Brahimaj vs Goff

Who won Brahimaj vs Goff?

Ramiz Brahimaj beat Billy Goff by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 31st May 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Brahimaj vs Goff stats

Ramiz Brahimaj stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Billy Goff made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Ramiz Brahimaj's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Billy Goff marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Ramiz Brahimaj's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Billy Goff's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Goff had a massive power advantage over Brahimaj, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Brahimaj's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brahimaj had a massive advantage over Goff, boasting a 91% submission rate over Goff's 0%.

Ramiz Brahimaj was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Brahimaj had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Brahimaj was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Goff, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 28 to Goff's 26.

Brahimaj vs Goff form

Brahimaj had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mickey Gall at UFC 309 on 16th November 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Themba Gorimbo at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Micheal Gillmore at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Court McGee at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Sasha Palatnikov at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

Brahimaj's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Goff's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Brahimaj vs Goff start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Brahimaj vs Goff?

Ramiz Brahimaj was a 3/1 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Billy Goff made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-370) with oddsmakers.