Katona vs Cucciniello

Who won Katona vs Cucciniello?

Brad Katona beat Jay Cucciniello by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale, on Friday 6th July 2018 at T-Mobile Arena in Last Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Brad Katona.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Katona vs Cucciniello stats

Brad Katona stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jay Cucciniello made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 8 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Brad Katona's UFC record stood at 3-3-0, while Jay Cucciniello's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Cucciniello had a large advantage in power over Katona, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Katona's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cucciniello had a large advantage over Katona, boasting a 63% submission rate over Katona's 33%.

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

Cucciniello had 3-inch reach advantage.

Katona was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years later than Cucciniello, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 48 to Cucciniello's 15.

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