Johnson vs Borg

Who won Johnson vs Borg?

Demetrious Johnson beat Ray Borg by submission in the 5th round during the co-main event of UFC 216, on Saturday 7th October 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Demetrious Johnson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC flyweight championship.

Johnson vs Borg stats

Demetrious Johnson stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Ray Borg made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Demetrious Johnson's UFC record stood at 15-2-1, while Ray Borg's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had a slight advantage in power over Borg, with a 19% knock out percentage over Borg's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Borg had an advantage over Johnson, with a 55% submission rate over Johnson's 38%.

Demetrious Johnson was the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Borg had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson. Despite this, he had 3-inch reach advantage.

Johnson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, 101 to Borg's 55.

Activity check

Johnson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

Borg's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

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