1. Caio Vinicius Silva Borralho was born on January 16,1993 and is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
19 Facts About Caio Borralho
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Caio Borralho was born January 16,1993 in Sao Luis, Maranhao.
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Caio Borralho's grandfather was a math teacher and, inspired by him, Borralho started tutoring at 15 years old in math and chemistry.
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Caio Borralho first started training mixed martial arts around the age of eighteen years old, but his very first MMA fight occurred in 2014, when he was around twenty-one years old as an amateur, at Dojo James Adler, located in the metropolitan city of Sao Luis, Maranhao.
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Not long after Caio Borralho began training in Muay Thai, but he opted out of these martial arts in 2014 to pursue a pro career in MMA, as he moved out from his native town of Sao Luis to the city of Sao Paulo.
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Caio Borralho had an amateur win in 2014 before turning professional later that year.
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Caio Borralho made his Contender Series debut against Aaron Jeffery on September 28,2021.
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Caio Borralho won via unanimous decision, but didn't get a contract with the UFC.
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Caio Borralho was signed by the UFC and made his promotional debut against Gadzhi Omargadzhiev at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs Muhammad 2.
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Caio Borralho won by technical decision after an accidental foul on his opponent.
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Caio Borralho next faced prospect Armen Petrosyan at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs Fiziev, winning via unanimous decision.
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Caio Borralho next faced Makhmud Muradov at UFC 280, whom he defeated via unanimous decision.
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Caio Borralho was scheduled to face Nursulton Ruziboev on November 4,2023, at UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Lewis.
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Caio Borralho faced Paul Craig on May 4,2024, at UFC 301.
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Caio Borralho won the fight by knockout in the second round.
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Caio Borralho faced former UFC Middleweight Championship challenger Jared Cannonier in the main event on August 24,2024 at UFC on ESPN 62.
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Caio Borralho faced Brendan Allen on February 28,2025 in a submission match at Karate Combat 53.
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Caio Borralho has been wearing eyeglasses since age of three, as he has been suffering from both myopia and astigmatism.
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Caio Borralho teaches martial arts classes at various gyms in the city of Sao Paulo.