UFC UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey Final

Louis Smolka vs Ray Borg

Louis Smolka
United States

Louis Smolka

“Da Last Samurai”

17-9

VS
Ray Borg
United States

Ray Borg

“The Tazmexican Devil”

16-5

Winner

Winner

Ray Borg

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

31 December 2016 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Ray Borg beat Louis Smolka by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Ray Borg landed 33 of 53 total strikes and 4 of 8 takedowns, with 10:53 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 27-30, 26-30, 26-30.

Tale of the tape

Louis SmolkaRay Borg
17-9Record16-5
25Age on fight night23
5′9″ (175 cm)Height5′4″ (163 cm)
68.5″ (174 cm)Reach63″ (160 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Team OyamaTeamBorg Martial Arts
Honolulu, Hawaii, United StatesFromTucson, Arizona, United States

Fight statistics

20of 53 · 38%Total strikes landed33of 53 · 62%
16of 43Head strikes18of 36
4of 10Body strikes12of 14
0Leg strikes3of 3
0of 1Takedowns4of 8
1Submission attempts1
0:45Control time10:53

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Louis SmolkaRoundRay Borg
2/13strikes0/0TD0KD0:38controlR113/17strikes1/1TD0KD3:06control
8/14strikes0/1TD0KD0:02controlR213/22strikes1/2TD0KD3:44control
10/26strikes0/0TD0KD0:05controlR37/14strikes2/5TD0KD4:03control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Marcos Rosales

8R1109R2109R310

26total30

Chris Lee

8R1109R2109R310

26total30

Form going into the fight

Louis Smolka

  1. LBrandon Morenosubmission R1 2:232016
  2. WBen NguyenKO/TKO R2 4:412016
  3. WRichie Vaculik2014
  4. WAlptekin Ozkilic2014
  5. LChris Cariaso2014

Ray Borg

  1. LJustin Scogginsunanimous decision2016
  2. LDustin Ortiz2014
  3. WShane Howell2014
  4. WChris Keladessubmission R3 2:562015
  5. WGeane Herreraunanimous decision2015

Also on this card

Amanda Nunes vs Ronda RouseyKO/TKO R1 0:48Dominick Cruz vs Cody Garbrandtunanimous decisionTJ Dillashaw vs John Linekerunanimous decisionDong Hyun Kim vs Tarec Saffiedinesplit decisionJohny Hendricks vs Neil Magnyunanimous decision

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