UFC UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy Final

Welterweight

Ramiz Brahimaj vs Themba Gorimbo

Ramiz Brahimaj
United States

Ramiz Brahimaj

13-7

VS
Themba Gorimbo
Zimbabwe

Themba Gorimbo

“Mamba”

14-7

Winner

Winner

Themba Gorimbo

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

18 May 2024 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Themba Gorimbo beat Ramiz Brahimaj by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Themba Gorimbo landed 110 of 134 total strikes and 5 of 6 takedowns, with 10:13 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 27-30, 27-30, 27-30.

Tale of the tape

Ramiz BrahimajThemba Gorimbo
13-7Record14-7
31Age on fight night33
5′10″ (178 cm)Height6′1″ (185 cm)
72″ (183 cm)Reach77″ (196 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Valle Flow StrikingTeamMMA Masters
Bronx, New York, United StatesFromMasvingo, Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Fight statistics

15of 20 · 75%Total strikes landed110of 134 · 82%
3of 5Head strikes26of 32
10of 13Body strikes60of 72
2of 2Leg strikes24of 30
1of 8Takedowns5of 6
3:44Control time10:13

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Ramiz BrahimajRoundThemba Gorimbo
9/10strikes0/4TD0KD1:06controlR134/37strikes0/1TD0KD3:20control
4/8strikes1/2TD0KD1:01controlR228/35strikes3/3TD0KD3:42control
2/2strikes0/2TD0KD1:37controlR348/62strikes2/2TD0KD3:11control

Judges’ scorecards

Adalaide Byrd

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Derek Cleary

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Sal D'amato

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Form going into the fight

Ramiz Brahimaj

  1. WMicheal Gillmoresubmission R1 2:022022
  2. LCourt McGeeunanimous decision2022
  3. WSasha Palatnikovsubmission R1 2:332021
  4. LMax GriffinKO/TKO R3 2:032020

Themba Gorimbo

  1. WPete RodriguezKO/TKO R1 0:322024
  2. WTakashi Satounanimous decision2023
  3. LAJ Fletchersubmission R2 1:372023

Also on this card

Edson Barboza vs Lerone MurphyFeatherweightunanimous decisionKhaos Williams vs Carlston HarrisWelterweightKO/TKO R1 1:30Adrian Yanez vs Vinicius SalvadorBantamweightKO/TKO R1 2:47Angela Hill vs Luana PinheiroWomen's Strawweightsubmission R2 4:12Victor Martinez vs Tom NolanLightweightKO/TKO R1 3:50

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