Calvin Kattar vs Josh Emmett
Calvin Kattar is 23-10-0; Josh Emmett is 19-7-0. Josh Emmett is 3 years older than Calvin Kattar. Calvin Kattar has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Josh Emmett. Calvin Kattar is 5" · 13 cm taller than Josh Emmett. They have met once: Calvin Kattar 0, Josh Emmett 1.
Style & credentials
Calvin Kattar
No background on record
Camp · New England Cartel · United StatesJosh Emmett
Freestyle WrestlingBJJ
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- —Lightweight ChampionshipWest Coast Fighting Championship
- —Pro California Lightweight ChampionshipISCF
- 2009Competitor · NAIA157 lb
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
78%64%
Head
13%21%
Body
9%15%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Calvin Kattarlast 4 fights
75%10%15%
Josh Emmettlast 6 fights
76%12%12%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Calvin Kattar Josh Emmett
Strikes landed / min
4.413.67
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Calvin Kattar · Good · better than 76% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
6.554.52
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Calvin Kattar · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.341.07
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Calvin Kattar · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
29%36%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Calvin Kattar · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
77%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Calvin Kattar · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Calvin Kattar · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersJosh Emmett · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.41
Strikes landed / min3.67
6.55
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.52
0.34 / 1.2
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.07 / 3.0
29%
Takedown accuracy36%
77%
Takedown defence43%
0:25
Control time / fight0:59
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Calvin Kattar15 UFC fights · 977 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
71%696/2148
13%126/204
9%86/104
Clinch
1%12/26
0%4/4
0%0/0
Ground
5%52/86
0%1/1
0%0/0
Josh Emmett17 UFC fights · 775 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
53%409/1615
18%141/242
13%104/121
Clinch
3%21/39
2%14/16
1%8/8
Ground
9%66/114
1%9/9
0%3/3
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Calvin Kattar15 of 33 ended early · 45%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Josh Emmett13 of 26 ended early · 50%13 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Calvin Kattar0-5
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues · Feb 15, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC 300: Pereira vs Hill · Apr 13, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Emmett · Jun 18, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 33 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Chikadze · Jan 15, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar · Jan 17, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs Kattar · Nov 9, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- LUFC 223: Khabib vs Iaquinta · Apr 7, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- WChris FosterCES 38: Soriano vs. Makashvili · Sep 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- W
- WGabriel BainoCombat Zone 44 · Jun 14, 2013Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- W
- WCody StevensCombat Zone 39 · Oct 21, 2011Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WLuiz RodriguesCombat Zone 36 · Jan 28, 2011Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WChris ConnerCombat Zone 33 · Jun 19, 2010TKO · R1 · 3:40 · Lightweight
- WJeff AndersonMassachusetts Regional · Mar 26, 2010TKO
- LDon Carlo-ClaussMassachusetts Regional · Feb 6, 2010DEC
- WAndrew MontanezNew Hampshire Regional · Sep 11, 2009DEC
- WRodrigo AlmeidaWCF 7 · Jun 27, 2009Submission · R1 · 2:16 · Lightweight
- WJonathan BermudezCombat Zone 27 · Feb 6, 2009TKO · R1 · 0:29 · Lightweight
- WBobby DiazWCF 5 · Nov 14, 2008Submission · R1 · 1:21 · Lightweight
- W
- LJames JonesEliteXC: Primetime · May 31, 2008Submission · R1 · 4:49 · Lightweight
- WBob PupaCombat Zone 24 · Oct 13, 2007Submission · R1 · 0:51
- WDonald PetersCombat Zone 23 · Aug 25, 2007TKO
- WTony ArmijoCombat Zone 22 · Jun 23, 2007TKO · R1 · 2:02
Josh Emmett1-4
- L
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy · Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Topuria · Jun 24, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 26 fightsShow less
- LUFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski · Feb 12, 2023Submission · R2 · 4:19 · Interim Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Emmett · Jun 18, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov · Jun 20, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs Till · Oct 21, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson · Dec 17, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WRocky JohnsonKOTC: Total Elimination · Oct 3, 2015Submission · R1 · 2:45 · Catchweight
- WBrandon RicettiWest Coast FC 12 · Nov 15, 2014DEC · Lightweight
- WTony RiosWest Coast FC 11 · Sep 13, 2014Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WTremaine SmithWest Coast FC 9 · Apr 26, 2014TKO · R1 · 2:28 · Lightweight
- WAdin DuenasWest Coast FC 8 · Feb 15, 2014Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WNoah SchnableWest Coast FC 7 · Nov 16, 2013TKO · R1 · 0:45 · Featherweight
- WMike RyanWest Coast FC 6 · Aug 3, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:52 · Featherweight
- WEmilio GonzalesCapitol Fighting Championships · Oct 8, 2011Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Calvin KattarJosh Emmett
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 15, 2025LSubmission · ROUND 1 · 1:38Sat, Oct 4, 2025
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Thu, Jul 16, 2020WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 11, 2021
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 2:49Sat, May 9, 2020LTKO · ROUND 2 · 1:35Sat, Feb 24, 2018
- WTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:06Sat, Jun 8, 2019WTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:33Sat, Dec 16, 2017
- WTKO · ROUND 3 · 0:32Sat, Jan 20, 2018WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jun 20, 2020
Frequently asked questions
Have Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Emmett (Sat, Jun 18, 2022), where Josh Emmett won by Split Decision.
What are the records of Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett?
Calvin Kattar is 23-10-0 and Josh Emmett is 19-7-0.
Who has the longer reach, Calvin Kattar or Josh Emmett?
Calvin Kattar has the longer reach: 72" · 183 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Josh Emmett, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Calvin Kattar or Josh Emmett?
Calvin Kattar is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Josh Emmett stands 5'6" · 168 cm.
Who is older, Calvin Kattar or Josh Emmett?
Josh Emmett is 41 and Calvin Kattar is 38.
Who has more finishes, Calvin Kattar or Josh Emmett?
Calvin Kattar has 13 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Josh Emmett has 9 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).