Brad Pickett

BantamweightComplete Fighter
5 - 9

14 UFC Fights | 36% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (40%)

Height
5' 6"
Reach
68"
Weight
135 lbs.
Age
47
Orthodox

Brad Pickett UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Brad Pickett is 5-9 in the UFC across 14 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 25-14, 20-5 of it outside the UFC. Pickett competes at bantamweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'6" with a 68" reach at 47 years old. The last bout was a loss to Marlon Vera by knockout in Mar 2017.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 70th percentile among 182 bantamweight fighters (1.5/fight).

Brad Pickett's UFC win rate is 36% (5 of 14 fights), and 40% of those wins came by finish. Pickett averages 1.5 takedowns per fight at 40% accuracy and stops 61% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
25-14
UFC Record
5-9
Height
5'6"
Reach
68"
Age
47
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Marlon Vera · KO/TKO · Mar 2017

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Brad Pickett's Last 5 Fights

Pickett is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Marlon Vera · KO/TKO · R3 3:50 · UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson · Mar 2017
  2. Loss vs Urijah Faber · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · Dec 2016
  3. Loss vs Iuri Alcantara · Submission · R1 1:59 · UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson · Oct 2016
  4. Win vs Francisco Rivera · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · Feb 2016
  5. Loss vs Thomas Almeida · KO/TKO · R2 0:29 · UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · Jul 2015

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.1
Accuracy
32%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.21

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.8
Strike Differential
+-1.7
Opp. Accuracy Against
44%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.5
Takedown Accuracy
40%
Takedown Defense
61%
Control Time / Fight
2:21
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
7% KO
0% Sub
R2
0% KO
7% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Brad Pickett vs Average

Brad Pickett lands 13.7 strikes in R1 but 13.8 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Brad Pickett's UFC Fight History

14 UFC fights on record (5-9), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LMarlon VeraKO/TKOR3 · 3:50UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson2017-03-18
LUrijah FaberDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson2016-12-17
LIuri AlcantaraSubmissionR1 · 1:59UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson2016-10-08
WFrancisco RiveraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping2016-02-27
LThomas AlmeidaKO/TKOR2 · 0:29UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor2015-07-11
LChico CamusDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson2014-11-22
LIan McCallDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao2014-07-19
WNeil SeeryDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa2014-03-08
LMichael McDonaldSubmissionR2 · 3:43UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen2013-08-17
WMike EastonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi2013-04-06
LEddie WinelandDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II2012-12-29
WYves JabouinKO/TKOR1 · 3:40UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic2012-09-29
WDamacio PageSubmissionR2 · 4:05UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva2012-04-14
LRenan BaraoSubmissionR1 · 4:09UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz2011-11-05

How Pickett Ranks at Bantamweight

Percentile among the 182 bantamweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.1 sig. strikes/min
37th percentile
Striking accuracy32%
6th percentile
Strikes absorbed4.8/min
18th percentile
Takedowns1.5/fight
70th percentile
Takedown defense61%
47th percentile
Knockdown power0.21/fight
54th percentile

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