Katona vs Armfield

Who won Katona vs Armfield?

Garrett Armfield beat Brad Katona by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 297, on Saturday 20th January 2024 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Garrett Armfield.

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 Armfield stats

Brad Katona stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Garrett Armfield made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Brad Katona's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Garrett Armfield marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Brad Katona's UFC record stood at 4-3-0, while Garrett Armfield's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Armfield had a massive power advantage over Katona, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Katona's 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Katona had a slight advantage over Armfield, with a 23% submission rate over Armfield's 22%.

Brad Katona was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Armfield had a height advantage of 1 inch over Katona. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Katona was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Armfield, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 51 to Armfield's 25.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Garrett Armfield had been fighting more than Brad Katona.

Going to this contest, Brad Katona had last fought 1 year and 23 days ago, while Garrett Armfield's last outing had been 1 year and 16 days ago.

Katona's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Armfield's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Katona vs Armfield?

Brad Katona was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Garrett Armfield made his way into the ring at 187/100 (+190) with oddsmakers.