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UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber
Ramiz Brahimaj
Ramiz Brahimaj
11-5 · USA
VS
Billy Ray Goff
Billy Ray Goff
9-3 · USA
May 31, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Ramiz Brahimaj def. Billy Ray Goff by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 3:16
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:16
Brahimaj1/12/301:42
Ray Goff1/30/100:59
Total
Brahimaj1/12/301:42
Ray Goff1/30/100:59

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
BrahimajWin probabilityRay Goff
34.9%65.1%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
18%
Decision
52%
Expected fight time: 10.6 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 Brahimaj, blue toward Ray Goff. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Brahimaj35%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO7%19%7%
Submission13%37%12%
Decision15%44%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 1
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 2
Ray Goff65%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%36%39%
Submission5%8%10%
Decision36%56%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1963)act 1
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.7)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R217%
R37%
Distance52%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Brahimaj
43.4%+128
Ray Goff
-12855.5%
Most takedownstie 36.2%
Brahimaj
37.4%-141
Ray Goff
+14126.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Brahimaj
Expected: 38.9
39
Over 39
39.0%
+153
Exactly 39
1.2%
push
Under 39
59.8%
-153
04998
Ray Goff
Expected: 46.5
46.5
Over 46.5
39.7%
+152
Under 46.5
60.3%
-152
059117
Takedowns — over/under
Brahimaj
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.5%
+163
Exactly 1
17.1%
push
Under 1
51.4%
-163
035
Ray Goff
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
38.2%
+162
Under 0.5
61.8%
-162
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 10.6 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
Brahimaj34.9%22.8%+12.1+319
Ray Goff65.1%77.2%−12.1-416
By method
Brahimaj by KO/TKO10.6%6.7%+3.9+1148
Brahimaj by submission6.2%12.3%−6.1+576
Brahimaj by decision18.1%7.4%+10.7+1025
Ray Goff by KO/TKO19.7%38.5%−18.8+115
Ray Goff by submission11.6%10.1%+1.5+725
Ray Goff by decision33.7%25.1%+8.6+230
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds76.3%55.9%+20.4-148
Over 2.5 rds58.9%40.6%+18.3+131
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision51.8%34.6%+17.2+170

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
52.3Striking67.3
Ray Goff +15.0
55.1Grappling32.5
Brahimaj +22.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BrahimajRay Goff
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1518
1518
Divisional
1518
Striking offense
Striking defense
1503
Grappling offense
1498
1513
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
32 yrs
Age
26 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.26
Strikes landed / min
8.29
45%
Strike accuracy
47%
4.04
Strikes absorbed / min
6.01
44%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.51
Takedowns / 15 min
0.80
36%
Takedown accuracy
8%
44%
Takedown defense
100%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
50%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
385
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ramiz Brahimaj
  • WMickey GallKO/TKO R1
    Close +1486mo before
  • LThemba GorimboU-DEC R3
    Close +1021y before
  • WMicheal GillmoreSUB R1
    Close -3823y 3mo before
  • LCourt McGeeU-DEC R3
    Close -1253y 4mo before
  • WSasha PalatnikovSUB R1
    Close -1743y 9mo before
Billy Ray Goff
  • LTrey WatersU-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 1mo before
  • WYusaku KinoshitaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1201y 9mo before
Brahimaj — win / loss by method
Record: 11-5-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
9% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 0 losses
W
91% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 4 losses
W
0% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Ray Goff — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
78% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (75%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Brahimaj
Ray Goff
6
UFC fights
2
49.5 min · 8.3 avg
Octagon time
18.8 min · 9.4 avg
11y 9m
Career length
7y 7m
UFC schedule strength

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

Brahimaj
Ray Goff
66W–35L · 65.3%
Overall
14W–3L · 82.4%
19W–13L · 59.4%
Wins
6W–2L · 75.0%
47W–22L · 68.1%
Losses
8W–1L · 88.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Brahimaj
Ray Goff
48W–27L · 64.0%
Overall
49W–15L · 76.6%
30W–20L · 60.0%
Wins
41W–12L · 77.4%
18W–7L · 72.0%
Losses
8W–3L · 72.7%
Distance striking
Brahimaj
Ray Goff
5.16
Landed / min
10.14
41.5%
Accuracy
45.9%
49.2%
Defense
59.6%
0.30
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.80
36.4%
Time at distance
75.5%
Grappling & control
Brahimaj
Ray Goff
1.51
Takedowns / 15 min
0.80
35.7%
Takedown accuracy
7.7%
44.4%
Takedown defense
100.0%
1.51
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
27.5%
Control share
100.0%
Strike target map
Brahimaj
  • Head79%(89)div 63%
  • Body15%(17)div 21%
  • Legs5%(6)div 16%
Ray Goff
  • Head49%(77)div 63%
  • Body20%(31)div 21%
  • Legs31%(48)div 16%

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

Ramiz Brahimaj
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Billy Ray Goff
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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