1:44
Rogério Bontorin 0 35 of 45 77% 60 of 74 10 of 19 52% 0 0 11:22
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ray Borg 0 7 of 14 50% 19 of 26 0 of 2 0% 0 0 1:32
Rogério Bontorin 0 8 of 13 61% 13 of 18 2 of 4 50% 0 0 2:17
2 Ray Borg 0 1 of 2 50% 1 of 2 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Rogério Bontorin 0 10 of 11 90% 17 of 18 2 of 6 33% 0 0 4:37
3 Ray Borg 0 1 of 4 25% 4 of 7 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:12
Rogério Bontorin 0 17 of 21 80% 30 of 38 6 of 9 66% 0 0 4:28
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ray Borg 9 of 20 45% 3 of 14 5 of 5 1 of 1 3 of 13 5 of 6 1 of 1
Rogério Bontorin 35 of 45 77% 35 of 44 0 of 1 0 of 0 2 of 7 12 of 16 21 of 22
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ray Borg 7 of 14 50% 2 of 9 4 of 4 1 of 1 3 of 10 4 of 4 0 of 0
Rogério Bontorin 8 of 13 61% 8 of 12 0 of 1 0 of 0 2 of 6 1 of 2 5 of 5
2 Ray Borg 1 of 2 50% 1 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 1 1 of 1
Rogério Bontorin 10 of 11 90% 10 of 11 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 1 3 of 3 7 of 7
3 Ray Borg 1 of 4 25% 0 of 3 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 3 1 of 1 0 of 0
Rogério Bontorin 17 of 21 80% 17 of 21 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 8 of 11 9 of 10
DA
Daniel Levi Expert Hesitant picked Feb 14, 2020 (1 day before fight)
Rogério Bontorin

Daniel Levi picks Rogério Bontorin for the upset due to his power and strength. He believes Bontorin will win the first two rounds with harder shots, and that Borg may struggle to take him down. He notes Bontorin's heart and jiu-jitsu pedigree, but is not overly confident because Borg could return to his old form.

upset win, Bontorin wins first two rounds
"I'm gonna take bond serine for the upset due to his power"
WIN vs Gabriel Silva
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards · Jul 20, 2019
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ray Borg 0 15 of 23 65% 23 of 34 6 of 9 66% 1 1 8:31
Gabriel Silva 0 8 of 16 50% 58 of 76 1 of 6 16% 0 1 4:26
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ray Borg 0 5 of 9 55% 6 of 10 0 of 1 0% 0 0 1:54
Gabriel Silva 0 5 of 12 41% 22 of 32 1 of 4 25% 0 0 1:45
2 Ray Borg 0 3 of 5 60% 7 of 10 2 of 3 66% 1 1 2:04
Gabriel Silva 0 2 of 3 66% 22 of 29 0 of 0 --- 0 1 2:27
3 Ray Borg 0 7 of 9 77% 10 of 14 4 of 5 80% 0 0 4:33
Gabriel Silva 0 1 of 1 100% 14 of 15 0 of 2 0% 0 0 0:14
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ray Borg 15 of 23 65% 12 of 20 2 of 2 1 of 1 4 of 10 4 of 4 7 of 9
Gabriel Silva 8 of 16 50% 7 of 14 0 of 1 1 of 1 6 of 12 2 of 4 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ray Borg 5 of 9 55% 3 of 7 1 of 1 1 of 1 2 of 6 3 of 3 0 of 0
Gabriel Silva 5 of 12 41% 5 of 11 0 of 1 0 of 0 3 of 8 2 of 4 0 of 0
2 Ray Borg 3 of 5 60% 2 of 4 1 of 1 0 of 0 1 of 3 1 of 1 1 of 1
Gabriel Silva 2 of 3 66% 1 of 2 0 of 0 1 of 1 2 of 3 0 of 0 0 of 0
3 Ray Borg 7 of 9 77% 7 of 9 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 0 of 0 6 of 8
Gabriel Silva 1 of 1 100% 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 0
LOSS vs Casey Kenney
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Casey Kenney 0 17 of 35 48% 22 of 40 7 of 10 70% 0 1 6:30
Ray Borg 0 32 of 52 61% 46 of 68 2 of 3 66% 0 3 6:23
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Casey Kenney 0 2 of 4 50% 4 of 6 1 of 1 100% 0 1 1:36
Ray Borg 0 10 of 15 66% 15 of 22 2 of 2 100% 0 0 2:38
2 Casey Kenney 0 7 of 10 70% 8 of 11 3 of 5 60% 0 0 2:36
Ray Borg 0 13 of 16 81% 17 of 20 0 of 1 0% 0 2 1:54
3 Casey Kenney 0 8 of 21 38% 10 of 23 3 of 4 75% 0 0 2:18
Ray Borg 0 9 of 21 42% 14 of 26 0 of 0 --- 0 1 1:51
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Casey Kenney 17 of 35 48% 8 of 23 8 of 11 1 of 1 2 of 14 13 of 19 2 of 2
Ray Borg 32 of 52 61% 9 of 27 19 of 20 4 of 5 9 of 23 19 of 25 4 of 4
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Casey Kenney 2 of 4 50% 0 of 1 2 of 3 0 of 0 0 of 2 1 of 1 1 of 1
Ray Borg 10 of 15 66% 3 of 6 5 of 6 2 of 3 3 of 8 4 of 4 3 of 3
2 Casey Kenney 7 of 10 70% 3 of 5 4 of 5 0 of 0 1 of 3 5 of 6 1 of 1
Ray Borg 13 of 16 81% 3 of 6 10 of 10 0 of 0 1 of 3 11 of 12 1 of 1
3 Casey Kenney 8 of 21 38% 5 of 17 2 of 3 1 of 1 1 of 9 7 of 12 0 of 0
Ray Borg 9 of 21 42% 3 of 15 4 of 4 2 of 2 5 of 12 4 of 9 0 of 0
Submission (armbar) R5 3:15 · UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee · Oct 07, 2017
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Demetrious Johnson 0 64 of 81 79% 172 of 212 8 of 8 100% 2 0 17:47
Ray Borg 0 13 of 29 44% 22 of 39 3 of 10 30% 0 0 2:08
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Demetrious Johnson 0 15 of 23 65% 36 of 47 1 of 1 100% 0 0 3:04
Ray Borg 0 1 of 8 12% 2 of 9 0 of 2 0% 0 0 0:10
2 Demetrious Johnson 0 11 of 11 100% 42 of 48 1 of 1 100% 0 0 3:35
Ray Borg 0 0 of 2 0% 2 of 5 2 of 2 100% 0 0 1:08
3 Demetrious Johnson 0 23 of 26 88% 46 of 51 1 of 1 100% 0 0 4:18
Ray Borg 0 4 of 7 57% 7 of 10 0 of 2 0% 0 0 0:12
4 Demetrious Johnson 0 9 of 13 69% 31 of 42 2 of 2 100% 0 0 4:01
Ray Borg 0 5 of 6 83% 7 of 8 1 of 2 50% 0 0 0:38
5 Demetrious Johnson 0 6 of 8 75% 17 of 24 3 of 3 100% 2 0 2:49
Ray Borg 0 3 of 6 50% 4 of 7 0 of 2 0% 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Demetrious Johnson 64 of 81 79% 24 of 34 34 of 37 6 of 10 16 of 28 10 of 11 38 of 42
Ray Borg 13 of 29 44% 8 of 21 4 of 6 1 of 2 7 of 21 5 of 7 1 of 1
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Demetrious Johnson 15 of 23 65% 7 of 12 3 of 3 5 of 8 9 of 17 0 of 0 6 of 6
Ray Borg 1 of 8 12% 1 of 7 0 of 0 0 of 1 1 of 8 0 of 0 0 of 0
2 Demetrious Johnson 11 of 11 100% 0 of 0 10 of 10 1 of 1 1 of 1 5 of 5 5 of 5
Ray Borg 0 of 2 0% 0 of 1 0 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0
3 Demetrious Johnson 23 of 26 88% 10 of 12 13 of 14 0 of 0 4 of 6 0 of 0 19 of 20
Ray Borg 4 of 7 57% 3 of 5 0 of 1 1 of 1 2 of 4 1 of 2 1 of 1
4 Demetrious Johnson 9 of 13 69% 5 of 8 4 of 5 0 of 0 1 of 1 5 of 6 3 of 6
Ray Borg 5 of 6 83% 2 of 3 3 of 3 0 of 0 2 of 2 3 of 4 0 of 0
5 Demetrious Johnson 6 of 8 75% 2 of 2 4 of 5 0 of 1 1 of 3 0 of 0 5 of 5
Ray Borg 3 of 6 50% 2 of 5 1 of 1 0 of 0 2 of 5 1 of 1 0 of 0
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · Mar 11, 2017
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ray Borg 0 30 of 62 48% 44 of 77 0 of 3 0% 0 0 3:24
Jussier Formiga 0 36 of 88 40% 53 of 105 0 of 6 0% 0 1 4:23
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ray Borg 0 17 of 29 58% 28 of 40 0 of 2 0% 0 0 1:03
Jussier Formiga 0 14 of 43 32% 15 of 44 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
2 Ray Borg 0 13 of 33 39% 15 of 36 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:10
Jussier Formiga 0 7 of 28 25% 8 of 29 0 of 5 0% 0 0 1:44
3 Ray Borg 0 0 of 0 --- 1 of 1 0 of 0 --- 0 0 2:11
Jussier Formiga 0 15 of 17 88% 30 of 32 0 of 1 0% 0 1 2:39
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ray Borg 30 of 62 48% 14 of 44 8 of 9 8 of 9 23 of 53 7 of 8 0 of 1
Jussier Formiga 36 of 88 40% 22 of 68 12 of 17 2 of 3 7 of 50 14 of 21 15 of 17
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ray Borg 17 of 29 58% 8 of 19 6 of 7 3 of 3 12 of 23 5 of 6 0 of 0
Jussier Formiga 14 of 43 32% 4 of 29 8 of 12 2 of 2 4 of 26 10 of 17 0 of 0
2 Ray Borg 13 of 33 39% 6 of 25 2 of 2 5 of 6 11 of 30 2 of 2 0 of 1
Jussier Formiga 7 of 28 25% 3 of 22 4 of 5 0 of 1 3 of 24 4 of 4 0 of 0
3 Ray Borg 0 of 0 --- 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0
Jussier Formiga 15 of 17 88% 15 of 17 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 15 of 17
WIN vs Louis Smolka
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) R3 5:00 · UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · Dec 30, 2016
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ray Borg 0 10 of 43 23% 20 of 53 0 of 1 0% 1 0 0:45
Louis Smolka 0 21 of 38 55% 33 of 53 4 of 8 50% 1 0 10:55
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ray Borg 0 1 of 12 8% 2 of 13 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:38
Louis Smolka 0 10 of 13 76% 13 of 17 1 of 1 100% 0 0 3:06
2 Ray Borg 0 2 of 8 25% 8 of 14 0 of 1 0% 1 0 0:02
Louis Smolka 0 8 of 16 50% 13 of 22 1 of 2 50% 0 0 3:45
3 Ray Borg 0 7 of 23 30% 10 of 26 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:05
Louis Smolka 0 3 of 9 33% 7 of 14 2 of 5 40% 1 0 4:04
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ray Borg 10 of 43 23% 9 of 36 1 of 7 0 of 0 8 of 40 2 of 3 0 of 0
Louis Smolka 21 of 38 55% 14 of 29 6 of 8 1 of 1 5 of 18 4 of 5 12 of 15
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ray Borg 1 of 12 8% 1 of 10 0 of 2 0 of 0 1 of 11 0 of 1 0 of 0
Louis Smolka 10 of 13 76% 8 of 11 2 of 2 0 of 0 1 of 2 2 of 2 7 of 9
2 Ray Borg 2 of 8 25% 2 of 6 0 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 8 0 of 0 0 of 0
Louis Smolka 8 of 16 50% 3 of 9 4 of 6 1 of 1 2 of 9 1 of 1 5 of 6
3 Ray Borg 7 of 23 30% 6 of 20 1 of 3 0 of 0 5 of 21 2 of 2 0 of 0
Louis Smolka 3 of 9 33% 3 of 9 0 of 0 0 of 0 2 of 7 1 of 2 0 of 0
LOSS vs Justin Scoggins
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson · Feb 06, 2016
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Justin Scoggins 0 20 of 44 45% 45 of 70 1 of 8 12% 0 0 1:03
Ray Borg 0 57 of 120 47% 81 of 148 4 of 6 66% 0 0 7:15
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Justin Scoggins 0 4 of 15 26% 6 of 17 0 of 4 0% 0 0 0:09
Ray Borg 0 23 of 54 42% 24 of 56 0 of 1 0% 0 0 1:25
2 Justin Scoggins 0 9 of 19 47% 11 of 21 0 of 3 0% 0 0 0:24
Ray Borg 0 22 of 53 41% 32 of 65 2 of 3 66% 0 0 1:44
3 Justin Scoggins 0 7 of 10 70% 28 of 32 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:30
Ray Borg 0 12 of 13 92% 25 of 27 2 of 2 100% 0 0 4:06
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Justin Scoggins 20 of 44 45% 13 of 35 7 of 8 0 of 1 7 of 28 6 of 8 7 of 8
Ray Borg 57 of 120 47% 35 of 88 14 of 24 8 of 8 30 of 91 11 of 13 16 of 16
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Justin Scoggins 4 of 15 26% 2 of 12 2 of 2 0 of 1 2 of 13 2 of 2 0 of 0
Ray Borg 23 of 54 42% 8 of 35 10 of 14 5 of 5 16 of 47 6 of 6 1 of 1
2 Justin Scoggins 9 of 19 47% 5 of 14 4 of 5 0 of 0 5 of 13 3 of 5 1 of 1
Ray Borg 22 of 53 41% 16 of 41 3 of 9 3 of 3 12 of 41 5 of 7 5 of 5
3 Justin Scoggins 7 of 10 70% 6 of 9 1 of 1 0 of 0 0 of 2 1 of 1 6 of 7
Ray Borg 12 of 13 92% 11 of 12 1 of 1 0 of 0 2 of 3 0 of 0 10 of 10
Jussier Formiga - Fight History
LOSS vs Alex Perez
TKO (leg kicks) R1 4:06 · UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · Jun 06, 2020
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Alex Perez 0 18 of 41 43% 18 of 41 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Jussier Formiga 2 29 of 61 47% 29 of 61 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:04
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Alex Perez 0 18 of 41 43% 18 of 41 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Jussier Formiga 2 29 of 61 47% 29 of 61 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:04
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Alex Perez 18 of 41 43% 17 of 38 0 of 2 1 of 1 17 of 40 1 of 1 0 of 0
Jussier Formiga 29 of 61 47% 12 of 39 2 of 4 15 of 18 24 of 55 5 of 6 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Alex Perez 18 of 41 43% 17 of 38 0 of 2 1 of 1 17 of 40 1 of 1 0 of 0
Jussier Formiga 29 of 61 47% 12 of 39 2 of 4 15 of 18 24 of 55 5 of 6 0 of 0
Play-by-Play
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Jussier Formiga vs. Alex Perez

Round 1
Headlining the Fight Pass/ESPN+ prelims -- these are also on ESPN in case you don’t have those subscriptions -- is an inexplicably highly ranked flyweight matchup buried early on the card while multiple bouts between unranked fighters take place later. Longtime contender and seasoned grappler Formiga (23-7, 9-6 UFC) will lock horns with the hard-charging Perez (23-5, 5-1 UFC), and one hopes that this matchup will grant the winner some respect to be placed higher on their next bout order. Referee Keith Peterson’s got this fight covered, and there is now zero nonsense in the building. Perez starts out with a few slapping low leg kicks. Formiga tries to counter over the top with a right hand, but keeps eating these leg kicks and a quick left hook when Perez comes at him. Perez keeps the kicks, and they stand in front of one another and trade huge punches. Formiga might have come out the worse of the exchange, and Perez does not let him off the hook as he walks forward to fires off a few more of those fast-acting low kicks. On one such kick, Perez nearly falls over while throwing it, but it not appear to be damage from kicking it. Instead, Perez hops back up and keeps the kick going, and Formiga has no answer for it. Every so often, Perez works the inside part of Formiga’s leg, and whiffs with a big uppercut in the middle of an exchange. They are not afraid of one another, and are trading punches one after the other. The lead leg for Formiga has started to show some visible damage in the form of redness and swelling, and the two flyweights are three minutes into the fight. Formiga tries to race at him with punches, but Perez ducks it and tries to return fire with that kick. The Brazilian dances out of the way, and stuffs a quick takedown but gets clocked with a four-punch salvo.
One big kick from Perez makes Formiga fall over in pain, and Perez invites him to stand back up where he works it again. Perez winds up with one final leg kick and he slaps his foot off Formiga's swollen calf, and Formiga is down for the count.
He can’t stand up or put any weight on that leg whatsoever, and Peterson dives in to save the Brazilian from any more harm. This is a massive win for Perez, who finishes the durable Formiga in the first frame in impressive fashion. For the second weekend in a row, we have a finish via leg kicks.

The Official Result
Alex Perez def. Jussier Formiga R1 4:06 via TKO (Leg Kicks)
BI
Big Brady Expert Lean picked Jun 3, 2020 (3 days before fight)
Alex Perez

Big Brady leans toward Alex Perez, believing Formiga is on the decline. He gives the striking edge to Perez due to power, but acknowledges Formiga's wrestling advantage. He thinks Perez can stop takedowns and keep the fight standing, winning a close decision. He notes Formiga has been knocked out before, but Perez's low finish rate makes a KO unlikely.

"I do think Perez can stop these takedowns of juicy air from mega here and keep this on the feet and when it's on the feet I think it's gonna be close but I'm going to give the edge to …"
DA
Daniel Levi Expert Lean picked Jun 4, 2020 (2 days before fight)
Jussier Formiga

Daniel acknowledges Formiga's superior resume and skill, but notes he has shown signs of decline and lacks knockout power. He thinks Perez is more hungry and aggressive, but Formiga's grappling and underrated stand-up (calf kicks, counters) could be the difference. He slightly edges Formiga as the more skilled guy, but wouldn't be surprised if Perez wins.

"I'm actually kind of leaning what the odds makers that they slightly edged Formiga in this one I'm slightly edging him as well"
MM
MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Jun 4, 2020 (2 days before fight)
Jussier Formiga

Jussier Formiga is a high-level jiu-jitsu player with excellent back-taking ability and improving striking. Alex Perez's strength is wrestling, but Formiga is comfortable off his back and has better jiu-jitsu. Perez may be forced to grapple, which plays into Formiga's world. Formiga's cardio is good, and he showed in the Moreno fight that he can still get sweeps and submissions. At plus money, Formiga is a live dog.

Jussier Formiga by submission in round 2 (rear-naked choke)
"i like the dog here you know i like for me got that plus 110 line i can get my plus 150 now one of my books"
TH
The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked May 29, 2020 (8 days before fight)
Jussier Formiga

The MMA Guru picks Jussier Formiga over Alex Perez. He believes Formiga's grappling will be too much for Perez, as Formiga has beaten top guys like Deiveson Figueiredo and had a close fight with Brandon Moreno. He doubts Perez's ability to keep Formiga off him for 15 minutes and expects Formiga to control the fight with takedowns and clinch work, winning a boring decision.

"I just don't feel as though Alex Perez has the grappling ability to keep a wet blanket like Cassie 8th or mica off of him for 15 minutes"
LOSS vs Brandon Moreno
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Mar 14, 2020
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Brandon Moreno 0 15 of 32 46% 61 of 81 1 of 9 11% 1 1 4:12
Jussier Formiga 0 33 of 82 40% 94 of 147 0 of 2 0% 0 1 3:46
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Brandon Moreno 0 3 of 4 75% 11 of 12 0 of 0 --- 1 1 0:58
Jussier Formiga 0 11 of 26 42% 32 of 49 0 of 1 0% 0 0 2:45
2 Brandon Moreno 0 5 of 9 55% 21 of 28 1 of 6 16% 0 0 2:09
Jussier Formiga 0 11 of 24 45% 30 of 44 0 of 1 0% 0 1 0:58
3 Brandon Moreno 0 7 of 19 36% 29 of 41 0 of 3 0% 0 0 1:05
Jussier Formiga 0 11 of 32 34% 32 of 54 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:03
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Brandon Moreno 15 of 32 46% 9 of 24 4 of 5 2 of 3 12 of 28 0 of 1 3 of 3
Jussier Formiga 33 of 82 40% 29 of 76 4 of 6 0 of 0 20 of 61 4 of 9 9 of 12
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Brandon Moreno 3 of 4 75% 2 of 3 0 of 0 1 of 1 2 of 3 0 of 0 1 of 1
Jussier Formiga 11 of 26 42% 11 of 25 0 of 1 0 of 0 2 of 12 1 of 3 8 of 11
2 Brandon Moreno 5 of 9 55% 3 of 6 2 of 2 0 of 1 4 of 7 0 of 1 1 of 1
Jussier Formiga 11 of 24 45% 8 of 21 3 of 3 0 of 0 8 of 20 2 of 3 1 of 1
3 Brandon Moreno 7 of 19 36% 4 of 15 2 of 3 1 of 1 6 of 18 0 of 0 1 of 1
Jussier Formiga 11 of 32 34% 10 of 30 1 of 2 0 of 0 10 of 29 1 of 3 0 of 0
DA
Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Mar 12, 2020 (2 days before fight)
Jussier Formiga

Daniel picks Formiga, citing his elite grappling and back control. He thinks Formiga's level is a step up for Moreno and that Formiga will capitalize on grappling exchanges. He predicts a decision win for Formiga.

"I think he is gonna get the better of the grappling avoid the big shots of Moreno"
TH
The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Mar 6, 2020 (8 days before fight)
Brandon Moreno

The host picks Brandon Moreno over Jussier Formiga. He considers this a title eliminator and notes that Formiga has a win over Figueiredo, but Moreno is a dangerous, rangy flyweight who uses his range well. He believes Moreno is on a streak (including a draw he thought he won) and will finish Formiga in the late second round by TKO. He cites Formiga's age (34) and recent KO loss as factors.

late second-round TKO
"I'm going with Brandon Moreno by a late second-round TKO"
TKO (head kick and punches) R2 4:47 · UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos · Jun 29, 2019
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Joseph Benavidez 0 15 of 48 31% 15 of 48 1 of 3 33% 0 0 0:27
Jussier Formiga 1 50 of 115 43% 72 of 138 0 of 0 --- 0 0 2:03
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Joseph Benavidez 0 7 of 26 26% 7 of 26 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:19
Jussier Formiga 0 21 of 52 40% 35 of 67 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:51
2 Joseph Benavidez 0 8 of 22 36% 8 of 22 1 of 2 50% 0 0 0:08
Jussier Formiga 1 29 of 63 46% 37 of 71 0 of 0 --- 0 0 1:12
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Joseph Benavidez 15 of 48 31% 15 of 47 0 of 1 0 of 0 15 of 48 0 of 0 0 of 0
Jussier Formiga 50 of 115 43% 27 of 77 14 of 23 9 of 15 44 of 107 3 of 4 3 of 4
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Joseph Benavidez 7 of 26 26% 7 of 26 0 of 0 0 of 0 7 of 26 0 of 0 0 of 0
Jussier Formiga 21 of 52 40% 10 of 31 7 of 13 4 of 8 21 of 52 0 of 0 0 of 0
2 Joseph Benavidez 8 of 22 36% 8 of 21 0 of 1 0 of 0 8 of 22 0 of 0 0 of 0
Jussier Formiga 29 of 63 46% 17 of 46 7 of 10 5 of 7 23 of 55 3 of 4 3 of 4
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · Mar 23, 2019
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jussier Formiga 0 26 of 51 50% 51 of 78 3 of 5 60% 0 0 6:40
Deiveson Figueiredo 0 14 of 50 28% 41 of 80 0 of 2 0% 0 0 0:11
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jussier Formiga 0 12 of 22 54% 18 of 28 2 of 2 100% 0 0 1:52
Deiveson Figueiredo 0 6 of 17 35% 10 of 21 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:04
2 Jussier Formiga 0 8 of 18 44% 24 of 35 1 of 1 100% 0 0 3:19
Deiveson Figueiredo 0 6 of 14 42% 24 of 35 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
3 Jussier Formiga 0 6 of 11 54% 9 of 15 0 of 2 0% 0 0 1:29
Deiveson Figueiredo 0 2 of 19 10% 7 of 24 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:07
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jussier Formiga 26 of 51 50% 19 of 43 5 of 6 2 of 2 15 of 35 2 of 2 9 of 14
Deiveson Figueiredo 14 of 50 28% 6 of 36 7 of 11 1 of 3 9 of 45 3 of 3 2 of 2
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jussier Formiga 12 of 22 54% 11 of 21 1 of 1 0 of 0 5 of 14 1 of 1 6 of 7
Deiveson Figueiredo 6 of 17 35% 1 of 8 4 of 6 1 of 3 4 of 15 2 of 2 0 of 0
2 Jussier Formiga 8 of 18 44% 2 of 11 4 of 5 2 of 2 5 of 11 0 of 0 3 of 7
Deiveson Figueiredo 6 of 14 42% 4 of 12 2 of 2 0 of 0 3 of 11 1 of 1 2 of 2
3 Jussier Formiga 6 of 11 54% 6 of 11 0 of 0 0 of 0 5 of 10 1 of 1 0 of 0
Deiveson Figueiredo 2 of 19 10% 1 of 16 1 of 3 0 of 0 2 of 19 0 of 0 0 of 0
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Jussier da Silva vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Round 1
It’s time for a potential flyweight title eliminator between top contenders Deiveson Figueiredo and Jussier da Silva. The referee is Keith Peterson. They touch gloves. It’s a feeling-out period to start the fight as neither man lands a strike in the first minute. da Silva finally lands a counter straight right as Figueiredo moves in. Figueiredo lands a hard kick to the body. Hard low kick by Figueiredo and da Silva responds with a counter straight left. Figueiredo with a spinning back kick and he uses it to get inside and clinch da Silva against the fence. They break. Da Silva with a straight right. He changes levels and lands a double leg takedown. Da Silva works from top and moves into half guard. Figueiredo is able to get back to his feet but Formiga is pushing him against the fence. Da Silva trips Figueiredo and lands on top in mount. He lands some hard punches and elbows from top before the end of the round.

Sherdog Scores
Adam Martin scores the round: 10-9 da Silva
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 da Silva
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 da Silva

Round 2
Round two begins. Da Silva with a low kick. Figueiredo continues to have a problem finding his range. Kick to the body by da Silva, then a low kick. Figueiredo returns fire with a straight right. Da Silva changes levels and lands a single leg takedown. Da Silva is working from on top landing punches from inside the guard. He lands some hard ground and pound from top but Figueiredo lands an elbow that cuts da Silva’s head open. Da Silva moves into side control but Figueiredo puts his leg in and da Silva is in half guard. He continues to land punches from top until the end of the round.

Sherdog Scores
Adam Martin scores the round: 10-9 da Silva
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 da Silva
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 da Silva

Round 3
Third and final round and da Silva is up two rounds to none. Da Silva clinches up with Figueiredo against the fence but they break. Figueiredo lands a hard uppercut on the break. Figueiredo needs a knockout if he wants to win this fight. Figueiredo has taken control of the center of the Octagon but da Silva is doing a good job circling. Da Silva changes levels for a double leg takedown and Figueiredo pulls guard. Da Silva moves into half guard and has two minutes left to work. He is trying to move into full mount and achieves it. Figueiredo bucks him off and gets back into guard. Figueiredo scrambles back to his feet but da Silva clings to him like glue against the fence. Figueiredo breaks. He is now moving forward and he knows he needs a knockout but only has 30 seconds left. He can’t land anything and the fight is over.

Sherdog Scores
Adam Martin scores the round: 10-9 Da Silva (30-27 Da Silva)
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Da Silva (30-27 Da Silva)
Scottie Smith scores the round: 10-9 Da Silva (30-27 Da Silva)

The Official Result
Jussier da Silva def. Deiveson Figueiredo via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
WIN vs Sergio Pettis
Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · Oct 06, 2018
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jussier Formiga 0 30 of 97 30% 91 of 161 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Sergio Pettis 0 18 of 37 48% 90 of 123 2 of 5 40% 0 0 7:25
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jussier Formiga 0 17 of 51 33% 43 of 77 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Sergio Pettis 0 10 of 25 40% 20 of 36 1 of 2 50% 0 0 1:26
2 Jussier Formiga 0 9 of 36 25% 30 of 60 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Sergio Pettis 0 6 of 9 66% 13 of 16 1 of 2 50% 0 0 1:48
3 Jussier Formiga 0 4 of 10 40% 18 of 24 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Sergio Pettis 0 2 of 3 66% 57 of 71 0 of 1 0% 0 0 4:11
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jussier Formiga 30 of 97 30% 23 of 86 3 of 5 4 of 6 30 of 93 0 of 0 0 of 4
Sergio Pettis 18 of 37 48% 17 of 36 0 of 0 1 of 1 16 of 34 0 of 1 2 of 2
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jussier Formiga 17 of 51 33% 10 of 42 3 of 4 4 of 5 17 of 50 0 of 0 0 of 1
Sergio Pettis 10 of 25 40% 10 of 25 0 of 0 0 of 0 9 of 23 0 of 1 1 of 1
2 Jussier Formiga 9 of 36 25% 9 of 34 0 of 1 0 of 1 9 of 33 0 of 0 0 of 3
Sergio Pettis 6 of 9 66% 5 of 8 0 of 0 1 of 1 5 of 8 0 of 0 1 of 1
3 Jussier Formiga 4 of 10 40% 4 of 10 0 of 0 0 of 0 4 of 10 0 of 0 0 of 0
Sergio Pettis 2 of 3 66% 2 of 3 0 of 0 0 of 0 2 of 3 0 of 0 0 of 0
WIN vs Ben Nguyen
Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) R3 1:43 · UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 11, 2018
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jussier Formiga 1 27 of 49 55% 50 of 72 2 of 4 50% 1 0 4:02
Ben Nguyen 0 21 of 65 32% 37 of 82 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:55
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jussier Formiga 0 5 of 9 55% 24 of 28 1 of 2 50% 0 0 2:45
Ben Nguyen 0 11 of 22 50% 22 of 34 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:48
2 Jussier Formiga 0 8 of 20 40% 11 of 23 1 of 2 50% 0 0 1:03
Ben Nguyen 0 9 of 29 31% 14 of 34 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:07
3 Jussier Formiga 1 14 of 20 70% 15 of 21 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:14
Ben Nguyen 0 1 of 14 7% 1 of 14 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jussier Formiga 27 of 49 55% 24 of 44 2 of 4 1 of 1 12 of 29 1 of 5 14 of 15
Ben Nguyen 21 of 65 32% 8 of 46 10 of 15 3 of 4 7 of 49 13 of 15 1 of 1
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jussier Formiga 5 of 9 55% 5 of 9 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 2 1 of 4 3 of 3
Ben Nguyen 11 of 22 50% 4 of 13 6 of 7 1 of 2 2 of 12 9 of 10 0 of 0
2 Jussier Formiga 8 of 20 40% 6 of 16 1 of 3 1 of 1 8 of 19 0 of 1 0 of 0
Ben Nguyen 9 of 29 31% 3 of 21 4 of 6 2 of 2 4 of 23 4 of 5 1 of 1
3 Jussier Formiga 14 of 20 70% 13 of 19 1 of 1 0 of 0 3 of 8 0 of 0 11 of 12
Ben Nguyen 1 of 14 7% 1 of 12 0 of 2 0 of 0 1 of 14 0 of 0 0 of 0
WIN vs Yuta Sasaki
Submission (rear-naked choke) R1 4:30 · UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami · Sep 23, 2017
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jussier Formiga 0 9 of 22 40% 12 of 27 1 of 1 100% 2 0 1:32
Yuta Sasaki 0 16 of 32 50% 36 of 54 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jussier Formiga 0 9 of 22 40% 12 of 27 1 of 1 100% 2 0 1:32
Yuta Sasaki 0 16 of 32 50% 36 of 54 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jussier Formiga 9 of 22 40% 6 of 18 1 of 1 2 of 3 9 of 22 0 of 0 0 of 0
Yuta Sasaki 16 of 32 50% 6 of 16 9 of 13 1 of 3 14 of 30 2 of 2 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jussier Formiga 9 of 22 40% 6 of 18 1 of 1 2 of 3 9 of 22 0 of 0 0 of 0
Yuta Sasaki 16 of 32 50% 6 of 16 9 of 13 1 of 3 14 of 30 2 of 2 0 of 0
LOSS vs Ray Borg
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · Mar 11, 2017
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ray Borg 0 30 of 62 48% 44 of 77 0 of 3 0% 0 0 3:24
Jussier Formiga 0 36 of 88 40% 53 of 105 0 of 6 0% 0 1 4:23
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ray Borg 0 17 of 29 58% 28 of 40 0 of 2 0% 0 0 1:03
Jussier Formiga 0 14 of 43 32% 15 of 44 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
2 Ray Borg 0 13 of 33 39% 15 of 36 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:10
Jussier Formiga 0 7 of 28 25% 8 of 29 0 of 5 0% 0 0 1:44
3 Ray Borg 0 0 of 0 --- 1 of 1 0 of 0 --- 0 0 2:11
Jussier Formiga 0 15 of 17 88% 30 of 32 0 of 1 0% 0 1 2:39
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ray Borg 30 of 62 48% 14 of 44 8 of 9 8 of 9 23 of 53 7 of 8 0 of 1
Jussier Formiga 36 of 88 40% 22 of 68 12 of 17 2 of 3 7 of 50 14 of 21 15 of 17
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ray Borg 17 of 29 58% 8 of 19 6 of 7 3 of 3 12 of 23 5 of 6 0 of 0
Jussier Formiga 14 of 43 32% 4 of 29 8 of 12 2 of 2 4 of 26 10 of 17 0 of 0
2 Ray Borg 13 of 33 39% 6 of 25 2 of 2 5 of 6 11 of 30 2 of 2 0 of 1
Jussier Formiga 7 of 28 25% 3 of 22 4 of 5 0 of 1 3 of 24 4 of 4 0 of 0
3 Ray Borg 0 of 0 --- 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0
Jussier Formiga 15 of 17 88% 15 of 17 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 15 of 17