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Ramiz Brahimaj

Welterweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #46; v1.1 (shadow) #52

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 45-50: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,526, deviation 131: measured from 10 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 33 (born 1992-11-17) · Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) · Reach 72 in (183 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 78 days since last bout (2026-08-15) · Last five 3-2 · Streak L2

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,526 is the division's 47th highest of 76 board fighters; the ledger stands at -3.0 (less 1.0 for blowout losses, less 2.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 0 quality wins in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; no form penalty (3-2 last five). Score -0.18 = -0.08 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.10 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #46.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.1870% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term-0.08resume rating 1,526, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.10quality ledger -3.0: +0.0 QW +0.0 proof -1.0 blowout -2.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 3-2
Quality wins, 15 years00 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #46v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#52score -0.38; score order #52

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-08-15UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado GarryNeil MagnyunrankedLKO/TKO2 (3:20)52%
2026-02-21UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. HernandezPunahele SorianounrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)48%
2025-10-04UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2Austin VanderfordunrankedWsubmission2 (2:24)46%
2025-05-31UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. BarberBilly Ray GoffunrankedWsubmission1 (3:16)42%
2024-11-16UFC 309: Jones vs. MiocicMickey GallunrankedWKO/TKO1 (2:55)55%
2024-05-18UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. MurphyThemba GorimbounrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)41%
2022-02-26UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. GreenMicheal GillmoreunrankedWsubmission1 (2:02)56%
2022-01-15UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. ChikadzeCourt McGeeunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)45%
2021-08-21UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. GastelumSasha PalatnikovunrankedWsubmission1 (2:33)47%
2020-11-07UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. TeixeiraMax GriffinunrankedLKO/TKO3 (2:03)37%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 76 board fighters at Welterweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute2.14(4th percentile at Welterweight)
Significant strike accuracy49%(54th percentile at Welterweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.18(39th percentile at Welterweight)
Share of wins by finish100%(100th percentile at Welterweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.23(41st percentile at Welterweight)
Significant strike defence46%(14th percentile at Welterweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.18(55th percentile at Welterweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career270(55th percentile at Welterweight)
KO/TKO losses2 (last 2026-08-15, 78 days ago)(87th percentile at Welterweight)
Submission losses0(66th percentile at Welterweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.146(80th percentile at Welterweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.97(67th percentile at Welterweight)
Takedown defence47%(11th percentile at Welterweight)
Share of cage time in control25%(71st percentile at Welterweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground21%(44th percentile at Welterweight)
Stylemixed (5.7 takedown attempts per 15 min; 25% control)
Career stage
Age34.0(64th percentile at Welterweight)
Age at UFC debut28.0(53rd percentile at Welterweight)
Years since UFC debut6.0(68th percentile at Welterweight)
UFC bouts10(64th percentile at Welterweight)
Cage time, minutes84(63rd percentile at Welterweight)
Bouts per year, last three years2.0(82nd percentile at Welterweight)
Days since last bout78(38th percentile at Welterweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C2040608020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262024-05-31: #69, Welterweight2024-06-07: #69, Welterweight2024-06-14: #69, Welterweight2024-06-21: #68, Welterweight2024-06-28: #68, Welterweight2024-07-12: #68, Welterweight2024-07-19: #67, Welterweight2024-07-26: #67, Welterweight2024-08-02: #66, Welterweight2024-08-09: #66, Welterweight2024-08-16: #67, Welterweight2024-08-23: #68, Welterweight2024-09-06: #68, Welterweight2024-09-13: #68, Welterweight2024-09-27: #67, Welterweight2024-10-04: #66, Welterweight2024-10-11: #67, Welterweight2024-10-18: #67, Welterweight2024-10-25: #67, Welterweight2024-11-01: #65, Welterweight2024-11-08: #63, Welterweight2024-11-15: #64, Welterweight2024-11-22: #44, Welterweight2024-12-06: #47, Welterweight2024-12-13: #46, Welterweight2025-01-10: #45, Welterweight2025-01-17: #44, Welterweight2025-01-31: #44, Welterweight2025-02-07: #44, Welterweight2025-02-14: #45, Welterweight2025-02-21: #45, Welterweight2025-02-28: #44, Welterweight2025-03-07: #44, Welterweight2025-03-14: #44, Welterweight2025-03-21: #45, Welterweight2025-03-28: #47, Welterweight2025-04-04: #47, Welterweight2025-04-11: #47, Welterweight2025-04-25: #47, Welterweight2025-05-02: #47, Welterweight2025-05-09: #46, Welterweight2025-05-16: #42, Welterweight2025-05-30: #44, Welterweight2025-06-06: #36, Welterweight2025-06-13: #38, Welterweight2025-06-20: #39, Welterweight2025-06-27: #41, Welterweight2025-07-11: #41, Welterweight2025-07-18: #41, Welterweight2025-07-25: #40, Welterweight2025-08-01: #40, Welterweight2025-08-08: #38, Welterweight2025-08-15: #39, Welterweight2025-08-22: #38, Welterweight2025-09-05: #39, Welterweight2025-09-12: #39, Welterweight2025-09-26: #40, Welterweight2025-10-03: #40, Welterweight2025-10-10: #31, Welterweight2025-10-17: #31, Welterweight2025-10-24: #31, Welterweight2025-10-31: #31, Welterweight2025-11-07: #31, Welterweight2025-11-14: #31, Welterweight2025-11-21: #33, Welterweight2025-12-05: #34, Welterweight2025-12-12: #34, Welterweight2026-01-23: #36, Welterweight2026-01-30: #37, Welterweight2026-02-06: #39, Welterweight2026-02-20: #39, Welterweight2026-02-27: #40, Welterweight2026-03-06: #40, Welterweight2026-03-13: #40, Welterweight2026-03-20: #40, Welterweight2026-03-27: #40, Welterweight2026-04-03: #40, Welterweight2026-04-10: #41, Welterweight2026-04-17: #42, Welterweight2026-04-24: #41, Welterweight2026-05-01: #42, Welterweight2026-05-08: #42, Welterweight2026-05-15: #43, Welterweight2026-05-29: #44, Welterweight2026-06-05: #42, Welterweight2026-06-13: #41, Welterweight2026-06-19: #41, Welterweight2026-06-26: #42, Welterweight2026-07-10: #43, Welterweight2026-07-17: #43, Welterweight2026-07-24: #43, Welterweight2026-07-31: #43, Welterweight2026-08-07: #44, Welterweight2026-08-14: #44, Welterweight2026-08-21: #51, Welterweight2026-08-28: #51, Welterweight2026-09-04: #52, Welterweight2026-09-11: #51, Welterweight2026-09-18: #50, Welterweight2026-09-25: #50, Welterweight2026-09-26: #50, Welterweight2026-10-03: #50, Welterweight2026-10-10: #50, Welterweight2026-10-17: #50, Welterweight2026-10-24: #49, Welterweight2026-10-31: #46, Welterweight#46

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better). Absent from 26 of 132 snapshots (gaps in the line).

Predictive rating by bout

1,4501,5001,5501,6002022202320242025Nov 2020Oct 20262020-11-07: 1,468 (L vs Max Griffin)2021-08-21: 1,542 (W vs Sasha Palatnikov)2022-01-15: 1,485 (L vs Court McGee)2022-02-26: 1,555 (W vs Micheal Gillmore)2024-05-18: 1,483 (L vs Themba Gorimbo)2024-11-16: 1,518 (W vs Mickey Gall)2025-05-31: 1,562 (W vs Billy Ray Goff)2025-10-04: 1,595 (W vs Austin Vanderford)2026-02-21: 1,588 (L vs Punahele Soriano)2026-08-15: 1,559 (L vs Neil Magny)1,559

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (-14 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-32what fighters aged 34.0 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+18his recency-weighted mean and trend over 10 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend +1 points a year
Combined-14the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.02728293031323334352020-11-07 (age 28.0): L vs Max Griffin, residual -0.402021-08-21 (age 28.8): W vs Sasha Palatnikov, residual +0.572022-01-15 (age 29.2): L vs Court McGee, residual -0.302022-02-26 (age 29.3): W vs Micheal Gillmore, residual +0.452024-05-18 (age 31.5): L vs Themba Gorimbo, residual -0.392024-11-16 (age 32.0): W vs Mickey Gall, residual +0.612025-05-31 (age 32.5): W vs Billy Ray Goff, residual +0.582025-10-04 (age 32.9): W vs Austin Vanderford, residual +0.512026-02-21 (age 33.3): L vs Punahele Soriano, residual -0.072026-08-15 (age 33.7): L vs Neil Magny, residual -0.36-0.02

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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