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Billy Ray Goff vs.
Ramiz Brahimaj

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-2-0 Billy Ray Goff · UFC
5-4-0 Ramiz Brahimaj · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-2-0
UFC record
5-4-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
28.1
AgeΔ 5.6 yrs
33.7
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
72"
ReachΔ 0"
72"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
14.2
Layoff (months)Δ 8.7 mo
5.5
LLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Ramiz Brahimaj is a submission threat — 1.60 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Billy Ray Goff outworks the Welterweight division — 7.11 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.17 norm.
Billy Ray Goff carries real power — 0.68 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Billy Ray Goff

Full career not yet synced for Billy Ray Goff — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Ramiz Brahimaj

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 54
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 42
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1577.11/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1722.29/min · norm 3.17
1145.16/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
2463.27/min · norm 3.06
46.6%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
48.7%norm 44.9%
59.1%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
47.1%norm 55.25%
10.68/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
10.20/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Billy Ray Goff

Distance 93.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 8.1%)

Ramiz Brahimaj

Distance 87.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Billy Ray Goff

Head 66.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 17.2% (norm 8.4%)

Ramiz Brahimaj

Head 81.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Goff L/AAccWelterweight med Brahimaj L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 144 / 316 45.6% 38.6% 137 / 310 44.2% 38.6%
In the clinch 11 / 16 too few to rate 67.8% 28 / 35 80.0% 67.8%
On the ground 2 / 5 too few to rate 67.2% 7 / 8 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 77 / 224 34.4% 37.2% 123 / 289 42.6% 37.2%
To the body 32 / 55 58.2% 70.7% 39 / 53 73.6% 70.7%
To the legs 48 / 58 82.8% 82.9% 10 / 11 too few to rate 82.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Goff L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Brahimaj L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 111 / 275 40.4% 39.0% 181 / 390 46.4% 39.0%
In the clinch 3 / 4 too few to rate 68.9% 57 / 63 90.5% 68.9%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.0% 8 / 12 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 103 / 259 39.8% 35.6% 148 / 345 42.9% 35.6%
To the body 10 / 19 too few to rate 69.6% 77 / 96 80.2% 69.6%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 82.1% 21 / 24 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

17.1% acc · 0.68/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
1034.5% acc · 1.99/15 · norm 1.27
250.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
1344.8% def · norm 63.9%
5:1023.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
14:2219.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
1:421:09 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
31:046:11 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
81.60/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Brahimaj has more cage time on record.

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