John_Phillips_(fighter)

John Phillips (fighter)

John Phillips (fighter)

Welsh mixed martial arts fighter

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.

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Career

Phillips 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

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
34 matches 22 wins 11 losses
By knockout 20 2
By submission 2 6
By decision 0 3
No contests 1
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See also

References

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    "Jesse Taylor vs John Phillips Fight Result CWFC 54 - Cage Warriors ..." www.mma-core.com. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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    "Charles Byrd vs. John Phillips added to UFC Fight Night 127 in London". MMA Junkie. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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    "UFC Fight Night 127 results: Charles Byrd debuts with first-round submission of John Phillips". MMA Junkie. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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    "John Phillips: Welshman loses to Kevin Holland at UFC Beijing". 24 November 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
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    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.
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    "UFC London results: Jack Marshman takes unpopular split decision over John Phillips". MMA Junkie. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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    Farah Hannoun (16 July 2019). "Alen Amedovski vs. John Phillips added to UFC on ESPN+ 18 in Copenhagen". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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    Head, Simon (3 October 2019). "John Phillips hoping for new UFC deal after $50,000 KO in Copenhagen". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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    DNA, MMA. "John Phillips treft ongeslagen nieuwkomer Dusko Todorovic tijdens UFC Londen". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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    "UFC London's John Phillips vs. Dusko Todorovic added to Cage Warriors 113". MMA Junkie. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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    Dave Doyle (18 June 2020). "UFC Fight Island: Welsh pair Brett Johns and John Phillips added to series". bbc.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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    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.
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    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.
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    Bitter, Shawn (15 July 2020). "UFC Fight Island 1 Results: Khamzat Chimaev Steamrolls John Phillips". Cageside Press. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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    DNA, MMA (24 August 2020). "Zuid-Koreaanse teamgenoten krijgen nieuwe partijen toegewezen in oktober". MMA DNA. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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    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.
  22. [22]
    Martin, Adam (13 November 2020). "UFC begins roster purge by releasing three fighters including John Phillips". BjPenn.com. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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    "Jesse Taylor: "I just spiraled out of control"". MMAjunkie. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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