Jared Cannonier vs Caio Borralho Prediction: it's far from certain that the fight will go the full distance

Prediction for the MMA match which will take place on August 24. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Jared Cannonier

The American fighter has competed in both the welterweight and heavyweight divisions, but found himself in the middleweight category. For a long time, Jared has been at the top of the middleweight rankings and fought for the championship title, albeit without much success.

Cannonier is not the brightest fighter, so the UFC was not eager to give him another title shot, despite his good performances. And in his last fight with Nassurdin Imavov, the American lost by technical decision. Many considered the stoppage an early stoppage, but you can't take a loss out of the record.

Cannonier's title prospects should probably be forgotten, as he is already 40 years old and it is obvious that the league considers him as a gatekeeper and tester of promising fighters.

Jared prefers to work in the stand-up and hits pretty hard. Cannonier has scored more than half of his wins (59%) by knockout.

Caio Borralho

The Brazilian prospect joined the UFC roster in 2021, making his way to the promotion on his second attempt through Dana White's Contender Series.

Borralho has already won six fights in the world's strongest league, and it's only now that matchmakers have recognised him as a potential star. Caio is being given a great chance to improve his ranking, as Cannonier is in fifth place and the Brazilian is only twelfth.

Borralho could be another man who could break into the title race, he has everything in place to do so. Caio is pretty good at BJJ, and in the stand-up he can seriously upset his opponent. It should be noted that on the way to the fight with Cannonier Borralho had far from passable opposition: Armen Petrosyan, Paul Craig, Abusupyan Magomedov.

Expert Betting Tips

What will be the key in the confrontation - Cannonier's experience or Borralho's ambitiousness? Caio comes in as a pretty tangible favourite, but in this fight not everything is as clear-cut as it may seem at first glance.

Both fighters don't like to force things and chase an early win. Both Cannonier and Borralho have ways to work at distance, but the American has experience in five-round fights. At no point in his career has Caio ever gone even into the fourth round, so there's no telling how he'll feel if the fight drags on.

Another defeat could finally bury Cannonier's title hopes, so he's likely to rule out unnecessary risk. Neither will Borralho, who has a great chance to break into the top 5 of the division's rankings. Based on these thoughts, the fight should go all the way to the championship rounds, but it's far from certain that it will go the full distance.