Caio Borralho vs Armen Petrosyan betting odds, fight info and fan predictions for UFC Fight Night bout

Caio Borralho vs Armen Petrosyan UFC fight info, date and time

Caio Borralho vs Armen Petrosyan is set to go down at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev at 7:30pm EST on Saturday 9th July 2022 in a 185lbs matchup.

Caio Borralho emerged victorious on his UFC debut, albeit in controversial circumstances, with a technical decision win over Gadzhi Omargadzhiev.

Armen Petrosyan secured a split-decision win in his UFC debut against Gregory Rodrigues in February.

Caio Borralho vs Armen Petrosyan betting odds

Caio Borralho will be the betting favorite with opening odds of -180.

Armen Petrosyan is the betting underdog with opening odds of +160.

Fight information

Caio Borralho vs Armen Petrosyan was first reported on April 28th.

Caio Borralho will fight Armen Petrosyan at UFC event on July 9th. #UFC #MMA #UFCESPN pic.twitter.com/TLwFO3UcVB

— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) April 27, 2022

This fight will serve as the co-main event at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev.

Caio Borralho

Caio Borralho dominated his opponent on his promotional debut and seemed to be cruising to a victory. However, an unintentional illegal knee led to the fight ending early, with Borralho declared the winner by technical decision.

🇧🇷 Winner via technical decision in his debut is @BorralhoCaio. #UFCVegas51 pic.twitter.com/PLBbuj6tJj

— UFC (@ufc) April 17, 2022

Borralho earned his UFC contract with a highlight-reel first-round KO against Jesse Murray on the Contender Series,

Armen Petrosyan

Armen Petrosyan was involved in a back-and-forth war with Gregory “Robocop” Rodrigues on his debut, eventually winning the bout by split decision.

Armen Petrosyan put his opponent to sleep and brought Dana White to his feet 😳 #DWCS pic.twitter.com/q5hOilJQzY

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 20, 2021

The Armenian also secured a UFC contract with a first-round knockout on the Contender Series.

How they match up

Armen Petrosyan will be considerably taller than his opponent at 6”2 compared to the 5”10 Borralho. However, Borralho will in fact have a significant 4-inch reach advantage in this fight.

Caio Borralho is the younger man at 29 years old but has more pro-MMA experience under his belt with 12 fights. The 31-year-old Petrosyan has fought 8 times.

Reasons to watch

This is an exciting matchup between two up-and-coming Contender Series graduates.

Made good on his second attempt!!

Caio Borralho gets the finish in his 2nd appearance on this season of #DWCS! pic.twitter.com/8AhMOlalNo

— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) October 20, 2021

Caio Borralho showed tremendous skill in all departments on his UFC debut, while Armen Petrosyan demonstrated elite striking skills to edge out Gregory Rodrigues.

The stakes

This fight will determine which of these prospects has what it takes to challenge for a Top 15 spot in the Middleweight Division.

Although both men are early in their UFC careers, there is still a lot at stake.

Caio Borralho vs Armen Petrosyan predictions

The oddsmakers’ predictions have Caio Borralho as the favorite with opening odds of -180.

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Caio Borralho vs Armen Petrosyan tale of the tape

• 2 year age gap: Borralho is the younger fighter at 29 years old.
• Borralho has a significant 4 inch reach advantage.
• Borralho has 5 more professional MMA fights than Petrosyan.

Caio Borralho	vs	Armen Petrosyan
29	Age	31
13	Fights	8
11	Wins	7
1	Losses	1
4	KO’s	6
3	Subs	0
5′ 10	Height (in)	6′ 2
75	Reach (in)	71

Armen “Superman” Petrosyan fighter profile and recent form

Armen Petrosyan is a 31 year old male fighter from Armenia with 7 pro wins and 1 losses. See Armen Petrosyan’s full MMA record.

Armen Petrosyan has a 86% finish rate, including 6 by knockout, 1 by decision.

Armen Petrosyan is currently riding a 3 fight win streak.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Win	6-1-0	Gregory Rodrigues	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2022-02-26	Middleweight	UFC
Win	5-1-0	Kaloyan Kolev	KO/TKO R1 4:27	Contender Series 2021	2021-10-19	Light Heavyweight	DWCS
Win	4-1-0	Aleksandr Zemlyakov	KO/TKO R1 0:15	Colosseum MMA	2021-07-25	Light Heavyweight	CMMA
Loss	4-0-0	Hasan Yousefi	KO/TKO R1 1:03	AMC 102	2021-06-18	Light Heavyweight	AMC
Win	3-0-0	Dmitry Minakov	KO/TKO R2 3:09	AMC Fight Nights Global	2021-01-22	Light Heavyweight	AMC

Caio “The Natural” Borralho fighter profile and recent form

Caio Borralho is a 29 year old male fighter from Brazil with 11 pro wins and 1 losses. See Caio Borralho’s full MMA record.

Caio Borralho has a 64% finish rate, including 4 by knockout, 3 by submission, 4 by decision.

Caio Borralho is currently riding a 8 fight win streak.

Last 5 bouts

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Weight class	Org
Win	10-1-0	Gadzhi Omargadzhiev	DEC R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night	2022-04-16	Middleweight	UFC
Win	9-1-0	Jesse Murray	KO/TKO R1 1:41	Contender Series 2021	2021-10-19	Light Heavyweight	DWCS
Win	8-1-0	Aaron Jeffery	DEC R3 5:00	Contender Series 2021	2021-09-28	Middleweight	DWCS
Win	7-1-0	Wildemar Santos	DEC R5 5:00	Future MMA 12	2020-10-16	Middleweight	FFC
Win	6-1-0	Ykaro Queiroz	DEC R3 5:00	Future FC 10	2019-12-06	Middleweight	FFC