UFC Fight Night - Calvin Kattar vs. Josh Emmett Odds

Calvin Kattar is favored against Josh Emmett at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett on Saturday, June 18 in Austin, Texas. This event is one of six fights on the main ESPN/ ESPN+ card. Kattar is 23-5 in his career, while Emmett is 17-2 in his career. There are a total of 14 fights with six on ESPN/ESPN+ and eight on ESPN2/ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett. Let’s look at the bout between Kattar and Emmett and UFC predictions.

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett takes place at Moody Center in Austin, Texas on Saturday, June 18 with 14 fights with six on ESPN/ESPN+ and eight on ESPN2/ESPN+.

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett Betting

Calvin Kattar (23-5, 7-3 UFC)

Kattar came into the UFC with a record of 16-2 and he has seven wins and three losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has four wins and two losses. He defeated Ricardo Lamas by KO, Jeremy Stephens by KO, Dan Ige by unanimous decision, and Giga Chikadze by unanimous decision; while losing to Zabit Magomedsharipov by unanimous decision and Max Holloway by unanimous decision. Kattar has been a pro since 2007 and he has 11 wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has 10 first round finishes.

Josh Emmett (17-2, 8-2 UFC)

Emmett came into the UFC with a record of 9-0 and he has eight wins and two losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has five wins and one loss. He defeated Ricardo Lamas by KO, Michael Johnson by KO, Mirsad Bektic by TKO, Shane Burgos by unanimous decision, and Dan Ige by unanimous decision; while losing to Jeremy Stephens by KO. Emmett has been a pro since 2011 and he has six wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has six first round finishes.

Emmett said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about his upcoming fight against Kattar, “He’s good everywhere. Some of his good attributes are he’s so damn tough, and he has that will to win and that heart, so he’s going to keep coming forward. He’s always in the fight. He’s always dangerous. As far as me, I just have to stick to my game plan. I have to just be present in the moment and just stay calm. It is kind of tough when the fans are going crazy. I feel like I feed off the energy so it kind of ramps things up a little bit more, but yeah, I have to be strategic in my game plan. I have to keep moving and just kind of implementing everything that I’ve been doing in training and stuff like that, and I feel like if the best me shows up on June 18, there’s no one in the world that can beat me.”

Striking Stats

Strikes landed per minute: Kattar 5.19 / Emmett 4.28

Striking Accuracy: Kattar 41% / Emmett 39%

Strikes absorbed per minute: Kattar 7.64 / Emmett 4.10

Defense: Kattar 52% / Emmett 62%

Grappling Stats

Takedown average: Kattar 0.51 / Emmett 1.25

Takedown Accuracy: Kattar 29% / Emmett 47%

Takedowns defended: Kattar 89% / Emmett 58%

Submission average: Kattar 0.1 / Emmett 0.1

UFC Picks

The main event has Kattar listed as more than a 2-1 favorite to defeat Emmett. That price in UFC odds seems high, but if you look at the competition each has fought, there is no doubt Kattar has the better overall resume. While Kattar has the edge, I don’t know that he should be a big favorite. I am tempted to take the price on Emmett, but I think the better choice is the rounds. Neither of these fighters is known as a great finisher. Only four of the last 16 Kattar fights have ended in a finish, while more than half or Emmett’s wins have gone to a decision. The rounds are listed at 4.5 with the over at -150. I’ll lay the small price and take the rounds to go over the total.

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett Card & Odds

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