Rei Tsuruya
10-1-0
VS
2026-08-29
UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Flyweight
Kevin Borjas
"El Gallo Negro"
10-4-0
CATBOOST PREDICTION
Rei Tsuruya
74.5% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
55%
Decision
26%
KO / TKO
19%
Submission
Decision54.7%
KO / TKO26.3%
Submission19.0%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 145.7%
Round 235.4%
Round 3+18.8%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 45% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why CatBoost leans this way
Rei Tsuruya
Kevin Borjas
Net striking dominance
Matchup +0.80
15%
Elo rating edge
Matchup 56
14%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Kevin Borjas -1.05
9%
Avg takedowns attempted
Rei Tsuruya 5.88
9%
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup -4.54
6%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup -0.06
6%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Rei Tsuruya -0.48
6%
Age
Rei Tsuruya 24.2 yrs
4%
Age
Kevin Borjas 28.7 yrs
3%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup -3
3%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup 8%
2%
Avg takedowns attempted
Kevin Borjas 2.42
2%
Head absorption rate
Kevin Borjas 57%
2%
Distance strike defense
Kevin Borjas 54%
2%
← pushes toward Rei Tsuruya pushes toward Kevin Borjas →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Rei Tsuruya

Win Streak
1
Finish Rate
33%
Avg Duration
11.1m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W SUB
L DEC
W DEC
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 125 lbs
Reach: 173 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Kevin Borjas

Win Streak
1
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
12.2m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
L KO
L DEC
W DEC
L KO
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 125 lbs
Reach: 173 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Head-to-Head Stats
Rei Tsuruya
ADVANTAGE
Kevin Borjas
Striking Accuracy
45.8%
+2.7%
43.1%
Strikes Landed/Min
2.52
+0.63
3.14
Strikes Absorbed/Min
2.55
+1.96
4.51
Striking Defense
50.7%
+0.5%
51.1%
Takedown Accuracy
29.7%
+5.3%
24.3%
Takedown Defense
61.6%
+12.0%
73.6%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.13
+0.29
0.43
Avg Control Time (sec)
88.84
+28.95
59.90
Strikes Per Round
13.85
+1.85
15.70
Head Strike %
69.5%
+1.6%
67.8%
Body Strike %
17.2%
+2.3%
19.5%
Leg Strike %
13.3%
+0.7%
12.6%
Last 5 Win Rate
66.7%
+26.7%
40.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
33.3%
+33.3%
0.0%