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Brad Katona "Superman"

Active #61 bantamweight · age 34 · Orthodox · 5'6" 168 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 64" 163 cm
At a glance
  • 86% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2018
Elo rating
1435
Global Elo 1483 ±37
Rank
#61
top 76% of division
UFC record
4-5-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 4
Streak
-2
Δ90d +1 · Δ1y +1
Last fight
May 10, 2025
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 1m
Avg fight time
13:27
Title fights
1-0
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.3
Ground control
35m
Since last fight
1y 1mo

Honest Elo history

9 fights · tap & drag
Jul 6, 2018 — W vs Jay Cucciniello Δ+36Dec 8, 2018 — W vs Matthew Lopez Δ+25May 4, 2019 — L vs Merab Dvalishvili Δ-36Sep 14, 2019 — L vs Hunter Azure Δ-31Aug 19, 2023 — W vs Cody Gibson Δ+25Jan 20, 2024 — L vs Garrett Armfield Δ-17Jun 8, 2024 — W vs Jesse Butler Δ+15Oct 19, 2024 — L vs Jean Matsumoto Δ-15May 10, 2025 — L vs Bekzat Almakhan Δ-19 1400142514501475150015251550 202020222024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":219.7,"elo":1489,"date":"2018-07-06","opp":"Jay Cucciniello","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":1,"x":134.6,"y":165.5,"elo":1515,"date":"2018-12-08","opp":"Matthew Lopez","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":2,"x":177,"y":243,"elo":1478,"date":"2019-05-04","opp":"Merab Dvalishvili","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":3,"x":215.3,"y":308.9,"elo":1447,"date":"2019-09-14","opp":"Hunter Azure","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":4,"x":628.6,"y":256.4,"elo":1472,"date":"2023-08-19","opp":"Cody Gibson","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":5,"x":672.9,"y":292.2,"elo":1455,"date":"2024-01-20","opp":"Garrett Armfield","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":6,"x":713.2,"y":260.7,"elo":1470,"date":"2024-06-08","opp":"Jesse Butler","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":751.5,"y":293.3,"elo":1455,"date":"2024-10-19","opp":"Jean Matsumoto","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":8,"x":810,"y":334.7,"elo":1435,"date":"2025-05-10","opp":"Bekzat Almakhan","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 10, 2025 Bekzat Almakhan L -19
Oct 19, 2024 Jean Matsumoto L -15
Jun 8, 2024 Jesse Butler W +15
Jan 20, 2024 Garrett Armfield L -17
Aug 19, 2023 Cody Gibson W +25

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
0%
0 / 4
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
4
100% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 4 (100%) 4

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 582 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
71% Head
  • Head 71%
  • Body 13%
  • Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
73% Distance
  • Distance 73%
  • Clinch 15%
  • Ground 12%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
20%
of losses by finish
1 of 5
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 4 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1487
Developing slate
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 4 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jay Cucciniello
Elo 1500 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
4.9
−0.9 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 9 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1482

Top bantamweight

See full rankings →
Merab Dvalishvili
#1 · Elo 1679
Petr Yan C
#2 · Elo 1661
Umar Nurmagomedov
#3 · Elo 1649
Sean O'Malley
#4 · Elo 1632
Farid Basharat
#5 · Elo 1630
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Brad Katona on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.