Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg

Oct 7, 2017 · ESPN+

DateOct 7, 2017

DivisionFlyweight Title

StatusScheduled

VenueT-Mobile Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, October 7, 2017 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 2:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 11:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 7:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 8:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 5:00 AM
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Demetrious JohnsonMighty Mouse |25-4-1Demetrious Johnson vs Ray BorgRay BorgThe Tazmexican Devil |16-5-0

Demetrious JohnsonMighty Mouse25-4-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

25-4-1Record16-5-0

40Age33

5'3"Height5'4"

66.00"ReachTBD

135 lbsWeight135 lbs

Flyweight TitleWeight ClassFlyweight Title

Ray BorgThe Tazmexican Devil16-5-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Demetrious Johnson owns a 108-point Elo edge (great). Demetrious Johnson shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Demetrious Johnson and Ray Borg across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Demetrious JohnsonRay Borg

Recent form

Demetrious JohnsonW W L W W · +1 Elo last 5

WWLWW

Ray BorgW W W L W · +37 Elo last 5

WWWLW

Elo edge

Demetrious Johnson1848+7 last move

Ray Borg1740+7 last move

Why they are ranked here

Demetrious JohnsonNot on the active ladder · 1848 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Ray Borg (rated 1708 at the time): +12.
Costliest loss: Lost to Adriano Moraes (rated 1659 at the time): -22.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +1 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1778, not 1848: 70 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Ray BorgNot on the active ladder · 1740 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Rogério Bontorin (rated 1717 at the time): +17.
Costliest loss: Lost to Casey Kenney (rated 1691 at the time): -16.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +37 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1650, not 1740: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Demetrious JohnsonNow 1848

Wins by decision+8→ 1856

Loses by decision-16→ 1832

Ray BorgNow 1740

Wins by decision+21→ 1761

Loses by decision-11→ 1729

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Stat advantages

Demetrious JohnsonvsRay Borg

Sig. strikes landed per min

3.43vs1.52

Submission average

0.52vs1.04

Takedown defense

66%vs47%

Sig. strike defense

67%vs48%

Finishing profile

Demetrious Johnsondecision leads 48% of wins

Ray Borgdecision leads 56% of wins

Common opponents

Kyoji Horiguchi Demetrious Johnson: win · Armbar · Apr 25, 2015Ray Borg: cancelled · Apr 22, 2023

Joseph BenavidezDemetrious Johnson: win · Punches · Dec 14, 2013Ray Borg: cancelled · Nov 10, 2018

Ian McCallDemetrious Johnson: win · Decision · Jun 8, 2012Ray Borg: cancelled · Sep 10, 2016

Tale of the tape

Demetrious JohnsonRay Borg

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.43Sig. strikes landed per min1.52

UFC bantamweight average : 3.72

55Sig. strike accuracy52

UFC bantamweight average : 45%

1.66Sig. strikes absorbed per min1.93

UFC bantamweight average : 3.75

67Sig. strike defense48

UFC bantamweight average : 54%

3.35Takedown average3.89

UFC bantamweight average : 1.52

56Takedown accuracy50

UFC bantamweight average : 27%

66Takedown defense47

UFC bantamweight average : 61%

0.52Submission average1.04

UFC bantamweight average : 0.52

5Wins by knockout1

8Wins by submission6

12Wins by decision9

1Losses by knockout0

0Losses by submission1

3Losses by decision4

Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg is a scheduled Flyweight Title fight on UFC 216 : FERGUSON VS LEE. Demetrious Johnson enters with a 25-4-1 record and Ray Borg enters with a 16-5-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.