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Themba Gorimbo
Themba Gorimbo
12-4 · ZWE
VS
Ramiz Brahimaj
Ramiz Brahimaj
10-4 · USA
May 18, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.5lb
Themba Gorimbo def. Ramiz Brahimaj by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Gorimbo5/50/103:20
Brahimaj2/20/401:06
R2
Gorimbo15/203/303:42
Brahimaj0/31/201:01
R3
Gorimbo23/272/203:11
Brahimaj1/10/201:37
Total
Gorimbo43/525/6010:13
Brahimaj3/61/803:44

Scorecards

Gorimbo vs Brahimaj

RdAdalaide ByrdDerek ClearySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (11 cards) · avg 3027 · 11 Gorimbo · 0 Brahimaj

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Gorimbo-Brahimaj.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
GorimboWin probabilityBrahimaj
61.5%38.5%
KO / TKO
34%
Submission
22%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Gorimbo, blue toward Brahimaj. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Gorimbo61%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%36%
Submission9%15%
Decision30%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 43
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.7)act 5
Brahimaj39%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%31%
Submission13%32%
Decision14%37%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1035)act 3
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 1
Combined totals~61 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R133%
R214%
R39%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Gorimbo
59.5%-153
Brahimaj
+15339.0%
Most takedownstie 27.2%
Gorimbo
41.5%-133
Brahimaj
+13331.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Gorimbo
Expected: 35.4
35.5
Over 35.5
39.6%
+153
Under 35.5
60.4%
-153
04589
Brahimaj
Expected: 25.7
25.5
Over 25.5
40.0%
+150
Under 25.5
60.0%
-150
03365
Takedowns — over/under
Gorimbo
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
39.1%
+105
Exactly 1
20.0%
push
Under 1
41.0%
-105
035
Brahimaj
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.0%
+157
Exactly 1
17.8%
push
Under 1
50.2%
-157
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 9.6 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Gorimbo61.5%52.6%+8.9-122
Brahimaj38.5%47.4%−8.9+102

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
69.7Striking54.2
Gorimbo +15.5
56.1Grappling75.7
Brahimaj +19.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GorimboBrahimaj
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1536
Pound-for-pound
1516
1536
Divisional
1517
1505
Striking offense
1502
1510
Striking defense
1487
1512
Grappling offense
1507
1487
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
33 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
77"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.30
Strikes landed / min
2.47
61%
Strike accuracy
41%
1.67
Strikes absorbed / min
4.08
46%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.39
Takedowns / 15 min
1.90
45%
Takedown accuracy
67%
67%
Takedown defense
58%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.4
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
50%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
67%
Last-5 win rate
50%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
812
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Themba Gorimbo
  • WPete RodriguezKO/TKO R1
    Close -2503mo before
  • WTakashi SatoU-DEC R3
    Close -1331y before
  • LAJ FletcherSUB R2
    Close +2591y 3mo before
Ramiz Brahimaj
  • WMicheal GillmoreSUB R1
    Close -3822y 3mo before
  • LCourt McGeeU-DEC R3
    Close -1252y 4mo before
  • WSasha PalatnikovSUB R1
    Close -1742y 9mo before
  • LMax GriffinKO/TKO R3
    Close +1153y 6mo before
Gorimbo — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
6 (60%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (30%)Decision(33%) 1
Brahimaj — win / loss by method
Record: 10-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Gorimbo
Brahimaj
3
UFC fights
4
22.1 min · 7.4 avg
Octagon time
31.6 min · 7.9 avg
13y 1m
Career length
11y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Gorimbo
Brahimaj
30W–9L · 76.9%
Overall
47W–25L · 65.3%
21W–7L · 75.0%
Wins
12W–7L · 63.2%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
35W–18L · 66.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Gorimbo
Brahimaj
92W–41L · 69.2%
Overall
48W–27L · 64.0%
48W–25L · 65.8%
Wins
30W–20L · 60.0%
44W–16L · 73.3%
Losses
18W–7L · 72.0%
Distance striking
Gorimbo
Brahimaj
8.34
Landed / min
4.64
50.0%
Accuracy
39.7%
78.6%
Defense
52.0%
1.35
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
10.8%
Time at distance
48.4%
Grappling & control
Gorimbo
Brahimaj
3.39
Takedowns / 15 min
1.90
45.5%
Takedown accuracy
66.7%
66.7%
Takedown defense
58.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.37
70.1%
Control share
28.0%
Strike target map
Gorimbo
  • Head65%(33)div 63%
  • Body31%(16)div 21%
  • Legs4%(2)div 16%
Brahimaj
  • Head79%(62)div 63%
  • Body17%(13)div 21%
  • Legs4%(3)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Themba Gorimbo
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Ramiz Brahimaj
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.