Phil Davis
13 UFC Fights | 69% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (33%)
Phil Davis UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Phil Davis is 9-3 in the UFC across 13 fights (1 no contest), with 3 wins by submission and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 25-8 (1 NC), 16-5 of it outside the UFC. Davis competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox wrestler, standing 6'2" with a 79" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Sullivan Cauley by unanimous decision in Jun 2025.
Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 99th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (1.3/min).
Phil Davis's UFC win rate is 69% (9 of 13 fights), and 33% of those wins came by finish. Davis averages 2.6 takedowns per fight at 36% accuracy and stops 72% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 25-8 (1 NC)
- UFC Record
- 9-3 (1 NC)
- Height
- 6'2"
- Reach
- 79"
- Age
- 41
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Sullivan Cauley · Decision (Unanimous) · Jun 2025
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Phil Davis's Last 5 Fights
Davis is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Ryan Bader · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · Jan 2015
- Win vs Glover Teixeira · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 · Oct 2014
- Loss vs Anthony Johnson · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · Apr 2014
- Win vs Lyoto Machida · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung · Aug 2013
- Win vs Vinny Magalhaes · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · Apr 2013
Striking
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Phil Davis vs Average
Phil Davis's UFC Fight History
13 UFC fights on record (9-3 (1 NC)), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ryan Bader | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson | 2015-01-24 |
| W | Glover Teixeira | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 | 2014-10-25 |
| L | Anthony Johnson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira | 2014-04-26 |
| W | Lyoto Machida | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung | 2013-08-03 |
| W | Vinny Magalhaes | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen | 2013-04-27 |
| W | Wagner Prado | Submission | R2 · 4:29 | UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar | 2012-10-13 |
| D/NC | Wagner Prado | Other | R1 · 1:28 | UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera | 2012-08-04 |
| L | Rashad Evans | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis | 2012-01-28 |
| W | Rogerio Nogueira | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis | 2011-03-26 |
| W | Tim Boetsch | Submission | R2 · 2:55 | UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida | 2010-11-20 |
| W | Rodney Wallace | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen | 2010-08-07 |
| W | Alexander Gustafsson | Submission | R1 · 4:55 | UFC 112: Invincible | 2010-04-10 |
| W | Brian Stann | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 109: Relentless | 2010-02-06 |
How Davis Ranks at Light Heavyweight
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