When is Kattar vs Murphy?
Calvin Kattar could potentially square off against Lerone Murphy, in Early 2025 at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.
The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).
Kattar vs Murphy stats
Calvin Kattar would step into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.
Lerone Murphy would make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 14 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.
This will be Calvin Kattar's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Lerone Murphy will mark his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.
Calvin Kattar's UFC record currently stands at 7-6-0, while Lerone Murphy's comes in at 6-0-1.
The stats suggest Murphy would have a slight advantage in power over Kattar, with a 50% knock out percentage over Kattar's 48%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Kattar would have a slight advantage over Murphy, with a 9% submission rate over Murphy's 0%.
Calvin Kattar is the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.
Kattar has a height advantage of 2 inches over Murphy. Despite this, Murphy has a 2-inch reach advantage.
Kattar is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 8 years and 8 months earlier than Murphy, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 45 more professional rounds, 79 to Murphy's 34.
Kattar vs Murphy form
Calvin Kattar has beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he lost to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on 18th June 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Moody Center, Austin.
Before that, 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.
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.
Murphy remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he beat Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Joshua Culibao at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he was victorious against Gabriel Santos at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at o2 Arena, London.
Before that, he had won against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.
He had beaten Douglas Andrade at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Lerone Murphy has been fighting more than Calvin Kattar.
Calvin Kattar last fought 4 months and 23 days ago, while Lerone Murphy's last outing was 3 months and 18 days ago.
Kattar's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4 rounds on average.
Murphy's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Kattar vs Murphy?
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