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Brad Katona
“Superman” · 16-5-0
TKOUDUD
RESULT
Unanimous Decision
ROUND 3
Bantamweight5 rounds scheduled
Full card
Bair Shtepin
12-8-0
SUBUDUD
Saturday, August 21, 2021

Brad Katona defeated Bair Shtepin by Unanimous Decision in round 3 in the Bantamweight bout of BRAVE CF 53, held Saturday, August 21, 2021.

Brad Katona vs Bair Shtepin

Insights

  • Bair Shtepin absorbs 4.29 significant strikes a minute, more than 76% of UFC fighters.
  • Brad Katona absorbs 4.39 significant strikes a minute, more than 78% of UFC fighters.
  • Brad Katona lands 4.88 significant strikes a minute, more than 85% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Brad Katona

No background on record

Camp · SBG Ireland · Canada
Bair Shtepin

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

68%
Head
13%
16%
Body
8%
16%
Leg
79%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Brad Katonalast 6 fights
68%17%15%
Bair Shtepinlast 1 fight
72%28%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Brad Katona· from fights outside the UFC Bair Shtepin· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.882.45
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brad Katona · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersBair Shtepin · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.394.29
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brad Katona · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersBair Shtepin · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.540.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brad Katona · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersBair Shtepin · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%0%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brad Katona · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersBair Shtepin · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brad Katona · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersBair Shtepin · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.88
Strikes landed / min
2.45
4.39
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.29
1.54 / 4.5
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
34%
Takedown accuracy
0%
3:43
Control time / fight
3:49
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

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

Brad Katona8 UFC fights · 511 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
52%264/655
8%41/73
14%70/80
Clinch
11%58/88
5%25/30
1%3/3
Ground
10%50/69
0%0/0
0%0/0
Bair Shtepin1 fight · by range and by target
Range
100%Distance · 24
0%Clinch · 0
0%Ground · 0
Target
13%Head · 3
8%Body · 2
79%Leg · 19

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

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

Brad Katona5 of 19 ended early · 26%14 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Bair Shtepin13 of 21 ended early · 62%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Brad Katona2-3
  • L
    UFC 315: Muhammad vs Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 1:04 · Bantamweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira · Oct 19, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Jesse Butler
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov · Jun 8, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    UFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley · Aug 19, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
Full record · 19 fights
  • W
    BRAVE CF 63 · Oct 19, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    BRAVE CF 57 · Mar 11, 2022
    SD · Bantamweight
  • W
    BRAVE CF 53 · Aug 21, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · Bantamweight
  • W
    BRAVE CF 50 · Apr 1, 2021
    Submission · R3 · 0:40 · Bantamweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Gaethje · Sep 14, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs Cowboy · May 4, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    UFC 231: Holloway vs Ortega · Dec 8, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · Jul 6, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter 27 Featherweight
  • W
    Mercenary Combat League 1 · Sep 15, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • W
    XFFC 13: Future Stars · Feb 3, 2017
    Submission · R3 · 4:49 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Havoc FC 11 · Dec 2, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
  • W
    Prestige FC 2 · Mar 12, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • W
    Prestige FC 1 · Oct 24, 2015
    Submission · R1 · 3:12 · Lightweight
  • W
    MFC 41: All In · Oct 3, 2014
    TKO · R1 · 2:47 · Bantamweight
Bair Shtepin2-2
  • W
    Gadzhi Daudov
    BetCity Fight Nights 135 · Mar 28, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 3:18 · Featherweight
  • L
    Elaman Zhetpisbay
    Octagon 82: Akishev vs. Ghaderi · Nov 30, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • L
    Ruslan Kasymaly uulu
    Octagon 69: Kasymaly uulu vs. Shtepin · Jan 18, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • NC
    Kulmurat Orozov
    Octagon 60: Boltaev vs. Abdurakhmanov · Jul 19, 2024
    No Contest · R2 · 0:10 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Aidarbek Kabylov
    Octagon 47: Almakhan vs. Gloria · Jul 22, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 3:34 · Bantamweight
Full record · 22 fights
  • L
    BRAVE CF 67 · Dec 12, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:48 · Bantamweight
  • W
    Open Fighting Championship 20 · Jul 3, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 3:24 · Flyweight
  • L
    BRAVE CF 53 · Aug 21, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · Bantamweight
  • L
    BRAVE CF 50 · Apr 1, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • W
    BRAVE CF 44 · Nov 5, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Bantamweight
  • W
    BRAVE CF 38 · Jan 11, 2020
    TKO · R1 · Catchweight
  • W
    M-1 Challenge 104 · Aug 30, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • L
    M-1 Challenge 98 · Nov 2, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • W
    M-1 Challenge 88 · Feb 22, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 4:17 · Bantamweight
  • W
    M-1 Challenge 84 · Oct 27, 2017
    Submission · R3 · 4:44 · Bantamweight
  • W
    M-1 Challenge 79 · Jun 1, 2017
    TKO · R3 · 2:33 · Featherweight
  • L
    M-1 Challenge 72 · Nov 18, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
  • L
    M-1 Challenge 67 · Jun 4, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • W
    A-Fight MMA 3 · Feb 26, 2016
    Featherweight
  • W
    Fight Nights Global 40 · Jul 31, 2015
    TKO · R2 · 2:28 · Featherweight
  • W
    Fight Nights Global 38 · Jun 11, 2015
    TKO · R2 · 0:37 · Featherweight
  • W
    Fight Nights Global 32 · Mar 19, 2015
    Submission · R1 · 1:57 · Bantamweight
Full comparison

Frequently asked questions

Who won Brad Katona vs Bair Shtepin?

Brad Katona defeated Bair Shtepin by Unanimous Decision in round 3 in the Bantamweight bout of BRAVE CF 53, held Saturday, August 21, 2021.