Katona vs Matsumoto

Who won Katona vs Matsumoto?

Jean Matsumoto beat Brad Katona by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jean Matsumoto.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Katona vs Matsumoto stats

Brad Katona stepped 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 made 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 was Brad Katona's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Jean Matsumoto marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Brad Katona's UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Jean Matsumoto's came in at 2-0-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Matsumoto had an advantage over Katona, with a 40% submission rate over Katona's 21%.

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

Katona was 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 had fought 9 more professional rounds, 54 to Matsumoto's 45.

Katona vs Matsumoto form

Brad Katona had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, 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 had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Matsumoto's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Katona vs Matsumoto start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:50 PM UTC , which was 1:50 PM EST or 10:50 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:50 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Katona vs Matsumoto?

Brad Katona was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Jean Matsumoto made his way into the ring at 47/100 (-210) with oddsmakers.