Kattar vs Stephens

Who won Kattar vs Stephens?

Calvin Kattar beat Jeremy Stephens by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 249, on Saturday 9th May 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Kattar vs Stephens stats

Calvin Kattar stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jeremy Stephens made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 17 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Calvin Kattar's 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Jeremy Stephens marked his 35th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2007.

Calvin Kattar's UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Jeremy Stephens' came in at 15-19-0.

The stats suggested Stephens had an advantage in power over Kattar, with a 68% knock out percentage over Kattar's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kattar had a slight advantage over Stephens, with a 10% submission rate over Stephens' 7%.

Calvin Kattar was the younger man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Kattar had a height advantage of 2 inches over Stephens. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Kattar was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 5 months later than Stephens, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 82 to Stephens' 116.

Kattar vs Stephens form

Stephens had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Josh Emmett at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Doo Ho Choi at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gilbert Melendez at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rogers Place, Edmonton, Canada.

Before that, he had lost to Renato Moicano at UFC on FOX 24 on 15th April 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sprint Center, Kansas City, United States.

He had been beaten by Frankie Edgar at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Kattar's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Stephens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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