13 things about UFC fighter Brad Katona from Dublin, Ireland

Bradley Devin “Brad” Katona is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Dublin, Ireland. He is originally from Manitoba, Canada.

BIOGRAPHY

Currently, Katona is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. He competes in the bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight divisions.

Katona is a native of Winnipeg, Manitoba and an alumnus of Dakota Collegiate and the University of Manitoba, which are both in Winnipeg. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is a black belt in Brazilian jiujitsu and Shotokan karate.
2. His fight name is Superman.
3. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Manitoba.
4. He is 5’8″ tall.
5. He holds a professional MMA record of 14 wins and 5 losses.
6. As an amateur MMA fighter, he submitted Derek Desart on January 30, 2010, Zach Kellso on May 15, 2010 and Wesley Bowman on May 14, 2014 all via rear-naked choke.
7. On September 3, 2014, he made his professional MMA debut.
8. From 2014 to 2017, he competed in five MMA promotions namely Maximum Fighting Championship, Prestige Fight Club, Havoc Fighting Championship, Xcessive Force Fighting Championship and Mercenary Combat League.
9. In 2017, he moved to Dublin and started training at Straight Blast Gym Ireland in the city under the tutelage of John Kavanaugh.
10. On July 6, 2018, he defeated Jay Cucciniello via unanimous decision in the final round of the featherweight tournament of “The Ultimate Fighter 27” in Las Vegas.
11. On December 8, 2018, he made his UFC debut.
12. From 2021 to 2022, he fought and won four BRAVE Combat Federation bouts.
13. On December 19, 2024, he turned 33.

TIMELINE

From 2018 to 2019 and from 2023 to 2025, Katona fought eight UFC opponents. Here are the results:

2018

• On December 8, 2018, he defeated Matthew Lopez via unanimous decision at “UFC 231” in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2019

• On May 4, 2019, he lost to Merab Dvalishvili via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 151” in Ottawa, Ontario.
• On September 4, 2019, he lost to Hunter Azure via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 158” in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

2023

• On August 19, 2023, he defeated Cody Gibson via unanimous decision at “UFC 292” in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

2024

• On January 20, 2024, he lost to Garrett Armfield via unanimous decision at “UFC 297” in Toronto.
• On June 8, 2024, he defeated Jesse Butler via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 57” in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
• On October 19, 2024, he lost to Jean Matsumoto via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 245” in Enterprise, Nevada.

2025

• On May 10, 2025, he was knocked out by Bekzat Almakhan at “UFC 315” in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.