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See the full story · 1 sourcesRei Tsuruya looked like the biggest favorite of the UFC Fight Night 286 card against Kevin Borjas.
Tsuruya (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) dove for Borjas' (11-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC) legs and took him down immediately to start the flyweight bout. He controlled his foe on the ground with ease and took the back to score the rear-naked choke submission at the 4:14 mark of Round 1 in Saturday's bout at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China.
Check out the video of Tsuruya's finish below (via X ):
REI TSURUYA IS A PROBLEM AT FLYWEIGHT #UFCShanghai 🔥 📺 @paramountplus pic.twitter.com/Sn1OUXiPWV
— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) August 29, 2026 After losing to current UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van at UFC 313, Tsuruya rebounded with back-to-back first-round submissions. The 24-year-old Japanese fighter called for a ranked opponent in his post-fight interview with Brendan Fitzgerald
Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 286 include:
Rei Tsuruya def. Kevin Borjas via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:14
Sean Woodson def. Jack Jenkins via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Francesco Nuzzi def. Xiao Long via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:00
Hector Santiago def. Lawrence Lui via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 0:53
Julia Polastri def. Xiong Jingnan via knockout (head kick) – Round 1, 3:06
Cam Nelson def. Ding Meng via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Shanghai video: Rei Tsuruya dominates Kevin Borjas for submission
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