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Brad Katona
Brad Katona
13-2 · CAN
January 20, 2024 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.3lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Garrett Armfield def. Brad Katona by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Armfield31/510/000:00
Katona20/481/201:14
R2
Armfield41/660/000:00
Katona25/661/400:27
R3
Armfield33/510/100:00
Katona19/412/302:54
Total
Armfield105/1680/100:00
Katona64/1554/904:35

Scorecards

Armfield vs Katona

RdEric ColónKyle CostelloSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-99-109.6-9.4
R210-910-910-99.7-9.3
R39-109-1010-99.1-9.9
Total29-2829-2829-2828.4-28.6

Media (13 cards) · avg 2928 · 13 Armfield · 0 Katona

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Armfield-Katona.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
ArmfieldWin probabilityKatona
49.8%50.2%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
15%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Armfield, blue toward Katona. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Armfield50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%49%12%
Submission7%15%6%
Decision18%36%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes46 (1963)act 105
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 0
Katona50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%20%7%
Submission7%15%20%
Decision33%65%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1860)act 64
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.0)act 4
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R220%
R38%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Armfield
51.0%-106
Katona
+10648.0%
Most takedownstie 34.1%
Armfield
27.9%+136
Katona
-13638.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Armfield
Expected: 46.4
46.5
Over 46.5
39.7%
+152
Under 46.5
60.3%
-152
059117
Katona
Expected: 44.0
44
Over 44
39.2%
+152
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.7%
-152
056111
Takedowns — over/under
Armfield
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.7%
+140
Under 0.5
58.3%
-140
035
Katona
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
31.2%
+156
Exactly 1
20.0%
push
Under 1
48.7%
-156
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Armfield49.8%34.3%+15.5+179
Katona50.2%65.7%−15.5-220
By method
Armfield by KO/TKO17.2%12.3%+4.9+579
Armfield by submission7.3%6.3%+1.0+1229
Armfield by decision25.3%16.7%+8.6+397
Katona by KO/TKO17.3%6.7%+10.6+1148
Katona by submission7.3%19.6%−12.3+324
Katona by decision25.5%38.5%−13.0+116
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds79.1%74.8%+4.3-403
Over 2.5 rds59.3%62.9%−3.6-205
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision50.8%57.4%−6.6-159

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
71.1Striking65.4
Armfield +5.7
20.8Grappling28.4
Katona +7.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ArmfieldKatona
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1532
1530
Divisional
1518
1507
Striking offense
1498
1500
Striking defense
1509
1494
Grappling offense
1486
1505
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
27 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
70"
Reach
64"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.29
Strikes landed / min
4.80
44%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.52
Strikes absorbed / min
4.57
57%
Strike defense
51%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
21%
75%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Garrett Armfield
  • WToshiomi KazamaKO/TKO R1
    Close -1665mo before
  • LDavid OnamaSUB R2
    Close +5511y 6mo before
Brad Katona
  • WCody GibsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1925mo before
  • LHunter AzureU-DEC R3
    Close -1304y 4mo before
  • LMerab DvalishviliU-DEC R3
    Close +1404y 9mo before
  • WMatthew LopezU-DEC R3
    Close -1605y 1mo before
  • WJay CuccinielloU-DEC R3
    Close -2605y 6mo before
Armfield — win / loss by method
Record: 9-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(50%) 1
Katona — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 2 losses
W
69% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (10%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (30%)Submission() 0
6 (60%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Armfield
Katona
2
UFC fights
5
12.5 min · 6.2 avg
Octagon time
75.0 min · 15.0 avg
7y 11m
Career length
11y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Armfield
Katona
18W–4L · 81.8%
Overall
52W–15L · 77.6%
9W–3L · 75.0%
Wins
37W–11L · 77.1%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Losses
15W–4L · 78.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Armfield
Katona
42W–44L · 48.8%
Overall
55W–13L · 80.9%
34W–42L · 44.7%
Wins
55W–13L · 80.9%
8W–2L · 80.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Armfield
Katona
8.14
Landed / min
6.17
44.1%
Accuracy
48.0%
56.3%
Defense
54.9%
1.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
59.1%
Time at distance
60.1%
Grappling & control
Armfield
Katona
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
20.8%
75.0%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
47.1%
Control share
61.0%
Strike target map
Armfield
  • Head77%(51)div 62%
  • Body20%(13)div 21%
  • Legs3%(2)div 17%
Katona
  • Head66%(237)div 62%
  • Body14%(51)div 21%
  • Legs20%(72)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Garrett Armfield
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Brad Katona
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.