Katona vs Matsumoto

When is Katona vs Matsumoto?

Brad Katona will face Jean Matsumoto during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Katona vs Matsumoto stats

Brad Katona steps into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Jean Matsumoto will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 15 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This will be Brad Katona's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Brad Katona's UFC record currently stands at 4-3-0, while Jean Matsumoto's comes in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggest Matsumoto has an advantage in power over Katona, with a 20% knock out percentage over Katona's 7%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Matsumoto will have an advantage over Katona, with a 40% submission rate over Katona's 21%.

Brad Katona is the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

Katona is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Matsumoto, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He has fought 9 more professional rounds, 51 to Matsumoto's 42.

Katona vs Matsumoto form

Brad Katona has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Jesse Butler at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Garrett Armfield at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cody Gibson at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Merab Dvalishvili at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

He had defeated Jay Cucciniello at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale on 6th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Katona's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Matsumoto's last 4 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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