Brady Hiestand
“Bam Bam”
Brady Hiestand is ranked 283rd of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,613283rd of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.25Fame ahead of skill
▲ +0.06 in 28 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: 2,000 careers simulated from today, fight by fight; the dashed line is the middle one.
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 what the fight did to their First Light Rating: the true measure of skill.
FLI is what the fight did to their First Light Index: the rating of fame against skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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