Calvin Kattar (/ˈkeɪtər/ KAY-tər; born March 26, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist and owner of MMA promotion Combat Zone.
As of September 17, 2024, he is #10 in UFC featherweight rankings[6] The son of James and Sandra Kattar, Calvin was born and raised in Methuen, Massachusetts.
[12] After graduating, he was unsure whether he should wrestle in college or not, and ended up opting to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.
"[14]Kattar won eight consecutive bouts and was unbeaten in over seven years competing on the regional circuit primarily in his native New England prior to his UFC career.
[21] Kattar faced promotional newcomer Chris Fishgold on October 27, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 138.
[27] However, Magomedsharipov was removed from the card due to injury on September 13 and the pairing was rescheduled for the following month at UFC on ESPN+ 21.
[31] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed[32] and the bout eventually took place on May 9, 2020.
[35] The first bout of his new six-fight contract came against Dan Ige on July 16, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs.
[39] In a one-sided fight where Kattar suffered plenty of physical trauma due to Holloway's strikes, which set multiple UFC records, he was defeated by unanimous decision.
[44] He won the fight via unanimous decision after knocking down and almost finishing Chikadze in the final seconds of the bout.
[46] Kattar faced Josh Emmett on June 18, 2022 in the main event at UFC on ESPN 37.
[54] Kattar was scheduled to face Kyle Nelson on September 7, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 242.