UFC 334: Caio Borralho vs Yousri Belgaroui Preview & Prediction

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Fighting Nerds leader Caio Borralho meets former Glory kickboxer Yousri Belgaroui in a pivotal middleweight clash on the featured fight of UFC 334.

Caio Borralho vs Yousri Belgaroui facts

What time are Caio Borralho and Yousri Belgaroui expected to walk out? 15 November 2026 at 3:15 am

Where is UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit? Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA

Where can I get tickets for UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC 334

What TV channel is UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – Paramount

Where can I stream UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit? UK – TNT Sports can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and HBO Max / USA – Paramount+ & UFC Fight Pass

UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit main card

Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit (Heavyweight)

Kayla Harrison vs Amanda Nunes (Women’s Bantamweight)

Caio Borralho vs Yousri Belgaroui (Middleweight)

Uros Medic vs Kevin Holland (Welterweight)

Bilal Hasan vs Luis Gurule (Flyweight)

UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit prelims

Stephen Thompson vs Charles Radtke (Welterweight)

Drew Dober vs Chris Duncan (Lightweight)

Jim Miller vs Terrance McKinney (Lightweight)

Donte Johnson vs Cesar Almeida (Middleweight)

Jared Gordon vs Melquizael Costa (Lightweight)

Macy Chiasson vs Beatriz Mesquita (Women’s Bantamweight)

Alateng Heili vs Juan Diaz (Bantamweight)

Evan Elder vs Samuel Sanches (Lightweight)

Caio Borralho: “The Natural” back on track

Caio Borralho (18-2, 1 NC) bounced back from his first UFC defeat, a five-round decision loss to Nassourdine Imavov, by outpointing Reinier de Ridder 30-27 on all three cards at UFC 326 in March. He’s a measured southpaw distance striker, patient and composed, managing range with feints, a sharp jab, straight lefts and varied kicks. He’s accurate and defensively sound, absorbing just 2.61 significant strikes per minute, and his fight IQ is high. His jiu-jitsu is good, but the offensive wrestling doesn’t always back it up – he went 0 for 5 on takedowns against Imavov.

Yousri Belgaroui: “The Boogeyman” proving he’s the real deal 

Yousri Belgaroui (11-3) arrived in the UFC as a 27-7 Glory kickboxer with three middleweight title shots. He’s 3-0 in the Octagon with all three wins by knockout, most recently a first-round TKO of Djorden Santos in September. He brings patient forward pressure, nasty calf kicks and an arsenal of kicks to every level, and his output is extremely efficient, with 63% of his significant strikes landing. Defensively he manages distance well, keeps his hands extended to intercept and uses his angles. Step-in knees, follow-up elbows and the slip n rip boxing of training partner Alex Pereira round it out.

Caio Borralho vs Yousri Belgaroui prediction

Like Borralho, Belgaroui is a measured technical striker, but I’d say he’s the better one in this matchup. He has far more kickboxing experience, a four inch reach advantage, and he works at a busier pace than Borralho has needed lately. Two of Borralho’s last three fights were five rounders, where patience pays. If he’s too patient here, he won’t have time to come back in a three-rounder.

Borralho’s edge is on the floor. Both men have good defensive grappling, but there’s a clear level difference in jiu-jitsu, and Borralho will be the one who wants it there. The problem is getting it there. Borralho’s offensive wrestling isn’t the best, and Belgaroui trains in a camp that builds its fighters around striking backed by defensive wrestling. Azamat Bekoev took him down four times and still couldn’t keep him there, and Belgaroui stopped him in the third. Borralho will need to back him onto the fence or crash the distance into the clinch to work trips and throws.

The result depends on whether Borralho can get it to the ground. I’ll lean on Belgaroui’s grappling defence being good enough to keep it standing, and with the market calling this close to a coin flip, Belgaroui at plus money is the value side.

Prediction: Yousri Belgaroui to win by decision