Caio Borralho defeated Yousri Belgaroui by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27. Borralho went 5-0 on takedowns and held control for five and a half minutes, keeping his place in the top five. It was his second win of 2026, improving his UFC record to 9-1. Belgaroui suffered his first UFC loss after three straight finishes, and Borralho declared a title-chase season for himself, Gene Silva and Carlos Prates.
Caio Borralho got back to winning ways at UFC 334 on November 14, taking a unanimous decision over Yousri Belgaroui with all three judges turning in 30-27 scorecards.
Borralho, the number five middleweight, went a perfect 5-0 on takedowns and held control for five and a half minutes of the three-round fight. The result keeps him in the top five and lifts his UFC record to 9-1. It was his second win of 2026, and he used the moment to declare a title-chase season for himself, Gene Silva and Carlos Prates.
Belgaroui came in with momentum and left with his first UFC defeat. The Tunisian had finished his previous three opponents, most recently Djorden Santos by first-round KO/TKO on September 12, and he now sits at 11-3.
The fighters
Borralho, 33, of Brazil and The Fighting Nerds, now has an overall record of 18-2. The southpaw lands 3.44 significant strikes per minute at 56 percent accuracy, and averages 1.28 takedowns per 15 minutes. His most recent recorded fight before this one was a unanimous decision win over Reinier de Ridder at UFC 326 on March 7, 2026, which followed a five-round unanimous decision loss to Nassourdine Imavov in September 2025.
Belgaroui, 34, fights out of Teixeira MMA & Fitness. He is a very different striker on paper: 6.44 significant strikes landed per minute at 63 percent accuracy, nearly double Borralho's output. His takedown rate is just 0.27 per 15 minutes, which helps explain how a five-takedown night could swing the scorecards. Belgaroui also holds a size edge, standing six-foot-six (198 cm) with a 79-inch (201 cm) reach against Borralho's six-foot-one (185 cm) and 75-inch (191 cm) reach.
Why it matters
- Borralho protects his top-five ranking and bounces back from the Imavov loss with consecutive wins in 2026.
- His call-out of a title-chase season names Gene Silva and Carlos Prates alongside himself. Prates, 33, is ranked second at welterweight and finished Jack Della Maddalena by third-round KO/TKO on May 2, 2026.
- Belgaroui's three-fight finishing streak ends, and his takedown defence becomes the central question around his next fight.
The numbers frame the contest clearly. Belgaroui held a 3.00 edge in strikes landed per minute on his career averages, but Borralho's wrestling dictated where the fight took place, and the judges rewarded it unanimously.
Saturday, November 14, 2026
