Calvin Kattar

The Boston Finisher

USA

Needs to bounce back
FeatherweightUFC
January 14, 2025
Kattar (undisclosed) will take on Youssef Zalal in a featherweight matchup at UFC Vegas 102 on Feb. 15, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Kattar is as entertaining of a fighter as the UFC has in its featherweight division, but he's unfortunately lost four of his last five, including three in a row (albeit all against elite competition). The UFC certainly isn't making things any easier on him, as he now draws a fighter in Zalal who is riding a three-fight winning streak and on the verge of making the 145-pound rankings. Kattar has the advantage of volume striking, but Zalal has been a beast on the mat of late, with all three of his recent wins coming by way of submission in the first two rounds. Kattar does have a takedown defense rate of 72 percent, but he was taken down an astounding eight times in his last trip to the cage, a loss to Aljamain Sterling.
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No longer fighting Kyle Nelson
FeatherweightUFC
August 3, 2024
Kattar will no longer take on Kyle Nelson at a UFC event on Sep. 7, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
It's unclear why Kattar's bout was cancelled, but it robs the fighter of his chance to snap his three-fight losing streak. His most recent loss came to Aljamain Sterling in April. It appears he'll have to wait a little longer to try and get back on the winning side of the octagon.
Set to fight Kyle Nelson
FeatherweightUFC
June 7, 2024
Kattar will face Kyle Nelson in a featherweight bout in a UFC event on Sep. 7, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Kattar returned to the octagon for the first time since late 2022 with a loss to Aljamain Sterling via unanimous decision on April, and there's no question he'll aim to shake off that fight and get back to winning ways. Kattar doesn't have a lot of things going his way, however. He recently turned 36 years of age and has lost three straight and four of his last five.
Dominated in return from layoff
FeatherweightUFC
April 13, 2024
Kattar lost to Aljamain Sterling via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC 300 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Fighting for the first time since October 2022, Kattar was completely grounded and was able to generate zero offense of his own. Literally. Over the course of the 15-minute bout, Kattar was credited with eight significant strikes landed. He also gave up eight takedowns for 10:43 worth of control time. Not exactly a recipe for success, especially for a fighter who is typically a high-volume guy on the feet. Calvin is in real trouble moving forward. He recently turned 36 years of age and has lost three straight and four of his last five. Time is running out for the Massachusetts native.
Gets former champ at UFC 300
FeatherweightUFC
December 22, 2023
Kattar (knee) will take on Aljamain Sterling in a featherweight matchup at UFC 300 on April 13 in Las Vegas, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
It's a long-anticipated return for Kattar, who suffered a torn ACL last November in his main-event loss to Arnold Allen. While the result was due to injury, he's still lost three of his last four fights and is at a bit of a crossroads. The UFC will continue to feed him high-profile opponents on big cards, however, as Kattar will now welcome Sterling, a former bantamweight champion, to the featherweight division. Both men are active, high-volume strikers, while Sterling does possess more of a grappling aspect to his game. Kattar sports a tremendous 91 percent takedown defense, however, and will hold a size advantage, which should help him stay off the mat.
MRI reveals torn ACL
FeatherweightUFC
November 11, 2022
An MRI test confirmed that Kattar tore his ACL during his loss to Arnold Allen at UFC Vegas 63 on Oct. 29, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
In the midst of a 1-3 stretch since the beginning of 2021, Kattar will now undergo surgery on his torn ACL, keeping him out until the latter part of 2023.