Calvin Kattar vs. Arnold Allen – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Vegas 63: Kattar vs. Allen is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 29, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Calvin Kattar will take on Arnold “Almighty” Allen in the Featherweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Vegas 63 card.

In this post, we will break down Calvin Kattar vs. Arnold Allen matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 36-year-old, Calvin Kattar is coming in with a 23-6-0 record. Kattar will be fighting for the first time since a loss via split decision against Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett in June.

Allen, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Dan Hooker on June 18, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall and holds a 18-1-0 record.

Calvin Kattar has an orthodox fighting stance with a 72″ reach. The 30-year-old, Arnold Allen is an southpaw fighter with a 70″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Calvin Kattar:
→ Kattar’s striking accuracy is 39%.
→ Kattar lands 5.19 significant strikes per minute.
→ Kattar’s takedown accuracy is 29%.
→ Kattar’s takedown average is 0.44 per 15 minutes.
→ Kattar’s takedown defense is 91%.

Kattar comes in with 39% striking accuracy, typically landing about 5.19 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Allen fires at 42% accuracy, landing about 3.31 significant strikes per minute. Calvin Kattar also has a 29% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.44 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Allen’s 1.41 takedowns and 76% takedown accuracy.

Arnold Allen:
→ Allen’s striking accuracy is 42%.
→ Allen lands 3.31 significant strikes per minute.
→ Allen’s takedown accuracy is 50%.
→ Allen’s takedown average is 1.41 per 15 minutes.
→ Allen’s takedown defense is 76%.

Arnold spent on average 12:59 minutes in the Octagon and Calvin has an average fight time of 15:36 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Vegas 63 is live in , who do you think will win, Calvin or Arnold? Sound off in the comments.

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