The UFC has quietly removed welterweight Lyman Good from its roster, despite the 41-year-old never having officially announced his retirement. Good's last octagon appearance came in 2020, when he lost a unanimous decision to Belal Muhammad. The six-fight UFC veteran had continued to register anti-doping tests with the promotion as recently as 2025 while remaining on the roster.
The UFC has quietly parted ways with welterweight Lyman Good, removing the 41-year-old from its active roster more than six years after his final octagon appearance — without any formal retirement announcement from the fighter himself.
Good, nicknamed "Cyborg," compiled a 21-6-0 professional record across a career that included six fights inside the UFC. The American fighter out of Team Tiger Schulmann stands six feet tall with a 74-inch reach and brought genuine striking volume to the welterweight division, averaging 5.34 significant strikes landed per minute at 48 percent accuracy. His last UFC outing came in 2020, when he dropped a unanimous decision to Belal Muhammad. In a peculiar coda to his tenure, Good had continued to register anti-doping tests with the promotion as recently as 2025, suggesting his formal separation from the roster had never been cleanly resolved — until now.
Muhammad, the fighter who handed Good that final defeat, has since risen to become one of welterweight's most prominent names. Now 38 years old and carrying a 24-5-0 record, he is currently ranked seventh in the division and eighth in the pound-for-pound standings. Muhammad averages 2.14 takedowns per 15 minutes, making him one of the more well-rounded threats in the 170-pound class.
Why it matters
- Good's removal closes an unusual administrative chapter — a fighter on the roster for years with no active competitive timeline.
- The case highlights how anti-doping registration can persist long after a fighter's practical career has ended.
- Good never publicly announced retirement, leaving the nature of his departure from the sport without a clean resolution.
