Jeremy Stephens vs Calvin Kattar 5/9/20 - UFC 249 Picks & Predictions
This is one bout in the featherweight division that could be interesting. Stephens has been in quite a few bouts, but he also has racked up a lot of losses as well. Kattar for his part is not that bad of a fighter and has won quite a few of his fights with only 4 losses. That is one factor that will make the battle interesting here and could make it a good bout.
Stephens is coming into the bout standing at 5’9” and 145 pounds with a 71 inch reach. Stephens is sitting on a 28-17 record and is 19-2 in the KO/TKO range with a 2-3 record in the submission. Jeremy does use the orthodox stance, but also has a striker fight here to. His last 5 bouts have shown him to pick up only a single win, but 3 losses and one no decision. Two of the losses were by decision and one was by a KO.
Kattar is coming into the fight here with a height and reach advantage. Calvin is standing 5’11” and 145 pounds, but also has a reach of 72 inches. He is sitting on a 20-4 record and 10-0 KO/TKO record and in the submission ring is 2-1. Kattar does use an orthodox style of fighting, but uses the striker fight as well. The last 5 bouts has seen Kattar go 3-2 and the last bout was a unanimous loss by decision. All of the wins have been by KO/TKO and 2 of those were in the first round.
The fight here is rather slanted and one that is going to have a great fight for one of the fighters with Kattar coming in fighting great. Stephens has not had a good run of luck lately and that will make it harder for Stephens to be seen as a good fighter in the bout here. Look for Kattar to come into the battle here and bring home a TKO or KO win again. Fight Winner Prediction, Calvin Kattar.