Calvin Kattar

 ( American Male Mixed Martial Artists ) 

Kattar faced undefeated prospect Shane Burgos on January 20, 2018 at UFC 220. Kattar won the fight via technical knock out in round three. The fight was awarded the Fight of the Night bonus.

Kattar faced Renato Moicano on April 7, 2018 at UFC 223. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Kattar faced promotional newcomer Chris Fishgold on October 27, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 138. He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round. By the bout, Kattar fulfilled his first four-fight contract with the UFC.

Kattar faced Ricardo Lamas at UFC 238 on June 8, 2019. He won the fight via knockout in the first round.

Kattar was scheduled to face Zabit Magomedsharipov on October 18, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 6. 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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.

Kattar was scheduled to face Jeremy Stephens on April 18, 2020 at UFC 249. However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed and the bout eventually took place on May 9, 2020. At the weigh-ins on May 8, Stephens missed weight, weighing in at 150.5 pounds, 4.5 pounds over the non-title featherweight limit. As a result, the bout proceeded as a catchweight bout and Stephens was fined 20% of his purse which went to Kattar. Kattar won the fight via technical knockout in round two.

The first bout of his new six-fight contract came against Dan Ige on July 16, 2020 at . Kattar won the fight via unanimous decision.

Next, Kattar faced former UFC Featherweight champion Max Holloway, while headlining UFC on ABC 1 on January 16, 2021. 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. Despite being a one-sided fight, both competitors earned the Fight of the Night award as Kattar was able to land powerful strikes of his own, despite all the damage he received.

Kattar faced Giga Chikadze on January 15, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 32. He won the fight via unanimous decision after knocking down and almost finishing Chikadze in the final seconds of the bout. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.

Kattar faced Josh Emmett on June 18, 2022 in the main event at UFC on ESPN 37. He lost the close bout via split decision. 14 of 19 MMA media outlets scored the bout in favor of Kattar. This fight earned him his third consecutive Fight of the Night award.

Kattar faced Arnold Allen on October 29, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 213. He lost the fight via technical knockout following a knee injury.

Kattar faced former UFC Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling on April 13, 2024 at UFC 300. Kattar lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Kattar was scheduled to face Kyle Nelson on September 7, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 242. However, Kattar withdrew from the bout for unknown reasons and was replaced by Steve Garcia.

Kattar faced Youssef Zalal on February 15, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 251. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Kattar faced Steve Garcia on July 12, 2025 at UFC on ESPN 70. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Fight of the Night (Five times)
• UFC.com Awards
• 2018: Ranked #8 Fight of the Year
• 2020: Ranked #9 Knockout of the Year
• 2022: Ranked #8 Fight of the Year

• MMAJunkie.com
• 2020 May Knockout of the Month vs. Jeremy Stephens

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists