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 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Dan Ige at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Shane Burgos at UFC Vegas 3 on 20th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mirsad Bekti at UFC on ESPN+ 13 on 13th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Golden1 Center, Sacramento.

Before that, he had defeated Michael Johnson at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

He had been defeated by Jeremy Stephens at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Calvin Kattar had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 9 days ago, while Josh Emmett's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 13 days ago.

Kattar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 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 6 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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