Paul Bradley vs Rafael Natal

Paul Bradley is 23-8-0 (2 NC); Rafael Natal is 21-9-1. Rafael Natal has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Paul Bradley. Rafael Natal is 3" · 8 cm taller than Paul Bradley. They have met once: Paul Bradley 0, Rafael Natal 1.

Paul Bradley

“The Gentleman” · 23-8-0 (2 NC)

Met once

Rafael Natal

“Sapo” · 21-9-1

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Style & credentials

Paul Bradley

No background on record

Rafael Natal

BJJ

—Black belt · BJJVinicius "Draculino" Magalhaes and Renzo Gracie
—Ring of Combat Middleweight ChampionshipRing of Combat
2005Champion · IBJJF WorldsBlue belt
—Gracie Barra Belo HorizonteBrazilian jiu Jitsu · 2003-2008

Camp · Renzo Gracie Academy · New York City, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

75%

Head

58%

14%

Body

14%

11%

Leg

28%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Paul Bradleylast 4 fights

80%18%

Rafael Natallast 17 fights

66%12%22%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Paul Bradley· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC Rafael Natal

Strikes landed / min

2.533.10

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Paul Bradley · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersRafael Natal · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.932.48

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Paul Bradley · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fightersRafael Natal · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.502.55

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Paul Bradley · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersRafael Natal · Good · better than 81% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

19%34%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Paul Bradley · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fightersRafael Natal · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

100%77%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Paul Bradley · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersRafael Natal · Good · better than 79% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.000.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Paul Bradley · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRafael Natal · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.53

Strikes landed / min

3.10

3.93

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.48

1.50 / 7.9

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.55 / 7.5

19%

Takedown accuracy

34%

100%

Takedown defence

77%

1:49

Control time / fight

3:09

0.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.50

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Paul Bradley2 UFC fights · 76 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

72%55/178

4%3/6

4%3/5

Clinch

1%1/6

11%8/9

7%5/6

Ground

1%1/2

0%0/0

Rafael Natal17 UFC fights · 656 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

32%207/717

9%62/132

25%163/200

Clinch

5%36/58

4%25/33

3%18/20

Ground

21%136/201

1%6/6

0%3/3

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Paul Bradley18 of 33 ended early · 55%15 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

11 early stoppages have no logged time

Rafael Natal18 of 31 ended early · 58%13 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

7 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Paul Bradley1-4

L
Handesson Ferreira
Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2018 Regular Season· Aug 29, 2018
TKO · R1 · 0:30 · Welterweight
L
Joao Zeferino
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2018 Regular Season· Jul 4, 2018
Knockout · R1 · 1:58 · Welterweight
L
Alexander Shlemenko
M-1 Challenge 75· Mar 3, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
L
Yushin Okami
WSOF 34: Gaethje vs. Firmino· Dec 31, 2016
Split Decision · Welterweight
W
Chris Honeycutt
Bellator 148: Daley vs Uhrich· Jan 29, 2016
TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Welterweight

Full record · 35 fights

NC
Chris Honeycutt
Bellator 140: Lima vs Koreshkov· Jul 17, 2015
NC · R2 · 2:47 · Welterweight
W
Josh Neer
Bellator MMA: Bellator 129· Oct 16, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Nathan Coy
Bellator MMA: Bellator 112· Mar 14, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Karl Amoussou
Bellator MMA: Bellator 104· Oct 17, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Valdir Araujo
CFA 8: Araujo vs. Bradley· Oct 6, 2012
Split Decision · Welterweight
W
Keith Smetana
Driller Promotions· Jun 22, 2012
TKO
W
Ryan Braun
Driller Promotions· Apr 7, 2012
SUB
L
Mike Pierce
UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos· Nov 12, 2011
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Rafael Natal
UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz· Aug 6, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Eddie Larrea
Extreme Challenge 188· Jul 23, 2011
SUB · R1 · 2:54 · Welterweight
W
Kenneth Allen
Extreme Challenge· May 14, 2011
SUB
W
Antone Tomash
Iowa Regional· May 7, 2011
TKO
W
Ted Worthington
Extreme Challenge· Dec 11, 2010
SUB
W
Johnny Rees
Shark Fights 13· Sep 11, 2010
SUB · R1 · 4:28 · Welterweight
NC
Sam Alvey
KOTC: Chain Reaction· Jul 17, 2010
NC · Middleweight
L
Luke Rockhold
Strikeforce: Challengers 6· Feb 25, 2010
TKO · R1 · 2:24 · Middleweight
W
Levi Avera
Strikeforce: Challengers 3· Sep 24, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
W
Leonardo Pecanha
Pennsylvania Regional· Jun 27, 2009
DEC
L
Mike Pierce
Pennsylvania Regional· Apr 30, 2009
DEC
W
Nathan Coy
New Jersey Regional· Feb 6, 2009
DEC
W
Dante Rivera
Ring of Combat 22· Nov 21, 2008
TKO · R1 · 0:34 · Middleweight
W
Patrick Horner
North American Allied Fight Series· Oct 4, 2008
DEC
W
TBA
Florida Regional· Jul 19, 2008
DEC
W
DJ Watkins
Florida Regional· Mar 15, 2008
TKO
W
Mike Van Meer
Oklahoma Regional· Sep 28, 2007
TKO
W
Ryan Braun
Iowa Regional· Jun 30, 2007
SUB
W
Troy King
Legends of Fighting Championship· Apr 27, 2007
DEC
W
Joe Neace
Legends of Fighting Championship· Apr 13, 2007
TKO
W
TBA
Legends of Fighting Championship· Dec 31, 2006
TKO
W
James Powell
Legends of Fighting Championship· Oct 28, 2006
SUB

Rafael Natal2-3

L
Eryk Anders
UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs Gastelum· Jul 22, 2017
TKO · R1 · 2:54 · Middleweight
L
Tim Boetsch
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor· Nov 12, 2016
TKO · R1 · 3:22 · Middleweight
L
Robert Whittaker
UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux· Apr 23, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Kevin Casey
UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Bader· Jan 30, 2016
TKO · R3 · 3:37 · Middleweight
W
Uriah Hall
UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier· May 23, 2015
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Full record · 31 fights

W
Tom Watson
UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz· Jan 31, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Chris Camozzi
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi· Sep 5, 2014
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Ed Herman
UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva· May 10, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Tim Kennedy
UFC Fight Night: Kennedy vs Natal· Nov 6, 2013
TKO · R1 · 4:40 · Middleweight
W
Tor Troeng
UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader· Sep 4, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Joao Zeferino
UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold· May 18, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Sean Spencer
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson· Jan 26, 2013
SUB · R3 · 2:13 · Middleweight
L
Andrew Craig
UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman· Jul 11, 2012
TKO · R2 · 4:52 · Middleweight
W
Michael Kuiper
UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit· Feb 4, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Paul Bradley
UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz· Aug 6, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
D
Jesse Bongfeldt
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck· Dec 11, 2010
DRAW · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Rich Attonito
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares· Sep 15, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Travis Lutter
Moosin: Sylvia vs Pudzianowski· May 21, 2010
TKO · R1 · 4:12 · Middleweight
W
Allan Weickert
Ring of Combat 26· Sep 11, 2009
SUB · R1 · 2:53 · Middleweight
L
Victor O'Donnell
Ring of Combat 25· Jun 12, 2009
TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Plinio Cruz
Ring of Combat 24· Apr 17, 2009
SUB · R2 · 3:13 · Middleweight
W
Alexandre Moreno
Ring of Combat 23· Feb 20, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:59 · Middleweight
W
Jon Kirk
Supreme Warrior Championship· Nov 28, 2008
SUB
L
Eduardo Telles
Rio de Janeiro Regional· Jul 12, 2008
TKO
W
Silmar Rodrigo
Brazil Regional· Aug 11, 2007
DEC
W
Nailson Bahia
Brazil Regional· Apr 29, 2007
SUB
W
Gerson Conceição
Brazil Regional· Apr 29, 2007
DEC
W
Danillo Villefort
Rio de Janeiro Regional· May 20, 2006
TKO
W
Carlos Eduardo Santos
Minas Gerais Regional· Oct 1, 2005
SUB
W
Emerson Avila
Sao Paulo Regional· May 6, 2005
SUB
W
Walter Luis
Sao Paulo Regional· May 6, 2005
SUB

Head-to-Head History

UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz
Sat, Aug 6, 2011
Rafael Natal
Unanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Paul BradleyRafael Natal

LKnockout · ROUND 1 · 1:58Wed, Jul 4, 2018
Joao Zeferino
WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, May 18, 2013

Frequently asked questions

Have Paul Bradley and Rafael Natal ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz (Sat, Aug 6, 2011), where Rafael Natal won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Paul Bradley and Rafael Natal?

Paul Bradley is 23-8-0 (2 NC) and Rafael Natal is 21-9-1.

Who has the longer reach, Paul Bradley or Rafael Natal?

Rafael Natal has the longer reach: 77" · 196 cm against 72" · 183 cm for Paul Bradley, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Paul Bradley or Rafael Natal?

Rafael Natal is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Paul Bradley stands 5'9" · 175 cm.

Who is older, Paul Bradley or Rafael Natal?

They are the same age: 43.

Who has more finishes, Paul Bradley or Rafael Natal?

Paul Bradley has 15 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission); Rafael Natal has 12 wins (4 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission).