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UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
Calvin Kattar
Calvin Kattar
20-4 · USA
VS
Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens
28-17 · USA
May 9, 2020 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
150.5lbMissed +4.5
Calvin Kattar def. Jeremy Stephens by KO/TKO (Elbow), R2 2:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Kattar26/660/100:00
Stephens40/640/000:00
R2 · 2:49
Kattar26/470/010:06
Stephens17/400/000:06
Total
Kattar52/1130/110:06
Stephens57/1040/000:06

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
KattarWin probabilityStephens
72.4%27.6%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
3%
Decision
62%
Expected fight time: 12.4 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Kattar, blue toward Stephens. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Kattar72%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%32%
Submission3%4%
Decision46%64%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (3990)act 52
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Stephens28%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%40%
Submission1%3%
Decision16%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes72 (4193)act 57
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~141 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R16%
R220%
R312%
Distance62%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Kattar
47.8%+108
Stephens
-10851.5%
Most takedownstie 68.2%
Kattar
25.0%-367
Stephens
+3676.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Kattar
Expected: 68.9
69
Over 69
42.0%
+136
Exactly 69
1.0%
push
Under 69
57.1%
-136
087173
Stephens
Expected: 71.7
71.5
Over 71.5
42.7%
+134
Under 71.5
57.3%
-134
090180
Takedowns — over/under
Kattar
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.4%
+279
Under 0.5
73.6%
-279
035
Stephens
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.6%
Exactly 0
91.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.4 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Kattar72.4%68.9%+3.5-250
Stephens27.6%31.1%−3.5+210

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
58.8Striking63.7
Stephens +4.9
39.1Grappling46.5
Stephens +7.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KattarStephens
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1574
Pound-for-pound
1546
1574
Divisional
1547
1518
Striking offense
1521
1497
Striking defense
1526
1465
Grappling offense
1454
1544
Grappling defense
1535
Physical
32 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.12
Strikes landed / min
3.09
41%
Strike accuracy
40%
6.36
Strikes absorbed / min
2.98
57%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
33%
Takedown accuracy
38%
78%
Takedown defense
65%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
47%
-1
Win/loss streak
-4
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
75%
Finish rate
53%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
204
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Calvin Kattar
  • LZabit MagomedsharipovU-DEC R3
    Close +2356mo before
  • WRicardo LamasKO/TKO R1
    Close -17511mo before
  • WChris FishgoldKO/TKO R1
    Close -2001y 6mo before
  • LRenato MoicanoU-DEC R3
    Close -1052y 1mo before
  • WShane BurgosKO/TKO R3
    Close +1902y 4mo before
Jeremy Stephens
  • LYair RodriguezU-DEC R3
    Close +1207mo before
  • LZabit MagomedsharipovU-DEC R3
    Close +2601y 2mo before
  • LJose AldoKO/TKO R1
    Close -1201y 9mo before
  • WJosh EmmettKO/TKO R2
    Close -1302y 2mo before
  • WDooho ChoiKO/TKO R2
    Close +1452y 4mo before
Kattar — win / loss by method
Record: 20-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
40% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (13%)Submission(50%) 1
7 (44%)Decision(50%) 1
Stephens — win / loss by method
Record: 28-17-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
19 wins, 2 losses
W
68% of wins
L
12% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
7% of wins
L
18% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 12 losses
W
25% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
15win16loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
8 (53%)KO/TKO(13%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(13%) 2
7 (47%)Decision(75%) 12
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (85%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (15%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Kattar
Stephens
6
UFC fights
32
63.8 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
380.6 min · 11.9 avg
19y 1m
Career length
21y 6m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Kattar
Stephens
90W–14L · 86.5%
Overall
539W–127L · 80.9%
62W–12L · 83.8%
Wins
223W–53L · 80.8%
28W–2L · 93.3%
Losses
316W–74L · 81.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Kattar
Stephens
106W–57L · 65.0%
Overall
87W–49L · 64.0%
95W–48L · 66.4%
Wins
81W–48L · 62.8%
11W–9L · 55.0%
Losses
6W–1L · 85.7%
Distance striking
Kattar
Stephens
4.80
Landed / min
3.95
39.3%
Accuracy
34.8%
57.2%
Defense
62.0%
0.71
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.71
94.7%
Time at distance
56.0%
Grappling & control
Kattar
Stephens
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
1.18
33.3%
Takedown accuracy
38.5%
77.8%
Takedown defense
65.5%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.39
40.1%
Control share
46.1%
Strike target map
Kattar
  • Head79%(258)div 65%
  • Body13%(41)div 19%
  • Legs9%(28)div 16%
Stephens
  • Head60%(706)div 65%
  • Body18%(206)div 19%
  • Legs23%(265)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Calvin Kattar
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Jeremy Stephens
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.