Chased down a bobcat once. I was mowing and wearing nothing but cutoffs. I had chickens at the time. Not sure what I was thinking. Taken on bear and yote and hogs, cats are different.
It’s like a knife fight; you must assume you *will* get cut. If you’re OK with that and keep the vitals intact, good to go. Bobcat weighs around 15-25 pounds, so we’re not talking something that can overpower a human.