Gall vs Brahimaj

Who won Gall vs Brahimaj?

Ramiz Brahimaj beat Mickey Gall by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 309, on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Gall vs Brahimaj stats

Mickey Gall stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

Ramiz Brahimaj made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 10 by submission.

This was Mickey Gall's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Ramiz Brahimaj marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Mickey Gall's UFC record stood at 6-7-0, while Ramiz Brahimaj's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested that Gall and Brahimaj have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brahimaj had an advantage over Gall, with a 100% submission rate over Gall's 86%.

Mickey Gall was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Gall had a height advantage of 4 inches over Brahimaj. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Gall was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year later than Brahimaj, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 26 to Brahimaj's 27.

Gall vs Brahimaj form

Mickey Gall had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Bassil Hafez at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mike Malott at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jordan Williams at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Mike Perry at UFC Vegas 4 on 27th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Ramiz Brahimaj had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Themba Gorimbo at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Micheal Gillmore at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Court McGee at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Sasha Palatnikov at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He was victorious against Carlos Martinez at LFA 62 on 22nd March 2019 by submission in the 1st round at The Bomb Factory, Dallas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mickey Gall had been fighting more than Ramiz Brahimaj.

Going to this contest, Mickey Gall had last fought 11 months and 7 days ago, while Ramiz Brahimaj's last outing had been 11 months and 20 days ago.

Gall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Brahimaj's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Gall vs Brahimaj start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:50 AM UTC , which was 7:50 PM EST or 4:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:50 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Gall vs Brahimaj?

Mickey Gall was a 19/20 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Ramiz Brahimaj made his way into the ring at 4/5 (+110) with oddsmakers.