John Phillips (born 9 June 1985) is a Welsh Middleweight mixed martial artist. A professional since 2005, he has also competed for BAMMA, Cage Rage, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Cage Warriors.[2] He is the former BAMMA Middleweight Champion.
| John Phillips | |
|---|---|
 John Phillips at UFC Fight Night 160 in Copenhagen | |
| Born | 9 June 1985 Swansea, Wales, UK[1] |
| Other names | The Welsh Wrecking Machine |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Swansea, Wales, UK |
| Team | Straight Blast Gym - Ireland[2] |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 34 |
| Wins | 22 |
| By knockout | 20 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 3 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | [3] |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Career
editPhillips faced Jesse Taylor for the latter's first defense of the Cage Warriors Middleweight on 4 May 2013 on the Cage Warriors 54 card. Phillips lost to Taylor via submission early in the first round.[4]
His next fight came on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov against Charles Byrd, where both fighters made their UFC debut.[5] He lost the fight via a submission due to a rear-naked choke in round three.[6]
Phillips faced Kevin Holland on 1 June 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2.[7] Phillips lost the fight via submission late in round three.[8]
Phillips faced fellow Welshman Jack Marshman on 16 March 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 5[9] At the weigh-ins, Marshman weighed in at 188 lbs, 2 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit of 186 lbs. He was fined 20% of his fight purse and the bout proceeded at catchweight.[10] Phillips lost the bout via split decision.[11]
In his next fight Phillips faced Alen Amedovski at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier on 28 September 2019.[12] He won via knockout in 17 seconds of the first round. This was his first win in the UFC and earned him the $50,000 performance of the night bonus.[13]
Phillips was scheduled to face Duško Todorović on 21 March 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards.[14] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel bans, the bout was moved to Cage Warriors 113 but was later on removed from the card due to Todorović's travel restrictions.[15]
Phillips was expected to face Duško Todorović on 16 July 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige.[16] On 8 July Todorović pulled out due to a potential medical issue.[17] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Khamzat Chimaev.[18] Phillips lost the fight via submission in round two.[19]
Phillips faced Jun Yong Park on 18 October 2020 at UFC Fight Night 180.[20] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[21]
On 13 November 2020 it was announced that Phillips had been released from the UFC.[22]
Championships and accomplishments
editMixed martial arts
edit- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Alen Amedovski[23]
- BAMMA
- BAMMA Middleweight Champion (One time) [3]
- Rage in the Cage
- Rage in the Cage Middleweight Tournament Winner (One time) [3]
Mixed martial arts record
edit| 34 matches | 22 wins | 11 losses |
| By knockout | 20 | 2 |
| By submission | 2 | 6 |
| By decision | 0 | 3 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 22–11 (1) | Jun Yong Park | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie | 17 October 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Loss | 22–10 (1) | Khamzat Chimaev | Submission (D'Arce choke) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige | 16 July 2020 | 2 | 1:12 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| Win | 22–9 (1) | Alen Amedovski | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | 28 September 2019 | 1 | 0:17 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Performance of the Night |
| Loss | 21–9 (1) | Jack Marshman | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | 16 March 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | Catchweight (188 lb) bout; Marshman missed weight. |
| Loss | 21–8 (1) | Kevin Holland | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 | 28 September 2018 | 3 | 4:05 | Beijing, China | |
| Loss | 21–7 (1) | Charles Byrd | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | 17 March 2018 | 1 | 3:58 | London, England | |
| Win | 21–6 (1) | Jose Otavio dos Santos Lacerda | KO (punch) | Budo 16: Round vs. James | 24 September 2016 | 1 | 4:44 | Swansea, Wales | Catchweight (198 lb) bout. |
| Win | 20–6 (1) | Cheick Kone | TKO (punch) | BAMMA 24: Kone vs. Phillips | 27 February 2016 | 1 | 1:05 | Dublin, Ireland | Won the BAMMA World Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 19–6 (1) | Markus Di Gallo | KO (punch) | Fightstar Promotions: Rage in the Cage 3 | 21 March 2015 | 1 | N/A | Paisley, Scotland | Won the Rage in the Cage Middleweight Tournament Final. |
| Win | 18–6 (1) | Charlie Ward | KO (punch) | Fightstar Promotions: Rage in the Cage 3 | 21 March 2015 | 2 | N/A | Paisley, Scotland | Rage in the Cage Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
| Loss | 17–6 (1) | Jesse Taylor | Submission (guillotine choke) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 54 | 4 May 2013 | 1 | 1:23 | Cardiff, Wales | For the Cage Warriors Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 17–5 (1) | Chris Fields | Submission (guillotine choke) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 48 | 21 July 2012 | 2 | 2:04 | London, England | Catchweight (192 lb) bout |
| Win | 16–5 (1) | Tomas Penz | Submission (triangle choke) | Cage Warriors Fight Night 6 | 24 May 2012 | 2 | 3:21 | Isa Town, Bahrain | |
| Loss | 15–5 (1) | Pavel Kusch | Submission (heel hook) | Cage Warriors Fight Night 5 | 12 April 2012 | 1 | 0:25 | Amman, Jordan | |
| Win | 15–4 (1) | Matt Ewin | TKO (injury) | KnuckleUp MMA 8 | 29 October 2011 | 1 | 0:56 | Kingston upon Hull, England | |
| Loss | 14–4 (1) | Frank Trigg | TKO (doctor stoppage) | BAMMA 6: Watson vs. Rua | 21 May 2011 | 1 | 2:41 | London, England | |
| Win | 14–3 (1) | James Zikic | TKO (punches) | BAMMA 4: Reid vs. Watson | 25 September 2010 | 1 | 1:34 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 13–3 (1) | Johnny Gillan | TKO (punches) | Fight UK 1 | 2 May 2010 | 1 | 1:37 | Leicester, England | |
| Win | 12–3 (1) | Marius Liaukevicius | TKO (punches) | Celtic Fight Night 3 | 6 March 2010 | 1 | 0:15 | Brecon, Wales | |
| Win | 11–3 (1) | Danny Welsh | TKO (punches to the body) | Trojan MMA: Trojan Warfare | 27 February 2010 | 1 | 0:36 | Exeter, Wales | |
| Win | 10–3 (1) | Matt Thorpe | TKO (punches) | KnuckleUp MMA 4: Origins | 20 February 2010 | 1 | 0:50 | Cheltenham, Wales | |
| Loss | 9–3 (1) | Denniston Sutherland | TKO (submission to punches) | BAMMA 1: The Fighting Premiership | 27 June 2009 | 1 | 3:32 | London, England | |
| Win | 9–2 (1) | Bohumil Lungrik | TKO (punches) | WFC 8: D-Day | 18 April 2009 | 1 | 3:15 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | |
| Win | 8–2 (1) | Tommy Gunn | TKO (punches) | Predator Fight Night | 9 November 2008 | 1 | 0:44 | Swansea, Wales | |
| Win | 7–2 (1) | Jake Bostwick | TKO (submission to punches) | Cage Rage 28: VIP | 9 November 2008 | 2 | 2:47 | London, England | |
| Loss | 6–2 (1) | Tom Watson | Decision (Unanimous) | Cage Rage 27: Step Up | 12 July 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| NC | 6–1 (1) | Jake Bostwick | No Contest | Cage Rage 25: Bring It On | 8 March 2008 | 1 | 4:10 | London, England | |
| Win | 6–1 | Christos Petroutsos | TKO (N/A) | Cage Rage Contenders: Wales | 18 November 2007 | 1 | N/A | Swansea, Wales | |
| Win | 5–1 | Mihaly Dobrai | KO (N/A) | MedVid: Anno Domini 1 | 9 June 2007 | N/A | N/A | Pula, Croatia | |
| Win | 4–1 | Mario Valentic | TKO (N/A) | MedVid: Anno Domini 2 | 27 January 2007 | N/A | N/A | Pula, Croatia | |
| Win | 3–1 | Edgaras Pilvinis | TKO (referee stoppage) | Cage Gladiators 3 | 3 December 2006 | 1 | 0:34 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 2–1 | Gary Savage | TKO (punches) | HOP 7: Cage Fever | 26 November 2006 | 1 | 1:23 | Swansea, Wales | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jim Wallhead | TKO (elbows) | HOP 5: Fight Night 5 | 9 April 2006 | 1 | 1:41 | Swansea, Wales | |
| Win | 1–0 | Nigel Whitear | KO (N/A) | HOP 3: Next Generation | 24 July 2005 | 1 | 0:57 | Swansea, Wales |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "John Phillips ("The White Mike Tyson") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology". Tapology. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ a b c Sherdog.com. "John-Phillips". Sherdog.
- ^ a b c "Alessia Di Chirico - Official UFC Profile". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Jesse Taylor vs John Phillips Fight Result CWFC 54 - Cage Warriors ..." www.mma-core.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Charles Byrd vs. John Phillips added to UFC Fight Night 127 in London". MMA Junkie. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 127 results: Charles Byrd debuts with first-round submission of John Phillips". MMA Junkie. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "John Phillips Vs. Kevin Holland Set For UFC Beijing ⋆ MMA TakeOver". MMA TakeOver. 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "John Phillips: Welshman loses to Kevin Holland at UFC Beijing". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Lee, Alexander K. (19 December 2018). "Jack Marshman vs. John Phillips announced for UFC London". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ Staff (15 March 2019). "UFC London weigh-in results: Till vs. Masvidal set, one main card fighter misses weight". mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "UFC London results: Jack Marshman takes unpopular split decision over John Phillips". MMA Junkie. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (16 July 2019). "Alen Amedovski vs. John Phillips added to UFC on ESPN+ 18 in Copenhagen". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Head, Simon (3 October 2019). "John Phillips hoping for new UFC deal after $50,000 KO in Copenhagen". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ DNA, MMA. "John Phillips treft ongeslagen nieuwkomer Dusko Todorovic tijdens UFC Londen". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "UFC London's John Phillips vs. Dusko Todorovic added to Cage Warriors 113". MMA Junkie. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Dave Doyle (18 June 2020). "UFC Fight Island: Welsh pair Brett Johns and John Phillips added to series". bbc.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ John Morgan (8 July 2020). "Dusko Todorovic out at UFC on ESPN 13; John Phillips needs new opponent". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Nolan King and John Morgan (8 July 2020). "Khamzat Chimaev tapped as replacement to fight John Phillips at UFC on ESPN 13". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Bitter, Shawn (15 July 2020). "UFC Fight Island 1 Results: Khamzat Chimaev Steamrolls John Phillips". Cageside Press. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ DNA, MMA (24 August 2020). "Zuid-Koreaanse teamgenoten krijgen nieuwe partijen toegewezen in oktober". MMA DNA. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Doherty, Dan (17 October 2020). "UFC Fight Island 6 Results: Jun Yong Park Shuts Out John Phillips, Sets Record". Cageside Press. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Martin, Adam (13 November 2020). "UFC begins roster purge by releasing three fighters including John Phillips". BjPenn.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Jesse Taylor: "I just spiraled out of control"". MMAjunkie. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2017.