UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 9, 2020, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Jeremy “Lil’ Heathen” Stephens will take on Calvin Kattar in the Featherweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 249 card.
In this post, we will break down Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 38-year-old, Jeremy Stephens is coming in with a 28-17-0 (1 NC) record. Stephens will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Yair Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman in October.
Kattar, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Zabit Magomedsharipov on October 18, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar and holds a 20-4-0 record.
| Jeremy Stephens | vs. | Calvin Kattar |
| 38 |
Age |
36 |
| 5′ 9″ |
Height |
5′ 11″ |
| 145 lbs. |
Weight |
145 lbs. |
| 71″ |
Reach |
72″ |
| 28-17-0 (1 NC) |
Record |
20-4-0 |
| Orthodox |
Stance |
Orthodox |
Jeremy Stephens has an orthodox fighting stance with a 71″ reach. The 36-year-old, Calvin Kattar is an orthodox fighter with a 72″ 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.
Stephens comes in with 40% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 3.09 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Kattar fires at 41% accuracy, landing about 5.12 significant strikes per minute. Jeremy Stephens also has a 38% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.18 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Kattar’s 0.47 takedowns and 77% takedown accuracy.
Calvin spent on average 10:38 minutes in the Octagon and Jeremy has an average fight time of 11:54 minutes.
This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC 249 is live in , who do you think will win, Jeremy or Calvin? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje |
Date |
May 9, 2020 |
Location |
Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
Matchup |
Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar |
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