Rei Tsuruya vs. Kevin Borjas

UFC 2-1-0 vs. 2-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-1-0
UFC record
2-4-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
24
AgeΔ 4 yrs
28
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
68"
ReachΔ 0"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.3
Layoff (months)Δ 0.7 mo
1.6
WLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kevin Borjas carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Rei Tsuruya hunts takedowns — 3.60 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Rei Tsuruya owns the mat — in control 37% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Rei Tsuruya

Full career not yet synced for Rei Tsuruya — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Kevin Borjas

Full career not yet synced for Kevin Borjas — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

661.98/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
2653.49/min · norm 3.49
762.28/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
4365.74/min · norm 3.24
46.2%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
42.3%norm 44.6%
42.0%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
49.5%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
30.59/15 · norm 0.18

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Rei Tsuruya

Distance 72.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 25.2% (norm 7.3%)

Kevin Borjas

Distance 96.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 7.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Rei Tsuruya

Head 93.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 4.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 1.4% (norm 9.3%)

Kevin Borjas

Head 83.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 10.4% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Tsuruya L/AAccFlyweight med Borjas L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 37 / 103 35.9% 40.0% 247 / 602 41.0% 40.0%
In the clinch 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.4% 15 / 20 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 27 / 36 75.0% 69.7% 3 / 4 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 60 / 134 44.8% 37.6% 194 / 525 37.0% 37.6%
To the body 4 / 7 too few to rate 68.5% 44 / 65 67.7% 68.5%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 80.0% 27 / 36 75.0% 80.0%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Tsuruya L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Borjas L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 62 / 115 53.9% 40.1% 387 / 795 48.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 9 / 10 too few to rate 68.8% 15 / 24 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 5 / 6 too few to rate 71.1% 34 / 45 75.6% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 46 / 97 47.4% 35.2% 239 / 597 40.0% 35.2%
To the body 24 / 28 85.7% 68.2% 99 / 145 68.3% 68.2%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 80.3% 98 / 122 80.3% 80.3%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
825.0% acc · 3.60/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.30
150.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1781.0% def · norm 62.5%
12:2537.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
4:005.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
5:192:23 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
8:141:37 per 15 · norm 2:44
10.45/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Borjas has more cage time on record.