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Ray Borg
BornRaymond Anthony Borg[1]
(1993-08-04) August 4, 1993 (age 31)
Tuscon, Arizona, United States
Other namesThe Tazmexican Devil
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
DivisionFlyweight (2011-present)
Reach63.0 in (160 cm)[2]
StyleGaidojutsu
Fighting out ofAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States
TeamJackson Wink MMA Academy
Mixed martial arts record
Total14
Wins11
By knockout1
By submission6
By decision4
Losses3
By submission1
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 13, 2014

Raymond Anthony "Ray" Borg (born August 4, 1993), is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2012, Borg made a name for himself fighting mostly in his native Southwestern United States, competing in promotions like King of the Cage and Legacy Fighting Championship.[3]

As of August 27, 2017, Borg is ranked #3 in the official UFC flyweight rankings [4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After a successful career in United States, with an undefeated 6-0 mixed martial arts record, it was revealed in April, 2014, that Borg had signed with the UFC.[5]

Borg made his UFC debut against Dustin Ortiz on April 19, 2014, at UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne.[6] He lost the fight via split decision.[7]

Borg was scheduled to face Ryan Benoit, at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens.[8] However, due to an injury, Benoit was replaced by promotional newcomer Shane Howell.[9] Borg won the fight via submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round.[10] The win also won Borg his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[11]

Borg was briefly linked to a potential fight against Richie Vaculik on November 8, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 55.[12] However, Borg was forced to pull out of the event due to injury and was replaced by Neil Seery.[13] Subsequently, Seery pulled out of that bout as well and was replaced by Louis Smolka.[14]

Borg faced Chris Kelades on February 14, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 60.[15] Borg won the one sided fight via submission in the third round, earning him his second consecutive Performance of the Night award.[16][17]

Borg faced promotional newcomer Geane Herrera on August 8, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 73.[18] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[19]

Borg faced Justin Scoggins on February 6, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 82.[20] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[21]

Borg was expected to face Fredy Serrano on July 30, 2016 at UFC 201.[22] However, Borg pulled out on July 21 due to injury and was replaced by Ryan Benoit.[23]

Following a quick recovery, Borg was quickly rescheduled and was expected to face Ian McCall on September 10, 2016 at UFC 203.[24] However, Borg pulled out of the fight on September 7 citing an illness. With no time to find a suitable replacement, McCall was removed from the card.[25]

Borg next faced Louis Smolka on December 30, 2016 at UFC 207.[26] At the weigh-ins, Borg missed weight for the bout, coming in at 129.5 pounds. As a result, he was fined 30% of his fight purse, which went to Smolka, who agreed to take a catchweight bout.[27] Borg won the fight by unanimous decision.[28]

Borg faced Jussier Formiga on March 11, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 106.[29] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[30]

Borg was expected to face current champion Demetrious Johnson on September 9, 2017 at UFC 215.[31] In turn, the fight was canceled a day before the event, as Borg was forced to withdraw from the fight on Thursday evening due to illness. According to multiple sources, Borg has been battling an illness this week and was deemed unfit to fight by UFC doctors.[32] The bout was quickly rescheduled and took place the following month at UFC 216.[33] Borg lost the bout via suplex to armbar (Mouse trap) in the fifth round.[34]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
14 matches 11 wins 3 losses
By knockout 1 0
By submission 6 1
By decision 4 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 11–3 Demetrious Johnson Submission (armbar) UFC 216 October 7, 2017 5 3:15 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For the UFC Flyweight Championship.
Win 11–2 Jussier Formiga Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum March 11, 2017 3 5:00 Fortaleza, Brazil
Win 10–2 Louis Smolka Decision (unanimous) UFC 207 December 30, 2016 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (129.5 lbs) bout; Borg missed weight.
Loss 9–2 Justin Scoggins Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson February 6, 2016 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 9–1 Geane Herrera Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux August 8, 2015 3 5:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States Catchweight (126.75 lbs) bout; Borg missed weight.
Win 8–1 Chris Kelades Submission (kimura) UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch February 14, 2015 3 2:56 Broomfield, Colorado, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 7–1 Shane Howell Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens June 28, 2014 1 2:17 San Antonio, Texas, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 6–1 Dustin Ortiz Decision (split) UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne April 19, 2014 3 5:00 Orlando, Florida, United States
Win 6–0 Nick Urso Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 30 April 4, 2014 2 4:01 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win 5–0 Jeimeson Saudino Submission (rear-naked choke) SCS 20 November 23, 2013 2 4:22 Hinton, Oklahoma, United States Won the SCS Flyweight Championship.
Win 4–0 Angelo Sanchez Decision (unanimous) Triple A MMA 3: North vs. South August 18, 2013 3 5:00 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win 3–0 Lee Lindow TKO (punches) KOTC: World Championships May 25, 2013 1 1:59 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Win 2–0 Peter Baltimore Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Regulators January 19, 2013 1 4:03 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Win 1–0 Gene Perez Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Ignite August 11, 2012 1 3:01 Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

See also

References

  1. ^ http://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2016_Results/12-30-16MMA.pdf
  2. ^ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Henderson vs. Thatch". UFC.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Trula Howe (2014-04-02). "Borg vs Urso – Clash of the Flyweight Prospects". legacyfights.net. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  4. ^ "Fighter Rankings - UFC ®". UFC.
  5. ^ Zane Simon (2014-04-10). "Welcome to the UFC Ray Borg". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  6. ^ Jason Floyd (2014-04-11). "Undefeated flyweight Ray Borg signs with UFC, meets Dustin Ortiz at UFC on FOX 11". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  7. ^ Ben Fowlkes (2014-04-19). "UFC on FOX 11 results, photos: Dustin Ortiz takes split call from gritty Ray Borg". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  8. ^ Staff (2014-06-06). "Ryan Benoit vs. Ray Borg added to UFC Fight Night 44 in San Antonio". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  9. ^ John Morgan (2014-06-18). "Ryan Benoit out at UFC Fight Night 44, Ray Borg now meets Shane Howell". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  10. ^ Ben Fowles (2014-06-28). "UFC Fight Night 44 results: Ray Borg dazzles, taps out Shane Howell". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  11. ^ Staff (2014-06-29). "UFC Fight Night 44 bonuses: Swanson, Stephens, Borg, Carlos Diego Ferreira get $50,000 awards". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
  12. ^ Jacob Cooper (2014-09-24). "Richie Vaculik vs. Ray Borg added to UFC Fight Night 55". fansided.com. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
  13. ^ Staff (2014-09-29). "Neil Seery meets Richie Vaculik at UFC Fight Night 55 in Sydney". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  14. ^ James Carroll (2014-10-28). "Neil Seery out of UFC Fight Night 55 against Richie Vaculik, Louis Smolka steps in". mmamad.com. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  15. ^ Jeremy Brand (2014-11-10). "Chris Kelades vs. Ray Borg added to UFC Fight Night Colorado". mmasucka.com. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
  16. ^ Brent Brookhouse (2015-02-14). "UFC Fight Night 60 results, photos: Ray Borg taps Chris Kelades with kimura". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  17. ^ Staff (2015-02-15). "UFC Fight Night 60 bonuses: Neil Magny got his first $50,000. Who joined him?". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
  18. ^ Staff (2015-07-06). "Flyweight prospects Ray Borg, Geane Herrera set to clash at UFC Fight Night in Nashville". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  19. ^ Ben Fowlkes (2015-08-08). "UFC Fight Night 73 results: Ray Borg bleeds way to decision win over Geane Herrera". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  20. ^ Staff (2016-01-07). "Ray Borg meets Justin Scoggins at UFC Fight Night 82 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  21. ^ Steven Marrocco (2016-02-06). "UFC Fight Night 82 results: Justin Scoggins rolls past Ray Borg, wants title shot in 2016". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  22. ^ Danny Doherty (2016-07-16). "UFC 201 adds Ray Borg vs. Freddy Serrano". cagepages.com. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
  23. ^ Rob Tatum (2016-07-21). "Ray Borg injured, Fredy Serrano now meets Ryan Benoit at UFC 201". combatpress.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  24. ^ Brian Martin (2016-08-04). "Ian McCall vs. Ray Borg added to UFC 203 in Cleveland". dailynews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  25. ^ Staff (2016-09-08). "Lightning strikes again for Ian McCall: Fight with Ray Borg pulled from Saturday's UFC 203". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  26. ^ Marc Raimondi (2016-10-24). "Louis Smolka to meet Ray Borg at UFC 207". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
  27. ^ Staff (2016-12-29). "UFC 207 early weigh-in results: Rousey hits 135, Hendricks and Borg miss weight". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  28. ^ Dave Doyle (2016-12-30). "UFC 207 results: Ray Borg rolls over Louis Smolka". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  29. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2017-01-23). "Jussier Formiga vs. Ray Borg set for UFC Fight Night: Fortaleza". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  30. ^ Ben Fowlkes (2017-03-11). "UFC Fight Night 106 results: Ray Borg outworks Jussier Formiga in crucial flyweight battle". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  31. ^ Dave Doyle (2017-07-20). "Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg set for UFC 215". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  32. ^ Ariel Helwani (2017-09-08). "Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg UFC 215 main event canceled". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  33. ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (2017-09-13). "Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg rebooked for UFC 216". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  34. ^ "UFC 216 results: Insane Demetrious Johnson armbar forces Ray Borg tap in fifth round". MMAjunkie. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
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