Katona vs Almakhan

Who won Katona vs Almakhan?

Bekzat Almakhan beat Brad Katona by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 315, on Saturday 10th May 2025 at Centre Bell in Montreal.

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 Almakhan stats

Brad Katona stepped 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 made 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 was Brad Katona's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Bekzat Almakhan marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Brad Katona's UFC record stood at 4-5-0, while Bekzat Almakhan's came in at 1-1-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Katona had an advantage over Almakhan, with a 21% submission rate over Almakhan's 9%.

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

Almakhan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Katona.

Katona was 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 had fought 26 more professional rounds, 55 to Almakhan's 29.

Katona vs Almakhan form

Brad Katona had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 had come over a period of 6 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Katona vs Almakhan start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:00 PM UTC , which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Katona vs Almakhan?

Brad Katona was a 11/8 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Bekzat Almakhan made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-170) with oddsmakers.