Ramiz Brahimaj

Ramiz Shaban Brahimaj[1] (born November 17, 1992) is an Albanian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Ramiz Brahimaj
BornRamiz Shaban Brahimaj[1]
(1992-11-17) November 17, 1992
The Bronx, New York City, United States
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
DivisionWelterweight
Reach72 in (183 cm)[2]
Fighting out ofDallas, Texas
TeamFortis MMA
Years active2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total14
Wins10
By submission10
Losses4
By knockout1
By decision3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

Brahimaj started training seriously for MMA when he was 17 while he was a junior in high school. He had always loved fighting and always loved the UFC.[3]

Brahimaj is the son of Kosovar-Albanian parents.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

In his MMA debut, he faced Richard Bailey and submitted him via rear-naked choke in the first round. Brahimaj also tapped out his next three opponents that included wins over Josh Sturgill and David Lopez. Then in his promotional debut with Legacy Fighting Alliance at LFA 28, he submitted Sidney Ben Simmons in round one. Brahimaj tapped out Bilal Williams via rear-naked choke in the first round at LFA 33. He lost his first bout against Evan Cutts at LFA 40 via unanimous decision.[5]

Brahimaj faced UFC veteran William Macário at LFA 47 and won by way of guillotine choke in the second round.[6] After losing to Justin Patterson at LFA 55 via unanimous decision, Brahimaj tapped out Carlos Martinez in the first round via arm-triangle choke at LFA 62.[5]

After being booked against Miguel Baeza on Dana White's Contender Series, a tumor was found behind his left eye in his prelimary testing for the bout and had to have surgery to remove it.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Brahimaj was scheduled to face Takashi Sato on June 27, 2020[8] at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker but the fight was scratched due to one of Brahimaj's cornermen testing positive for COVID-19.[9]

Brahimaj made his UFC debut against Max Griffin on November 7, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira.[10] He lost the fight via technical knockout due to a doctor stoppage after Brahimaj's ear was split open in round three.[11]

Brahimaj faced Sasha Palatnikov on August 21, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum.[12] He won the fight via technical submission due to a rear-naked choke in round one.[13]

Brahimaj faced Court McGee on January 15, 2022 at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze.[14] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[15]

Brahimaj, as a replacement for Jonny Parsons, faced Micheal Gillmore on February 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green.[16] He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in round one.[17]

Brahimaj was scheduled to face Michael Morales on July 30, 2022 at UFC 277.[18] However, Brahimaj was forced out the event in mid July due to an undisclosed injury.[19]

Brahimaj was scheduled to face Carlston Harris on February 18, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 219.[20] However, Brahimaj was pulled from the event citing neck injury.[21]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
14 matches 10 wins 4 losses
By knockout 0 1
By submission 10 0
By decision 0 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10–4 Micheal Gillmore Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green February 26, 2022 1 2:02 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 9–4 Court McGee Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze January 15, 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 9–3 Sasha Palatnikov Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum August 21, 2021 1 2:33 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 8–3 Max Griffin TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira November 7, 2020 3 2:03 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–2 Carlos Martinez Submission (arm-triangle choke) LFA 62 March 22, 2019 1 0:55 Dallas, Texas, United States
Loss 7–2 Justin Patterson Decision (unanimous) LFA 55 November 30, 2018 3 5:00 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 7–1 William Macário Technical Submission (guillotine choke) LFA 47 August 10, 2018 2 2:34 Dallas, Texas, United States
Loss 6–1 Evan Cutts Decision (unanimous) LFA 40 May 25, 2018 3 5:00 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 6–0 Bilal Williams Submission (rear-naked choke) LFA 33 February 16, 2018 1 4:10 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 5–0 Ben Simons Submission (guillotine choke) LFA 28 December 8, 2017 1 0:46 Dallas, Texas, United States Catchweight (175 lb) bout.
Win 4–0 Josh Sturgill Submission (guillotine choke) XKO 37 August 12, 2017 1 0:24 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 3–0 Andrew Sosa Submission (rear-naked choke) XKO 36 June 10, 2017 1 0:55 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 2–0 David Lopez Submission (kimura) XKO 34 January 28, 2017 1 0:20 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 1–0 Richard Bailey Submission (rear-naked choke) GCS 1: The Commencement October 25, 2014 1 2:17 Abilene, Texas, United States Welterweight debut.

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See also

References
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