Brady vs Gastelum

Who won Brady vs Gastelum?

Sean Brady beat Kelvin Gastelum by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd December 2023 at Moody Center in Austin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Brady vs Gastelum stats

Sean Brady stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Kelvin Gastelum made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Sean Brady's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Kelvin Gastelum marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Sean Brady's UFC record stood at 8-1-0, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 13-10-0.

The stats suggested Gastelum had an advantage in power over Brady, with a 33% knock out percentage over Brady's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had a slight advantage over Brady, with a 28% submission rate over Brady's 27%.

Sean Brady was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Brady had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gastelum. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Brady was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 7 months later than Gastelum, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 52 to Gastelum's 79.

Brady vs Gastelum form

Sean Brady had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Leon Edwards at UFC London: Edwards vs. Brady on 22nd March 2025 by submission in the 4th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Gilbert Burns at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had lost to Belal Muhammad at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He was victorious against Michael Chiesa at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Gastelum had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ronaldo Souza at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 122 on 25th November 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China.

Before that, his fight against Vitor Belfort at UFC Fight Night 106 on 11th March 2017 ended in a no contest.

He had defeated Johny Hendricks at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sean Brady had been fighting more than Kelvin Gastelum.

Going to this contest, Sean Brady had last fought 3 months and 5 days ago, while Kelvin Gastelum's last outing had been 6 years, 2 months and 14 days ago.

Brady's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Brady vs Gastelum?

Sean Brady was a 83/100 (-120) favourite going into the contest, while Kelvin Gastelum made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.