Katona vs Almakhan

When is Katona vs Almakhan?

Brad Katona is set to take on Bekzat Almakhan during the prelims of UFC 315, on Saturday 10th May 2025 at Centre Bell in Montreal.

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

Katona vs Almakhan stats

Brad Katona steps into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Bekzat Almakhan will make his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This will be Brad Katona's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Brad Katona's UFC record currently stands at 4-4-0, while Bekzat Almakhan's comes in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggest Almakhan has a massive power advantage over Katona, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Katona's 7%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Katona will have an advantage over Almakhan, with a 21% submission rate over Almakhan's 9%.

Brad Katona is the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

Almakhan has a height advantage of 1 inch over Katona.

Katona is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Almakhan, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 26 more professional rounds, 54 to Almakhan's 28.

Katona vs Almakhan form

Brad Katona has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Jean Matsumoto at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Garrett Armfield at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, 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.

He had been defeated 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.

Activity check

Katona's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time does Katona vs Almakhan start?

The fighters are expected to walk out at around 12:30 AM UTC , which is 8:30 PM EST or 5:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:30 AM BST in the UK.

What are the odds on Katona vs Almakhan?

Bekzat Almakhan is currently 11/20 (-180) to win the contest outright, while you can get 7/5 (+140) on Brad Katona if you fancy the small upset.

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