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Welterweight

Billy Ray Goff

1-3-0
Forward Pressure Relentless Attack
5'10"Height
72"Reach
SwitchStance
28Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:05Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 61.6 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 53.9 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 5.5 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 11.7 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 50.4 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 48.6 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 28.6 of 100 Control — Average, rated 60.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking Average 62
  2. Control Average 61
  3. Accuracy Average 54
  4. Wrestling Average 50
  5. TD Defense Average 49
  6. Grappling Below avg 29
  7. Durability Weak 12
  8. Striking D Weak 6

Built on 32 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Forward Pressure 5.6 landed and 7.6 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Relentless Attack 90 offensive actions per 15 min — strikes, takedown and submission attempts together
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min5.63
Sig. strikes absorbed / min7.64
Striking accuracy46.2%
Striking defense50.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.46
Takedowns / 15 min0.46
Takedown accuracy4.5%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time24.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Ty Miller favored — picked against Billy Ray Goff lean UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld · August 4, 2026

Picked against, with the analyst expecting the opponent's rangier boxing to control where this fight is contested.

A high-pace pressure fighter whose whole striking identity is dirty-boxing range -- working from a half collar-tie, ripping shots high and low, wanting the fight up close whether against the cage or in open space. Decent grappling, with a good cage push that complements the same close-range approach. The concern is whether he can force that range against an opponent built to keep the fight at the outer edge of his punching distance.

Strengthheavy pace and volume in dirty-boxing range
Strengthworks the body well from the clinch
Strengthdurable and tough
Strengthdecent grappling with a good cage push
Weaknesshis whole gameplan depends on forcing a range the opponent is specifically built to deny
pace · high volume

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
August 26, 2023 vs Yusaku Kinoshita — 10.48/min (W) — only 3.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '23 May 11, 2024 vs Trey Waters — 7.73/min (L) May '24 May 31, 2025 vs Ramiz Brahimaj — 0.31/min (L) — only 3.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '25 August 8, 2026 vs Ty Miller — 2.44/min (L) Aug '26

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Ty Miller 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:15 — UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld · August 8, 2026
25/57Sig. strikes
133/221Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
2:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Ramiz Brahimaj 11-5 walk-in Submission · R1 3:16 — UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber · May 31, 2025
1/3Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Trey Waters 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento · May 11, 2024
116/249Sig. strikes
96/225Absorbed
1/12Takedowns
4:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Yusaku Kinoshita 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:49 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · August 26, 2023
40/85Sig. strikes
17/53Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

UFC bouts in this database
1-3-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 4

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 5.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 7.6 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 46.2% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 50.6% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.5 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 4.5% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 50.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 24.5% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 54.1%