Ramiz Shaban Brahimaj (born November 17, 1992) is an Albanian

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who competes in the

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division of the

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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. Brahimaj is the son of Kosovar-Albanian parents.

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

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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. Brahimaj faced UFC veteran

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at LFA 47 and won by way of guillotine choke in the second round. 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. After being booked against

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, a tumor was found behind his left eye in his prelimary testing for the bout and had to have surgery to remove it.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Brahimaj was scheduled to face

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on June 27, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker but the fight was scratched due to one of Brahimaj's cornermen testing positive for COVID-19. Brahimaj made his UFC debut against

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on November 7, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. He lost the fight via technical knockout due to a doctor stoppage after Brahimaj's ear was split open in round three. Brahimaj faced

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

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on January 15, 2022 at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Brahimaj, as a replacement for Jonny Parsons, faced Micheal Gillmore on February 26, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in round one. Brahimaj was scheduled to face Michael Morales on July 30, 2022 at

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. However, Brahimaj was forced out the event in mid July due to an undisclosed injury. Brahimaj was scheduled to face

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on February 18, 2023, at

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. However, Brahimaj was pulled from the event citing neck injury.

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brahimaj, Ramiz 1992 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters American people of Kosovan descent