Middleweight

Phil Baroni

Last fought: Dec 2012

RECORD

Pro

15-18-0

UFC

2-7-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:37
Fight Completion Rate	64.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.93
% Fights Inside the Distance	55.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	24-8 (75.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	2-2 (50.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	22-6 (78.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	37.1%
% Time in Control	17.0%
% Time Controlled	45.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	27.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.27
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.82
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-2.55
Distance Strike Accuracy	29.9%
Distance Strike Defense	48.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	3.07
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.42
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.49
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	7.31
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.05
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.01

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Phil Baroni League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Phil Baroni
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.5
Strike Differential	-2.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	37.5%
Takedown Defense	66.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	2:33
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	100.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:37
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.9
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.1
Takedown Accuracy	45.5%
Takedown Defense	70.8%
Control Time/Fight	2:07

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Brad Tavares

UFC 125: Resolution • Jan 2011Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:20

Phil Baroni11/1669%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:49KD 1

Brad Tavares22/3171%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:44KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	11/16	69%	0/0	1:49	1
	Brad Tavares	22/31	71%	0/3	0:44	1

LOSS

vs. Amir Sadollah

UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 • Nov 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Baroni51/14036%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:17

Amir Sadollah134/22260%TD 0/1Ctrl 5:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	25/50	50%	1/3	1:52	—
	Amir Sadollah	35/51	69%	0/1	2:10	—

R2	Phil Baroni	12/40	30%	0/0	0:25	—
	Amir Sadollah	39/71	55%	0/0	2:23	—

R3	Phil Baroni	14/50	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	Amir Sadollah	60/100	60%	0/0	0:55	—

LOSS

vs. Pete Sell

UFC 51: Super Saturday • Feb 2005Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 4:19

Phil Baroni17/4042%TD 4/6Ctrl 6:16

Pete Sell16/4933%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	5/10	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Pete Sell	9/17	53%	1/4	4:20	—

R2	Phil Baroni	9/16	56%	2/2	3:16	—
	Pete Sell	4/18	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Phil Baroni	3/14	21%	2/3	3:00	—
	Pete Sell	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Evan Tanner

UFC 48: Payback • Jun 2004Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Baroni23/6734%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

Evan Tanner73/10272%TD 5/12Ctrl 6:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	6/21	29%	0/1	0:00	—
	Evan Tanner	17/23	74%	2/5	2:07	—

R2	Phil Baroni	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Evan Tanner	35/47	74%	2/2	2:06	—

R3	Phil Baroni	13/33	39%	0/0	0:03	—
	Evan Tanner	21/32	66%	1/5	1:51	—

LOSS

vs. Evan Tanner

UFC 45: Revolution • Nov 2003Middleweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:42

Phil Baroni17/3253%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14KD 2

Evan Tanner28/3482%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	17/32	53%	0/0	0:14	2
	Evan Tanner	28/34	82%	1/4	2:28	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Lindland

UFC 41: Onslaught • Feb 2003Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Baroni44/7360%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:47

Matt Lindland40/7653%TD 4/13Ctrl 10:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	10/11	91%	0/0	0:06	—
	Matt Lindland	13/17	76%	3/5	4:30	—

R2	Phil Baroni	3/11	27%	1/2	0:12	—
	Matt Lindland	12/29	41%	0/2	3:38	—

R3	Phil Baroni	31/51	61%	0/0	0:29	—
	Matt Lindland	15/30	50%	1/6	2:03	—

WIN

vs. Dave Menne

UFC 39: The Warriors Return • Sep 2002Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:18

Phil Baroni8/1362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Dave Menne1/714%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	1
	Dave Menne	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Amar Suloev

UFC 37: High Impact • May 2002Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:59

Phil Baroni11/2348%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:51

Amar Suloev9/1560%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	11/23	48%	0/2	0:51	—
	Amar Suloev	9/15	60%	1/1	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Lindland

UFC 34: High Voltage • Nov 2001Middleweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Baroni32/5459%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:28KD 1

Matt Lindland71/9476%TD 4/9Ctrl 10:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	15/21	71%	0/0	1:12	1
	Matt Lindland	26/32	81%	1/3	3:16	—

R2	Phil Baroni	7/14	50%	0/1	0:51	—
	Matt Lindland	26/37	70%	1/2	3:35	—

R3	Phil Baroni	10/19	53%	0/0	0:25	—
	Matt Lindland	19/25	76%	2/4	3:34	—

WIN

vs. Curtis Stout

UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk • Feb 2001Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Phil Baroni0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Curtis Stout2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	30/40	75%	1/1	4:55	—
	Curtis Stout	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Phil Baroni	9/14	64%	1/1	4:50	—
	Curtis Stout	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

DREAM (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Hayato Sakurai

DREAM 18 • Dec 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Baroni51/11843%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:00

Hayato Sakurai56/10752%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	16/38	42%	1/1	0:00	—
	Hayato Sakurai	17/27	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Phil Baroni	13/25	52%	1/3	0:00	—
	Hayato Sakurai	7/12	58%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	Phil Baroni	22/55	40%	0/2	0:00	—
	Hayato Sakurai	32/68	47%	0/1	0:00	—

Strikeforce (2 fights)

LOSS

vs. Joe Riggs

Strikeforce - Lawler vs. Shields • Jun 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Baroni16/4833%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:28

Joe Riggs58/10655%TD 4/7Ctrl 3:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	3/6	50%	0/0	1:11	—
	Joe Riggs	4/6	67%	2/4	2:58	—

R2	Phil Baroni	4/13	31%	2/4	2:17	—
	Joe Riggs	17/30	57%	1/2	0:41	—

R3	Phil Baroni	9/29	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joe Riggs	37/70	53%	1/1	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. Frank Shamrock

Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Baroni • Jun 2007

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:15

Phil Baroni43/8849%TD 3/5Ctrl 0:00

Frank Shamrock101/12978%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	20/42	48%	3/4	0:00	—
	Frank Shamrock	63/77	82%	0/0	0:00	1

R2	Phil Baroni	23/46	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Frank Shamrock	38/52	73%	0/0	0:00	—

EliteXC (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Joey Villasenor

EliteXC - Primetime • May 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:11

Phil Baroni3/1323%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00

Joey Villasenor10/1856%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	3/13	23%	1/3	0:00	—
	Joey Villasenor	10/18	56%	0/0	0:00	—

PRIDE (5 fights)

WIN

vs. Yosuke Nishijima

PRIDE 32: The Real Deal • Oct 2006

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 3:20

Phil Baroni14/1593%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Yosuke Nishijima0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	14/15	93%	1/1	0:00	—
	Yosuke Nishijima	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kazuo Misaki

PRIDE Bushido 11 • Jun 2006

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Phil Baroni42/14130%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kazuo Misaki61/11454%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	29/92	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kazuo Misaki	40/74	54%	0/3	0:00	—

R2	Phil Baroni	13/49	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kazuo Misaki	21/40	52%	2/4	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Yuki Kondo

PRIDE Bushido 10 • Apr 2006

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:25

Phil Baroni10/1953%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Yuki Kondo1/425%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	10/19	53%	0/0	0:00	1
	Yuki Kondo	1/4	25%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ikuhisa Minowa

PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament • Sep 2005

KO/TKO (Stomps) • Rd 2, 2:04

Phil Baroni16/3152%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ikuhisa Minowa6/1443%TD 3/5Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	13/21	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ikuhisa Minowa	5/12	42%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Phil Baroni	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ikuhisa Minowa	1/2	50%	2/4	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ryo Chonan

PRIDE Bushido 8 • Jul 2005

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:40

Phil Baroni10/2934%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Ryo Chonan13/2454%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Baroni	10/29	34%	0/0	0:00	1
	Ryo Chonan	13/24	54%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com