Ray Borg

Ray Borg
Born Ray Borg
(1993-08-04) August 4, 1993
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Other names The Tazmexican Devil
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 1 in (155 cm)[1]
Weight 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
Division Flyweight (2011-present)
Reach 63.0 in (160 cm)[2]
Fighting out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Mixed martial arts record
Total 11
Wins 9
By knockout 1
By submission 6
By decision 2
Losses 2
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: November 13, 2014

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 February 10, 2016, Borg is ranked #14 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 was scheduled to make 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 is expected to face Louis Smolka on December 30, 2016 at UFC 207.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
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 - Vinte November 23, 2013 2 4:22 Hinton, Oklahoma, United States
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. "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Teixeira vs. Saint Preux". UFC.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  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.
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