Calvin Kattar vs.
Arnold Allen
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Calvin Kattar
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.25 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.7 wins over .500
Arnold Allen
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.69 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Calvin Kattar
Distance 95.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)
Arnold Allen
Distance 92.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Calvin Kattar
Head 87.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 7.8%)
Arnold Allen
Head 82.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kattar L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Allen L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 908 / 2456 | 37.0% | 40.9% | 681 / 1606 | 42.4% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 30 | 53.3% | 70.8% | 30 / 60 | 50.0% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 53 / 87 | 60.9% | 69.2% | 54 / 73 | 74.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 760 / 2260 | 33.6% | 37.2% | 562 / 1438 | 39.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 131 / 209 | 62.7% | 68.2% | 138 / 209 | 66.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 86 / 104 | 82.7% | 80.7% | 65 / 92 | 70.7% | 80.7% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Kattar L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Allen L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1416 / 3148 | 45.0% | 39.2% | 615 / 1617 | 38.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 70.3% | 52 / 80 | 65.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 13 / 27 | 48.1% | 69.4% | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 859 / 2446 | 35.1% | 35.9% | 378 / 1305 | 29.0% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 325 / 450 | 72.2% | 67.9% | 166 / 245 | 67.8% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 269 / 318 | 84.6% | 81.5% | 140 / 169 | 82.8% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kattar has more cage time on record.