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Middleweight · “The Welsh Wrecking Machine”

John Phillips

1-5-0
Durable Defensive Striker Submission-Vulnerable Taken Down Often
5'11"Height
75"Reach
SouthpawStance
41Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:05Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 16.1 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 10.9 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 26.6 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 67.2 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 3.8 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 2.6 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 16.7 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 8.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Average 67
  2. Striking D Below avg 27
  3. Grappling Weak 17
  4. Striking Weak 16
  5. Accuracy Weak 11
  6. Control Weak 8
  7. Wrestling Weak 4
  8. TD Defense Weak 3

Built on 54 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Durable average durability — rates 67 of 100 among UFC veterans
Defensive Striker below avg striking d — rates 27 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable 3 of 5 losses came by submission
Taken Down Often put on his back 12 times · 3.3 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.72
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.03
Striking accuracy34.3%
Striking defense49.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.55
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy—
Takedown defense7.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time2.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
March 17, 2018 vs Charles Byrd — 0.0/min (L) — only 4.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '18 November 24, 2018 vs Kevin Holland — 3.62/min (L) Nov '18 March 16, 2019 vs Jack Marshman — 2.13/min (L) Mar '19 September 28, 2019 vs Alen Amedovski — 17.65/min (W) — only 0.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '19 July 15, 2020 vs Khamzat Chimaev — 0.16/min (L) Jul '20 October 17, 2020 vs JunYong Park — 0.33/min (L) Oct '20

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L JunYong Park 11-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie · October 17, 2020
5/14Sig. strikes
10/21Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Khamzat Chimaev 6-0 walk-in Submission · R2 1:12 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige · July 15, 2020
1/2Sig. strikes
43/52Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alen Amedovski 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:17 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · September 28, 2019
5/8Sig. strikes
2/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jack Marshman 22-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal · March 16, 2019
32/95Sig. strikes
31/149Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:36Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Kevin Holland 13-4 walk-in Submission · R3 4:05 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 · November 24, 2018
51/154Sig. strikes
123/187Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Charles Byrd 9-4 walk-in Submission · R1 3:58 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · March 17, 2018
0/1Sig. strikes
11/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

UFC bouts in this database
1-5-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 3
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.7 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 4.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 34.3% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 49.3% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.6
Takedown defense 7.7% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.7
Control time 2.7% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 60.7%