Brady Hiestand
“Bam Bam”
Brady Hiestand is ranked 282nd of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,613282nd of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.25Fame ahead of skill
▲ +0.06 in 15 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,613, 26 Sept 2026
- Record
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Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept 2026 | Won vs Rinya NakamuraUFC Fight Night 289 - Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R2 | +69 | −0.06Won, but drew very little attention |
| 15 Jun 2024 | Won vs Garrett ArmfieldUFC on ESPN 58 - Perez vs. Taira · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R3 | +69 | — |
| 22 Apr 2023 | Won vs Batgerel DanaaUFC Fight Night 222 - Pavlovich vs. Blaydes · TKO (Punches), R3 | +84 | — |
| 19 Nov 2022 | Won vs Fernie GarciaUFC Fight Night 215 - Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +83 | — |
| 28 Aug 2021 | Lost to Ricky TurciosUFC on ESPN 30 - Barboza vs. Chikadze · Decision (Split), R3 | +39 | — |
| 20 May 2021 | Won vs Vince MurdockUFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 29 Semifinals · TKO (Punches), R1 | — | — |
| 6 May 2021 | Won vs Josh RettinghouseUFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 29 Quarterfinals, Day 2 · Decision (Split), R3 | — | — |
| 8 Feb 2020 | Won vs Shane SargentExciteFight - Conquest of the Cage · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | +18 | — |
| 30 Nov 2019 | Lost to Chad AnheligerRise FC 5 - Rise Fighting Championship · TKO (Punches), R3 | −34 | — |
| 18 May 2019 | Won vs Jeff ColemanExciteFight - Conquest of the Cage · TKO (Punches), R1 | +20 | — |
| 9 Nov 2018 | Won vs Jesse JacobsenExciteFight - Conquest of the Cage · TKO (Punches), R1 | +44 | — |
| 19 Oct 2018 | Won vs Corey ConwayFFC 32 - Graves vs. Seumanutafa · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +220 | — |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
FLI is what the fight did to their fame against their skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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