Ramiz Brahimaj
Skill profile
Built on 83 minutes of tracked cage time across 10 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
Neil Magny favored — picked against Ramiz Brahimaj lean UFC 330 · August 12, 2026
Picked against, but the analyst names his submission game as the specific thing that could overturn the pick and says he is very worried about it.
The clearest improvement curve on the card. For most of his career the analyst describes him as a one-note fighter -- first-round submission or nothing -- and says that is emphatically no longer true: he now puts together real boxing combinations behind a high guard, carries power, and has started knocking people out standing. What has not changed is what makes him dangerous. He is exceptionally active off his back with a vast and quick submission arsenal, and the analyst's warning is unusually direct: an opponent on the ground with him is not safe at any point unless they are content to hold position and not try to win, because any activity opens a submission.
Ramiz Brahimaj favored over Punahele Soriano coinflip UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez · February 14, 2026 · 1 read since
He admits this pick is mostly about recent momentum and openly says it could go either way.
Brahimaj has quietly leveled up - long known as a pure grappler, he's now shown real boxing power and combinations to go with it. His wrestling remains the foundation: he stays active off his back, and rather than passively accepting position he actively hunts submissions to force reactions out of opponents. He's also built a track record of winning as an underdog, which factors into a pick the analyst frames as close to a genuine toss-up.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Neil Magny 31-14 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:20 — UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry · August 15, 2026
L Punahele Soriano 12-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · February 21, 2026
W Austin Vanderford 13-2 walk-in Submission · R2 2:24 — UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · October 4, 2025
W Billy Ray Goff 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:16 — UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber · May 31, 2025
W Mickey Gall 7-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:55 — UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic · November 16, 2024
L Themba Gorimbo 12-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy · May 18, 2024
W Micheal Gillmore 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:02 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green · February 26, 2022
L Court McGee 20-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze · January 15, 2022
W Sasha Palatnikov 6-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:33 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · August 21, 2021
L Max Griffin 15-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:03 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · November 7, 2020
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
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Punahele Soriano | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
February 21, 2026 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Austin Vanderford | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 320
October 4, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 2:24 |
| W | Billy Ray Goff | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC on ESPN: Gamrot vs. Klein
May 31, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 3:16 |
| W | Mickey Gall | KO (punches) | UFC 309
November 16, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 2:55 |
| L | Themba Gorimbo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
May 18, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Micheal Gillmore | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green
February 26, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:02 |
| L | Court McGee | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze
January 15, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sasha Palatnikov | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
August 21, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 2:33 |
| L | Max Griffin | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
November 7, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 2:03 |
| W | Carlos Martinez | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | LFA 62
March 22, 2019 |
LFA | 1 | 0:55 |
| L | Justin Patterson | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 55
November 30, 2018 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | William Macário | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | LFA 47
August 10, 2018 |
LFA | 2 | 2:34 |
| L | Evan Cutts | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 40
May 25, 2018 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bilal Williams | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 33
February 16, 2018 |
LFA | 1 | 4:10 |
| W | Ben Simons | Submission (guillotine choke) | LFA 28
December 8, 2017 |
LFA | 1 | 0:46 |
| W | Josh Sturgill | Submission (guillotine choke) | Xtreme Knockout 37
August 12, 2017 |
Xtreme Knockout | 1 | 0:24 |
| W | Andrew Sosa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Xtreme Knockout 36
June 10, 2017 |
Xtreme Knockout | 1 | 0:55 |
| W | David Lopez | Submission (kimura) | Xtreme Knockout 34
January 28, 2017 |
Xtreme Knockout | 1 | 0:20 |
| W | Richard Bailey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Genesis Combat Sports 1
October 25, 2014 |
Genesis Combat Sports | 1 | 2:17 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ramiz Brahimaj) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.