Bekzat Almakhan vs. Brad Katona
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Bekzat Almakhan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Brad Katona
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Bekzat Almakhan
Distance 97.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 6.4%)
Brad Katona
Distance 80.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bekzat Almakhan
Head 89.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 8.4%)
Brad Katona
Head 79.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 10.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Almakhan L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Katona L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 112 / 296 | 37.8% | 39.2% | 425 / 889 | 47.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 86 / 121 | 71.1% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 71 / 99 | 71.7% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 93 / 273 | 34.1% | 35.3% | 414 / 886 | 46.7% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 66.9% | 74 / 116 | 63.8% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 79.2% | 94 / 107 | 87.9% | 79.2% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Almakhan L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Katona L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 122 / 305 | 40.0% | 39.4% | 489 / 1046 | 46.7% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 54 / 68 | 79.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 66 / 91 | 72.5% | 72.1% | 32 / 42 | 76.2% | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 154 / 348 | 44.3% | 34.9% | 406 / 926 | 43.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 12 / 26 | 46.2% | 66.1% | 98 / 148 | 66.2% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 78.8% | 71 / 82 | 86.6% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Katona has more cage time on record.