Calvin Kattar vs Steve Garcia

July 12, 2025

Featherweight Bout

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1128
(-27)
Calvin Kattar
Winner: Steve Garcia
Decision - Unanimous
Round 3 • 5:00

C-ELO Evolution

Calvin Kattar-27
Steve Garcia+32
1226
(+32)
Steve Garcia

C-ELO™ Evolution Comparison

Fight Stats & ELO Performance

Experience ELO
ELO Changes
Calvin Kattar: -35Steve Garcia: +50

Performance Statistics

MetricCalvin KattarSteve Garcia
Total UFC Fights159
Experience Gap6-6
Experience ELO1 1301 171
ELO Change-35+50
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What Happened

Steve Garcia overcame a 6-fight experience disadvantage (9 vs 15 fights), earning a reward for beating the more seasoned veteran Calvin Kattar.

Title Fight ELO
ELO Changes
Calvin Kattar: -19Steve Garcia: +19

Performance Statistics

MetricCalvin KattarSteve Garcia
Title Fight ?NoNo
Title Fight ELO1 0261 102
ELO Change-19+19
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What Happened

This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.

Win Type ELO
ELO Changes
Calvin Kattar: -31Steve Garcia: +31

Performance Statistics

MetricCalvin KattarSteve Garcia
Fight OutcomeDecision - UnanimousDecision - Unanimous
Last Round33
Time of Finish5:005:00
Win Type ELO1 2581 416
ELO Change-31+31
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What Happened

Steve Garcia earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.

Striking ELO
ELO Changes
Calvin Kattar: -53Steve Garcia: +53

Performance Statistics

MetricCalvin KattarSteve Garcia
Significant Strikes Landed2685
Significant Strikes Attempted123250
Total Strikes Landed2685
Knockdowns Scored01
Striking ELO1 1751 420
ELO Change-53+53
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What Happened

Steve Garcia dominated the striking exchanges with 85 vs 26 total strikes, 85 vs 26 significant strikes, 34.0% vs 21.1% accuracy, including 1 devastating knockdown. Steve Garcia capitalized on this striking dominance.

Ground ELO
ELO Changes
Calvin Kattar: -24Steve Garcia: +24

Performance Statistics

MetricCalvin KattarSteve Garcia
Takedowns Landed00
Takedowns Attempted00
Ground Control Time0:210:03
Ground Strikes Landed00
Ground ELO1 2041 197
ELO Change-24+24
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What Happened

Minimal ground action with brief exchanges. The low volume resulted in modest ground adjustments.

Activity ELO
ELO Changes
Calvin Kattar: -18Steve Garcia: +18

Performance Statistics

MetricCalvin KattarSteve Garcia
Days Since Last Fight147309
Activity ELO1 1461 236
ELO Change-18+18
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What Happened

Steve Garcia demonstrated standard activity with 309 days since his last fight, earning no activity bonus. As the winner, Steve Garcia capitalized on this activity level, while Calvin Kattar's 147-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.

Win Streak ELO
ELO Changes
Calvin Kattar: -19Steve Garcia: +46

Performance Statistics

MetricCalvin KattarSteve Garcia
Win Streak06
Win Streak ELO1 0711 167
ELO Change-19+46
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What Happened

Steve Garcia continued building serious momentum with a 6-fight win streak, earning a strong bonus as streak bonuses escalate. Calvin Kattar's now at 0.

Basic/Category ELO
ELO Changes
Calvin Kattar: -18Steve Garcia: +18

Performance Statistics

MetricCalvin KattarSteve Garcia
Weight ClassFeatherweightFeatherweight
Double Championship FightNoNo
Basic/Category ELO1 0151 101
ELO Change-18+18
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What Happened

This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.