Final · 8 Aug 2026

Miller def. Goff

KO/TKO · strikes · Round 3 · 0:15

Miller vs Goff — Welterweight · UFC Fight Night

Miller (7-0-0) vs Goff (9-4-0)

Welterweight
3 rounds
Main Card
UFC Fight Night • 8 Aug 2026
Las Vegas, Nevada

What happened

Ty Miller defended Billy Ray Goff's early clinch-and-grapple attempts, then took over with sustained pressure and damage. He battered Goff through the second round and finished him with the first series of punches he landed in the third.

Play-by-play source: UFC.com · UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld main-card results

Who Called It?

How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.

Result
Miller def. Goff
KO/TKO R3
Consensus

Caller scorecard: Bedtime MMA perfect call; HopperoMMA called it; The MMA Guru called it; We Want Picks called it; Half The Battle called it; DFS By The Numbers called it; Michael Chiesa called it; AJ perfect call; KennyOkoyeMMA called it; JakeGerberMMA called it; MMAPREDICTIONGURU called it; TheWeasle perfect call.

12 of 12 nailed it · 3 nailed the finish ★.

The experts above are a lens, not credentials we conferred — analyst, fighter or betting desk.

Full analyst picks ↓
Bedtime MMA Analyst called 58 of 88 Bedtime MMA: predicted Miller · KO/TKO. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Perfect call.

Takes Miller by knockout but hedges between a late first and a second round, so no round is recorded.

Track record: winner called in 58 of 88 resolved picks, 25 a perfect call.

HopperoMMA Analyst called 37 of 57 HopperoMMA: predicted Miller · KO/TKO · R1. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Hit.

Backs Miller to get the knockout inside the opening round.

Track record: winner called in 37 of 57 resolved picks, 12 a perfect call.

The MMA Guru Analyst called 39 of 56 The MMA Guru: predicted Miller · KO/TKO · R2. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Hit.

Calls a second-round stoppage for Miller.

Track record: winner called in 39 of 56 resolved picks, 15 a perfect call.

We Want Picks Betting desk called 45 of 67 We Want Picks: predicted Miller · to win. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Hit.

Picks Miller on how hard he hits and the size advantage, without committing to a method.

Track record: winner called in 45 of 67 resolved picks.

Half The Battle Analyst called 26 of 36 Half The Battle: predicted Miller · to win. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Hit.

Sees Miller's technique as clearly superior here.

Track record: winner called in 26 of 36 resolved picks, 5 a perfect call.

DFS By The Numbers Betting deskAnalyst called 54 of 76 DFS By The Numbers: predicted Miller · Decision. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Hit.

Takes Miller but expects it to go to the scorecards rather than a finish.

Track record: winner called in 54 of 76 resolved picks, 21 a perfect call.

Michael Chiesa AnalystFighter called 24 of 31 Michael Chiesa: predicted Miller · to win. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Hit.

Goes with Miller without naming a method.

Track record: winner called in 24 of 31 resolved picks, 1 a perfect call.

AJ Betting deskAnalyst called 48 of 60 AJ: predicted Miller · KO/TKO. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Perfect call.

Makes Miller by knockout the official pick and explicitly leaves the round open.

Track record: winner called in 48 of 60 resolved picks, 23 a perfect call.

KennyOkoyeMMA Analyst called 15 of 18 KennyOkoyeMMA: predicted Miller · to win. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Hit.

Picks Miller for the win with no method given.

Track record: winner called in 15 of 18 resolved picks, 3 a perfect call.

JakeGerberMMA Analyst called 30 of 38 JakeGerberMMA: predicted Miller · Decision. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Hit.

Leans to a 30-27 decision, describing a striking master class for Miller.

Track record: winner called in 30 of 38 resolved picks, 4 a perfect call.

MMAPREDICTIONGURU AnalystBetting desk called 15 of 25 MMAPREDICTIONGURU: predicted Miller · to win. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Hit.

Takes Miller without a method.

Track record: winner called in 15 of 25 resolved picks, 7 a perfect call.

TheWeasle Analyst called 34 of 48 TheWeasle: predicted Miller · KO/TKO · R3. Actual Miller · KO/TKO R3. Result: Perfect call.

Expects Miller to drop Goff with the right hand and finish him in the third.

Track record: winner called in 34 of 48 resolved picks, 14 a perfect call.

Odds

How the market called it — the final pre-fight line against the result, not betting advice.

Market read · 6 sportsbooks

77% Ty Miller
23% Billy Ray Goff

Favoured: Miller (77%) Called it

Miller def. Goff · KO/TKO R3

Final pre-fight line · as of 8 Aug 02:01 UTC · 6 sportsbooks · Not betting advice · 18+ (21+ where required) · Gambling help (opens in new tab)

Archive

Pre-fight material — kept for transparency, folded by default.

Tale of the Tape

Records & career stats — as they entered fight night
7-0-0
Record
9-4-0
4-0 last 5
Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
3-2 last 5
26
Age
28
1.88 m
Height — Miller leads
1.78 m
197 cm
Reach — Miller leads
184 cm
Orthodox
StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
Switch
Finish rateFinish %Finish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
4
Wins by KO/TKOKO/TKO wins — Goff leads
7
0
Wins by submissionSub wins
0
7.16
Sig. strikes landed / minStrikes / min — Goff leadsSignificant strikes landed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter lands for every minute of fight time — a read on striking output and pace. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
7.51
4.65
Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbsorbed / min — Miller leadsSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
5.02
65%
Striking defenseStrike def. — Miller leadsStriking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
59%
75%
Takedown defenseTD def. — Miller leadsTakedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
67%
Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
United States
Nationality
United States

Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.

Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in

Case for Miller

Miller is 7-0 and has not lost as a professional, with three of those wins by knockout. At 74 inches tall with a 77.5-inch reach he holds four inches of height and five inches of reach over Goff, a large edge in a division where range usually decides who dictates the terms.

Case for Goff

Goff is 9-4 and carries the heavier finishing record into this one: seven of his nine wins came by knockout. He is 3-2 across his last five, and his most recent defeat came by guillotine choke against Ramiz Brahimaj — both the risk he has to manage and the reminder that this fight can end in a scramble rather than at range.

What We Were Watching For

  • Whether Goff can close a five-inch reach deficit without giving up the counter.
  • Whether Miller's unbeaten record has prepared him for the first time he is behind.
  • Goff's neck in a scramble: his most recent loss came by guillotine choke.
  • How the four-inch height difference shapes who decides where the fight happens.

Fighters

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