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 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Kelvin Gastelum marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Sean Brady's UFC record stood at 7-1-0, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 13-9-0.

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 28 less professional rounds, 48 to Gastelum's 76.

Brady vs Gastelum form

Kelvin Gastelum had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Chris Curtis at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Robert Whittaker at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Ian Heinisch at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Brady's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 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.