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✓ Rei Tsuruya won · by Submission · R1

Rei Tsuruya vs Kevin Borjas — Honest Elo matchup

flyweight
Other bouts 12
Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Aug 29, 2026 · Shanghai, China
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Final result · recorded Aug 29, 2026
Rei Tsuruya
defeated Kevin Borjas by Submission in round 1

Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Rei Tsuruya 77.9% · Kevin Borjas 22.1%

Pure Elo pre-fight: Rei Tsuruya 62.0% · Kevin Borjas 38.0%

The Honest Elo Meter is hidden once a bout is recorded — win-probability simulations only make sense before the fight. Pre-fight ratings have been updated in both fighters' profiles below to reflect this result.

Notable

Tsuruya

Has never been finished — the only loss went to the scorecards.

Tale of the tape

3-1-0 UFC record 2-5-0
KO 0 · Sub 2 Finishes KO 0 · Sub 0
+2 Streak -1
24 Age 28
5'6" 168 cm Height 5'5" 165 cm
68" 173 cm Reach 68" 173 cm
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
1557 Global Elo 1433
1515 Elo rating 1378
Rei Tsuruya — Notable ▼
At a glance
Kevin Borjas — Notable ▼

Rei Tsuruya — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 105 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
94% Head
  • Head 94%
  • Body 4%
  • Leg 2%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
63% Ground
  • Distance 35%
  • Clinch 2%
  • Ground 63%

Kevin Borjas — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 265 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
73% Head
  • Head 73%
  • Body 17%
  • Leg 10%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
93% Distance
  • Distance 93%
  • Clinch 6%
  • Ground 1%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

2.80
3.31
div avg 3.96
50%
42%
div avg 47%
2.02
5.93
div avg 3.36
42%
49%
div avg 56%
3.99
0.00
div avg 1.57
28%
0%
div avg 38%
50%
76%
div avg 64%
0.80
0.00
div avg 0.78
7
1
div avg 3

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Rei Tsuruya
67% finish rate
KO 0 · Sub 2
can finish?
Kevin Borjas
finished 60%
3 of 5 losses
Kevin Borjas
0% finish rate
KO 0 · Sub 0
can finish?
Rei Tsuruya
finished 0%
never finished

Strength of schedule in UFC

Kevin Borjas has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1538 vs 1493, 1 quality wins to 0.

Rei Tsuruya red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1493
Developing slate
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 3 UFC wins
Toughest win
Carlos Hernandez
Elo 1495 at fight time
Expected wins
2.1
+0.9 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 4 fights
1495
1447
Kevin Borjas blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1538
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
1
of 2 UFC wins
Toughest win
Andre Lima
Elo 1605 at fight time
Expected wins
2.8
−0.8 below schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 7 fights
1522
1532
Notable wins

Common opponents

1 shared opponent · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.

  • L
    L
    Decision - Unanimous
    Decision - Unanimous
    Mar 8, 2025
    Nov 11, 2023
Corner A recent form
Rei Tsuruya
Corner B recent form
Kevin Borjas
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Rei Tsuruya & Kevin Borjas on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.