Fighter Profile›Bantamweight

“Superman”

Brad Katona

16-59 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 2L

Declining

Goes Long

5'6"ht·64"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightLBekzat Almakhan·KO/TKO·R1·12mo ago

Fighter Context

4–5UFC·

0KO

0Sub

4Dec

13.4min/fight

121UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.06

Neutral

47%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.211

Average

55%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

37%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

48%

Average

37%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Katona

Distance Striker

Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.81

Str. Accuracy52%

582UFC landed/1,109attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.0 vs avg4.75

Str. Defense50%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.11

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

13%

Leg

16%

By Position

Distance73%

Clinch15%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 19 rounds	Round 28 rounds	Round 38 rounds
Avg. Landed	21	24	25
Avg. Absorbed	21	25	24
Avg. Net	0	0	+1

Grappling

Katona

Control Wrestler

·230s ctrlElite Control

Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.86

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.45

TD Accuracy34%

15UFC landed/44attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense61%

16UFC defended/26opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

div avg 46%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision4 / 4

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 5

Submission0 / 5

Decision4 / 5

Loss Pattern

Outscored

4 of 5 losses by decision

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

3.0pts

W4 dec

1.7pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

8UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 26 more in second half of career

9 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=8

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

4.6

4.8

5.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.5

5.0

4.8

Diff

+0.1

-0.1

+0.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲TD Acc+104%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Katona — 9 UFC Fights

Result

Method

9 fights

Bekzat Almakhan

KO/TKO R1 · 1:04May '25

-7

·1 SS (25%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Jean Matsumoto

U-DEC R3Oct '24

·89 SS (63%)·89 abs·3/8 td·1 td taken·215s ctrl

Jesse Butler

U-DEC R3Jun '24

+38

·68 SS (60%)·30 abs·3/3 td·650s ctrl

Garrett Armfield

U-DEC R3Jan '24

-41

·64 SS (41%)·105 abs·4/9 td·275s ctrl

Cody Gibson

U-DEC R3Aug '23

-4

·160 SS (51%)·164 abs·0/2 td

↵ 47mo layoff

Hunter Azure

U-DEC R3Sep '19

-20

·21 SS (35%)·41 abs·3/12 td·383s ctrl

Merab Dvalishvili

U-DEC R3May '19

-23

·32 SS (57%)·55 abs·5 td taken·36s ctrl

Matthew Lopez

U-DEC R3Dec '18

·76 SS (48%)·69 abs·0/3 td·4 td taken·13s ctrl

Jay Cucciniello

U-DEC R3Jul '18

+57

·71 SS (64%)·14 abs·2/7 td·498s ctrl

All Fighters

Bantamweight

“Superman”

Brad Katona

16-59 UFC

Form

5'6"ht·64"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightLBekzat Almakhan·KO/TKO·12mo ago

Fighter Context

4–5UFC·

0KO

0Sub

4Dec

13.4min/fight

121UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.06

47%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.211

55%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

37%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

48%

37%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Katona

Bantamweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.81

Str. Accuracy52%

582UFC landed/1,109attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.0 vs avg4.75

Str. Defense50%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.11

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

13%

Leg

16%

By Position

Dist73%

Clinch15%

Ground12%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=9	R2 n=8	R3 n=8
Landed	21	24	25
Absorbed	21	25	24
Net	0	0	+1

Grappling

Katona

Bantamweight avg

Control Wrestler

230s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.86

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.45

TD Accuracy34%

15UFC landed/44attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense61%

16UFC defended/26opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

3.0pts

W4 dec

1.7pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

8UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=8

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

4.6

4.8

5.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.5

5.0

4.8

Diff

+0.1

-0.1

+0.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Katona — UFC Fight Log

Bekzat Almakhan

KO/TKO·R1·May '25

1 SS (25%)·8 abs·1 kd taken

Jean Matsumoto

U-DEC·R3·Oct '24

89 SS (63%)·89 abs·3/8 td·1 td taken·215s ctrl

Jesse Butler

U-DEC·R3·Jun '24

68 SS (60%)·30 abs·3/3 td·650s ctrl

Garrett Armfield

U-DEC·R3·Jan '24

64 SS (41%)·105 abs·4/9 td·275s ctrl

Cody Gibson

U-DEC·R3·Aug '23

160 SS (51%)·164 abs·0/2 td

Hunter Azure

U-DEC·R3·Sep '19

21 SS (35%)·41 abs·3/12 td·383s ctrl

Merab Dvalishvili

U-DEC·R3·May '19

32 SS (57%)·55 abs·5 td taken·36s ctrl

Matthew Lopez

U-DEC·R3·Dec '18

76 SS (48%)·69 abs·0/3 td·4 td taken·13s ctrl

Round 19 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=9

n=8

Landed

Absorbed

Net