Skip to content
Heavyweight

Philip De Fries

29-6-0 (1 NC) UFC 2-3-0
6'5"Height
79"Reach
OrthodoxStance
40Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
5:28Avg fight
Simulate Tapology ↗

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 31.5 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 56.1 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 25.2 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 6.0 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 58.2 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 55.0 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 58.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Average 58
  2. Control Average 58
  3. Accuracy Average 56
  4. TD Defense Average 55
  5. Grappling Average 45
  6. Striking Below avg 32
  7. Striking D Below avg 25
  8. Durability Weak 6

Built on 27 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.3
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.0
Striking accuracy47.4%
Striking defense37.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.55
Takedowns / 15 min3.29
Takedown accuracy42.9%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.55
Control time65.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
November 5, 2011 vs Rob Broughton — 0.93/min (W) Nov '11 February 15, 2012 vs Stipe Miocic — 9.77/min (L) — only 0.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '12 August 4, 2012 vs Oli Thompson — 3.78/min (W) Aug '12 December 29, 2012 vs Todd Duffee — 3.39/min (L) — only 2.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '12 April 6, 2013 vs Matt Mitrione — 0.0/min (L) — only 0.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '13

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Matt Mitrione 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:19 — UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi · April 6, 2013
0/2Sig. strikes
7/9Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Matt Mitrione › Simulate vs Matt Mitrione ›
L Todd Duffee 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:04 — UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II · December 29, 2012
7/13Sig. strikes
20/31Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Todd Duffee › Simulate vs Todd Duffee ›
W Oli Thompson 8-2 walk-in Submission · R2 4:16 — UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · August 4, 2012
35/77Sig. strikes
18/35Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
6:06Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Oli Thompson › Simulate vs Oli Thompson ›
L Stipe Miocic 7-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:43 — UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger · February 15, 2012
7/18Sig. strikes
8/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Stipe Miocic › Simulate vs Stipe Miocic ›
W Rob Broughton 15-6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz · November 5, 2011
14/23Sig. strikes
29/40Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
10:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Rob Broughton › Simulate vs Rob Broughton ›

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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
29-6-0 (1 NC)Pro record
TFT MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 17
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

KSW 15
UFC 5
Strike and Submit 4
M4TC 3
Supremacy Fight Challenge 2
Bellator 1
M-1 Challenge 1
RCC Boxing Promotions 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 36 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Marcin Wójcik Submission (rear-naked choke) KSW 117
April 18, 2026
 KSW 1 4:08
W Štefan Vojčák TKO (punches) KSW 111
October 18, 2025
 KSW 3 4:27
W Arkadiusz Wrzosek Submission (keylock) KSW 107
June 14, 2025
 KSW 1 3:33
W Darko Stošić TKO (punches) KSW 100
November 16, 2024
 KSW 1 4:11
W Augusto Sakai Decision (unanimous) KSW 95
June 7, 2024
 KSW 5 5:00
W Szymon Bajor Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) KSW 84
July 15, 2023
 KSW 2 4:57
W Todd Duffee TKO (punches) KSW 79
February 25, 2023
 KSW 1 3:46
W Ricardo Prasel Submission (bulldog choke) KSW 74
September 10, 2022
 KSW 1 4:10
W Darko Stošić TKO (submission to punches) KSW 67
February 26, 2022
 KSW 5 3:44
W Tomasz Narkun TKO (punches) KSW 60
April 24, 2021
 KSW 2 3:37
W Michał Kita TKO (punches) KSW 57
December 19, 2020
 KSW 2 0:59
W Luis Henrique Decision (split) KSW 50
September 14, 2019
 KSW 5 5:00
W Tomasz Narkun Decision (unanimous) KSW 47
March 23, 2019
 KSW 5 5:00
W Karol Bedorf Submission (keylock) KSW 45
October 6, 2018
 KSW 2 4:26
W Michał Andryszak TKO (punches) KSW 43
April 14, 2018
 KSW 1 3:32
W James Thompson Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 191
December 15, 2017
 Bellator 1 1:33
W Anton Vyazigin Decision (majority) M-1 Challenge 84
October 27, 2017
 M-1 Challenge 3 5:00
L Ivan Shtyrkov TKO (elbows and punches) RCC Boxing Promotions: Day of Victory 72
May 5, 2017
 RCC Boxing Promotions 1 1:51
W Thomas Denham TKO (punches) M4TC 22
November 26, 2016
 M4TC 1 1:37
L Thomas Denham TKO (punches) M4TC 16
February 28, 2015
 M4TC 1 1:01
W Łukasz Parobiec Submission (rear-naked choke) M4TC 15
November 29, 2014
 M4TC 1 2:03
L Satoshi Ishii Decision (unanimous) Inoki Genome Fight 1
April 5, 2014
 Inoki Genome Fight 2 5:00
W Brett Rogers Submission (rear-naked choke) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013
December 31, 2013
 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 1 3:45
L Matt Mitrione KO (punches) UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi
April 6, 2013
 UFC 1 0:19
L Todd Duffee TKO (punches) UFC 155
December 29, 2012
 UFC 1 2:04
W Oli Thompson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
August 4, 2012
 UFC 2 4:16
L Stipe Miocic KO (punches) UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
February 15, 2012
 UFC 1 0:43
W Rob Broughton Decision (unanimous) UFC 138
November 5, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
W Stav Economou Submission (rear-naked choke) Ultimate Warrior Challenge 16
July 2, 2011
 Ultimate Warrior Challenge 2 3:56
W Colin Robinson Submission (armbar) Supremacy Fight Challenge 2
May 29, 2011
 Supremacy Fight Challenge 1 1:33
W Andy Spiers Submission (rear-naked choke) Supremacy Fight Challenge 1
February 27, 2011
 Supremacy Fight Challenge 1 3:14
NC Dave Wilson NC (punches to the back of the head) Tyneside Fighting Challenge 1
June 20, 2010
 Tyneside Fighting Challenge 1 —
W Darren Towler Submission (brabo choke) Strike and Submit 14
May 30, 2010
 Strike and Submit 1 3:37
W Grant Hocking Submission (rear-naked choke) Strike and Submit 13
February 28, 2010
 Strike and Submit 1 1:35
W Jamie Sheldon Submission (rear-naked choke) Strike and Submit 12
October 4, 2009
 Strike and Submit 1 2:10
W Darren Towler Submission (rear-naked choke) Strike and Submit 10
April 26, 2009
 Strike and Submit 1 4:48

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Phil De Fries) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.3 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 47.4% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 37.9% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 3.3 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 42.9% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.6 avg 0.4
Control time 65.7% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 63.7%