Josh Emmett vs. Calvin Kattar
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Josh Emmett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Josh Emmett
Distance 91.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 6.5%)
Calvin Kattar
Distance 95.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Josh Emmett
Head 81.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.9%)
Calvin Kattar
Head 87.8% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Emmett L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Kattar L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 654 / 1978 | 33.1% | 40.5% | 908 / 2456 | 37.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 63 | 68.3% | 70.5% | 16 / 30 | 53.3% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 78 / 126 | 61.9% | 69.3% | 53 / 87 | 60.9% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 496 / 1768 | 28.1% | 37.1% | 760 / 2260 | 33.6% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 164 / 267 | 61.4% | 68.0% | 131 / 209 | 62.7% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 115 / 132 | 87.1% | 80.3% | 86 / 104 | 82.7% | 80.3% |
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: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Emmett L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Kattar L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 824 / 2170 | 38.0% | 39.3% | 1416 / 3148 | 45.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 92 | 66.3% | 70.3% | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 69.4% | 13 / 27 | 48.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 665 / 1957 | 34.0% | 35.9% | 859 / 2446 | 35.1% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 145 / 229 | 63.3% | 68.0% | 325 / 450 | 72.2% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 145 / 178 | 81.5% | 81.5% | 269 / 318 | 84.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Emmett has more cage time on record.