Kattar vs Emmett

Who won Kattar vs Emmett?

Josh Emmett beat Calvin Kattar by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th June 2022 at Moody Center in Austin.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Josh Emmett.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Kattar vs Emmett stats

Calvin Kattar stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Josh Emmett made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Calvin Kattar's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Calvin Kattar's UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Josh Emmett's came in at 10-4-0.

The stats suggested Kattar had an advantage in power over Emmett, with a 48% knock out percentage over Emmett's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Emmett had a slight advantage over Kattar, with a 12% submission rate over Kattar's 9%.

Calvin Kattar was the younger man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Kattar had a height advantage of 5 inches over Emmett. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Kattar was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Emmett, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 79 to Emmett's 59.

Kattar vs Emmett form

Kattar had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Giga Chikadze at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Max Holloway at UFC on ABC 1 on 16th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dan Ige at UFC Fight Island 1 on 15th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Before that, he had defeated Jeremy Stephens at UFC 249 on 9th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

He had been beaten by Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC on ESPN+ 21 on 9th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at CSKA Arena, Moscow, Russia.

Emmett had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Bryce Mitchell at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Ilia Topuria at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Yair Rodriguez at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Interim Featherweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Before that, he had won against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

He had beaten Dan Ige at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Emmett had been fighting more than Calvin Kattar.

Going to this contest, Calvin Kattar had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 20 days ago, while Josh Emmett's last outing had been 8 months and 19 days ago.

Kattar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Emmett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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