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Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Max Griffin

UFC 5-5-0 vs. 8-11-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-5-0
UFC record
8-11-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
33
AgeΔ 7 yrs
40
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
72"
ReachΔ 4"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 3.6 mo
5.8
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ramiz Brahimaj is a submission threat — 1.44 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.44 Welterweight norm.
Ramiz Brahimaj hunts takedowns — 1.97 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.
Max Griffin carries real power — 0.48 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Max Griffin

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 811
Tier 3 — regional circuit 122

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1792.14/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
9223.70/min · norm 3.17
2703.23/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
9213.69/min · norm 3.08
49.4%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
47.3%norm 44.75%
46.3%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
58.0%norm 55.25%
10.18/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
80.48/15 · norm 0.38

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

Ramiz Brahimaj

Distance 87.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 8.1%)

Max Griffin

Distance 88.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 8.1%)

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

Ramiz Brahimaj

Head 80.7% (norm 78.3%) · Body 14.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 8.0%)

Max Griffin

Head 79.1% (norm 78.3%) · Body 13.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Brahimaj L/AAccWelterweight med Griffin L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 142 / 317 44.8% 38.5% 786 / 1733 45.4% 38.5%
In the clinch 28 / 35 80.0% 67.8% 84 / 131 64.1% 67.8%
On the ground 9 / 10 too few to rate 67.0% 52 / 86 60.5% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 125 / 292 42.8% 36.4% 615 / 1542 39.9% 36.4%
To the body 40 / 54 74.1% 70.7% 179 / 262 68.3% 70.7%
To the legs 14 / 16 too few to rate 83.0% 128 / 146 87.7% 83.0%

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: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Brahimaj L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Griffin L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 190 / 408 46.6% 39.1% 773 / 1977 39.1% 39.1%
In the clinch 59 / 66 89.4% 68.9% 120 / 173 69.4% 68.9%
On the ground 21 / 29 72.4% 68.0% 28 / 43 65.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 168 / 379 44.3% 35.6% 609 / 1746 34.9% 35.6%
To the body 78 / 97 80.4% 69.6% 191 / 297 64.3% 69.6%
To the legs 24 / 27 88.9% 82.2% 121 / 150 80.7% 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1134.4% acc · 1.97/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
2441.4% acc · 1.44/15 · norm 1.31
1446.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
4169.5% def · norm 63.9%
20:4724.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
38:1715.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
32:035:45 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
35:552:09 per 15 · norm 3:15
81.44/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
40.24/15 · norm 0.44

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