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Kyler Phillips

“The Matrix”

Bantamweight · UFC record 6-4 · 10 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 18 Apr 2026

Volume StrikerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)77
Power69
Striking defense75
Takedown defense84
WrestlingProvisional measure86

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (10 detailed fights; as of Sat 18 Apr 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED83.9
CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED64.1

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
173 cm (5'8")
Reach
183 cm (6'0")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
31

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

10 detailed UFC fights · 29 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 18 Apr 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed22.2significant, per round
Strikes absorbed18.2per round
Striking differential+4.0per round
Takedown attempts1.90per round
Takedown defense75.0%of attempts stopped
Finish rate33.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
22.2
Significant strikes absorbed per round
18.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+4.0
Striking accuracy
42.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
59.0%
Knockdowns per round
0.07
Target: head / body / leg
67.5% / 18.4% / 14.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
80.7% / 5.9% / 13.4%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
1.90
Takedowns landed per round
0.90
Takedown accuracy
47.3%
Takedown defense
75.0%
Control time per round
0:59
Submission attempts per round
0.10
Reversals per round
0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
6-4-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
33.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 1 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 0 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered
2 / 1
Average fight time
14:36 (over 8 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Kyler Phillips — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 18 Apr 2026Charles JourdainLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott
Sat 19 Jul 2025Vinicius OliveiraLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3
Sat 19 Oct 2024Rob FontLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
Sat 9 Mar 2024Pedro MunhozWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Sat 5 Aug 2023Raoni BarcelosWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
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Kyler Phillips — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 12 Feb 2022Marcelo RojoWSUB Triangle ArmbarR3 1:48UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Sat 24 Jul 2021Raulian PaivaLM-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
Sat 6 Mar 2021Song YadongWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sat 3 Oct 2020Cameron ElseWKO/TKO ElbowsR2 0:44UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana
Sat 29 Feb 2020Gabriel SilvaWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo

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