Phil Davis UFC Stats & Fight History

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:59
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	82.3%
Expected Rounds (xR)	2.60
% Fights Inside the Distance	23.1%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	50-19 (72.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	24-10 (70.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	26-9 (74.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	60.6%
% Time in Control	33.7%
% Time Controlled	5.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	85.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.35
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	1.78
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.58
Distance Strike Accuracy	23.2%
Distance Strike Defense	75.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.25
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.88
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.58
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.75

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 Light Heavyweight field

Phil Davis 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 Davis
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	34.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.3
Strike Differential	1.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.6%
Takedown Defense	72.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	5:03
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	12:59
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	27.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.8
Takedown Accuracy	23.9%
Takedown Defense	71.4%
Control Time/Fight	2:26

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Ryan Bader

UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson • Jan 2015

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Davis35/12927%TD 0/9Ctrl 1:28

Ryan Bader26/11722%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	9/40	22%	0/2	0:00	—
	Ryan Bader	5/42	12%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Phil Davis	7/33	21%	0/3	1:25	—
	Ryan Bader	6/23	26%	0/2	0:19	—

R3	Phil Davis	19/56	34%	0/4	0:03	—
	Ryan Bader	15/52	29%	1/1	0:26	—

WIN

vs. Glover Teixeira

UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 • Oct 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Davis49/14534%TD 9/18Ctrl 8:06

Glover Teixeira9/4620%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	20/53	38%	3/6	2:29	—
	Glover Teixeira	2/16	12%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Phil Davis	15/60	25%	2/4	1:50	—
	Glover Teixeira	4/17	24%	0/0	0:14	—

R3	Phil Davis	14/32	44%	4/8	3:47	—
	Glover Teixeira	3/13	23%	0/0	0:01	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Johnson

UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira • Apr 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Davis21/12717%TD 0/8Ctrl 0:32

Anthony Johnson45/13234%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	2/27	7%	0/3	0:00	—
	Anthony Johnson	17/40	42%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Phil Davis	10/50	20%	0/2	0:00	—
	Anthony Johnson	14/50	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Phil Davis	9/50	18%	0/3	0:32	—
	Anthony Johnson	14/42	33%	0/1	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Lyoto Machida

UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung • Aug 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Davis21/9023%TD 2/10Ctrl 1:12

Lyoto Machida27/6144%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	8/23	35%	1/2	0:51	—
	Lyoto Machida	10/20	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Phil Davis	8/40	20%	1/4	0:21	—
	Lyoto Machida	7/19	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Phil Davis	5/27	19%	0/4	0:00	—
	Lyoto Machida	10/22	45%	0/0	0:22	—

WIN

vs. Vinny Magalhaes

UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen • Apr 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Davis79/26829%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:53

Vinny Magalhaes29/15119%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	32/97	33%	0/0	0:13	—
	Vinny Magalhaes	11/62	18%	1/1	0:20	—

R2	Phil Davis	26/94	28%	0/1	0:28	—
	Vinny Magalhaes	10/43	23%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Phil Davis	21/77	27%	0/0	0:12	—
	Vinny Magalhaes	8/46	17%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Wagner Prado

UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar • Oct 2012

Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 2, 4:29

Phil Davis29/4959%TD 5/6Ctrl 5:52

Wagner Prado2/1118%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	15/23	65%	3/3	3:09	—
	Wagner Prado	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Phil Davis	14/26	54%	2/3	2:43	—
	Wagner Prado	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Wagner Prado

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera • Aug 2012

CNC • Rd 1, 1:28

Phil Davis4/1233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Wagner Prado2/1612%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Wagner Prado	2/16	12%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Rashad Evans

UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis • Jan 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Phil Davis51/19726%TD 2/9Ctrl 2:07

Rashad Evans62/16238%TD 3/4Ctrl 7:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	7/36	19%	0/1	0:06	—
	Rashad Evans	7/21	33%	1/1	1:43	—

R2	Phil Davis	15/39	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rashad Evans	11/38	29%	1/1	0:54	—

R3	Phil Davis	10/26	38%	2/4	2:01	—
	Rashad Evans	9/16	56%	0/0	1:26	—

R4	Phil Davis	10/49	20%	0/3	0:00	—
	Rashad Evans	22/44	50%	0/0	1:03	—

R5	Phil Davis	9/47	19%	0/1	0:00	—
	Rashad Evans	13/43	30%	1/2	2:01	—

WIN

vs. Rogerio Nogueira

UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis • Mar 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Davis42/10142%TD 4/11Ctrl 6:09

Rogerio Nogueira8/5415%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	12/31	39%	0/5	0:39	—
	Rogerio Nogueira	5/24	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Phil Davis	21/44	48%	2/3	2:00	—
	Rogerio Nogueira	2/22	9%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Phil Davis	9/26	35%	2/3	3:30	—
	Rogerio Nogueira	1/8	12%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tim Boetsch

UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida • Nov 2010

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 2, 2:55

Phil Davis33/7544%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:45

Tim Boetsch7/1937%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	29/66	44%	1/1	2:22	—
	Tim Boetsch	5/14	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Phil Davis	4/9	44%	1/1	2:23	—
	Tim Boetsch	2/5	40%	0/0	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Rodney Wallace

UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen • Aug 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Davis59/9264%TD 3/4Ctrl 11:23

Rodney Wallace2/922%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	29/34	85%	2/2	3:59	—
	Rodney Wallace	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Phil Davis	18/34	53%	0/0	4:13	—
	Rodney Wallace	0/3	0%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Phil Davis	12/24	50%	1/2	3:11	—
	Rodney Wallace	1/3	33%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Gustafsson

UFC 112: Invincible • Apr 2010

Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 1, 4:55

Phil Davis14/1878%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:40

Alexander Gustafsson0/50%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	14/18	78%	1/5	3:40	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	0/5	0%	0/2	0:25	—

WIN

vs. Brian Stann

UFC 109: Relentless • Feb 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Phil Davis48/10347%TD 3/4Ctrl 10:43

Brian Stann5/2719%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Phil Davis	17/44	39%	1/2	2:25	—
	Brian Stann	4/15	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Phil Davis	21/41	51%	1/1	4:04	—
	Brian Stann	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Phil Davis	10/18	56%	1/1	4:14	—
	Brian Stann	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—