Calvin Kattar Biography, UFC, Age, Family, Siblings, Height and Net Worth

This article will answer every question you have about Calvin Kattar. Below are some of the frequently asked questions about him.

  1. What does Calvin Kattar do for a living?
  2. Who are Calvin Kattar’s parents and siblings?
  3. What are Calvin Kattar’s interests and hobbies?
  4. Is Calvin Kattar married or does he have a girlfriend/ boyfriend?
  5. Does Calvin Kattar have any children?
  6. Where is Calvin Kattar now?
  7. How tall is Calvin Kattar?
  8. How much money does Calvin Kattar earn?
  9. What is Calvin Kattar’s net worth?

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 Who is Calvin Kattar?

Calvin Kattar is a famous American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Featherweight division. As a professional competitor from 2007 to the present, he formerly competed for EliteXC. He is ranked No. 4 in the UFC featherweight rankings as of April 12, 2022.

Calvin Kattar Career

Mixed martial arts career

Calvin won eight fights in a row and was undefeated in more than seven years competing on the regional circuit mainly in his native New England before his UFC career.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

He made his UFC debut taking the place of Doo Ho Choi against Andre Fili at UFC 214 on July 29, 2017. He won the bout by unanimous decision. On January 20, 2018, he fought unbeaten prospect Shane Burgos at UFC 220. Kattar won the bout by technical knockout in round three, and the bout was awarded the Fight of the Night bonus. He then faced Renato Moicano at UFC 223, on April 7, 2018, losing the bout by unanimous decision. On October 27, 2018, he faced promotional newcomer Chris Fishgold at UFC Fight Night 138. Kattar won the bout by technical knockout in the first round, fulfilling his first four-fight deal with the UFC.

On June 8, 2019, he fought Ricardo Lamas and won the bout by knockout in the first round. He was then scheduled to fight Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC on ESPN 6, on October 18, 2019. Zabit was however removed from the card because of an injury on September 13, and the pairing was rescheduled for the next month at UFC on ESPN+ 21. Kattar lost the bout by unanimous decision and received the Fight of the Night award.

2020

He was later scheduled to fight Jeremy Stephens at UFC 249, on April 28, 2020. However, Dana White, the president of UFC revealed on April 9 that the event was postponed and the fight finally took place on May 9, 2020. At the weigh-ins, Jeremy missed weight, weighing in at 150.5 pounds, 4.5 pounds more than the non-title featherweight limit on May 8. Due to this, the fight went on as a catchweight fight, and Stephens was fined 20% of his purse which went to Kattar. Kattar then won the bout by technical knockout in round two. The first fight of his new six-fight deal came against Dan Ige at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige on July 16, 2020. Kattar then won the bout by unanimous decision.

2021-present

Calvin then fought former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway, while headlining UFC on ABC 1 on January 16, 2021. Kattar suffered numerous physical trauma because of Holloway’s strikes, which set many UFC records in a one-sided fight, and he lost by unanimous decision. Although it was a one-sided bout both competitors received the Fight of the Night award as Kattar was able to land powerful strikes of his own, in spite of all the damage he got.

Kattar then fought Giga Chikadze at UFC on ESPN 32, on January 15, 2022. He won the bout by unanimous decision following knocking down and almost finishing Chikadze in the last seconds of the fight. The bout awarded Kattar the Fight of the Night award. On June 18, 2022, he faced Josh Emmett in the main event at UFC on ESPN 37. Kattar lost the close fight by split decision, with 14 of 19 MMA media outlets scoring the fight in favor of Kattar. The received his third consecutive Fight of the Night award for the bout.

A photo of Calvin Kattar
A photo of Calvin Kattar

How old is Calvin Kattar?

Calvin Kattar is aged 34 as of 2022, having been born on March 26, 1988, in Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S. He shares his birthday with famous people including Keira Knightley, Diana Ross, Amy Smart, Bianca Kajlich, Bob Woodward, Carly Chaikin, Tennessee Williams, William Westmoreland, Strother Martin, and Sandra Day O’Connor, among others.

Calvin Kattar Family

Who are Calvin Kattar’s parents?

Calvin Kattar was born to Sandra Kattar and James Kattar in Methuen, Massachusetts, where he was brought up. He has not shared information about his parents and family with the media.

Does Calvin Kattar have siblings?

Kattar was born to his parents into a family of four children. He has three siblings, two brothers and one sister, Kylee Reynolds, with one brother known as Jamison Kattar.

Calvin Kattar Education

Kattar attended Methuen High School, where he was a standout wrestler before graduating. He then joined Middlesex Community College earning an associate degree.

Calvin Kattar Interests

Kattar was interested in wrestling from a young age and took part in wrestling in high school. He was ranked as high as 8th in the state (160 pounds) and placed 5th at the Division I MIAA state championship as a senior in 2006. He had decided not to wrestle in college and opted to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.

Calvin Kattar Girlfriend

Kattar is currently single and unmarried, he has also not been linked to any relationships in the media in the past or present.

Calvin Kattar Kids

Kattar is not linked to any relationship and does not have any children of his own as of the date.

Calvin Kattar Height

Kattar has a well-built, muscular and athletic body adding up to an impressive height of 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and a weight of 66 kg (145.4 lbs).

Calvin Kattar Net Worth

American professional mixed martial artist, Kattar, has a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and has been active from 2007 to the present. He currently competes in the UFC in the Featherweight division, with a varying salary, and has garnered an estimated net worth of approximately $1.7 million as of 2022.