Phil Davis stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Phil Davis, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC · PFL
- Tracked bouts
- 15
- Strikes landed / min
- 2.80
- Strike accuracy
- 34%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 1.52
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 2.77
- Control time
- 32%
- Average fight time
- 12:39
Rates are computed over the 15 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Phil Davis sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #1 Best significant strike defence, Light Heavyweight72.0%
- #3 Best significant strike defence, all divisions72.0%
- #8 Most control time, Light Heavyweight1h 1m
- #8 Most takedowns landed, Light Heavyweight35
- #9 Longest average fight time, Light Heavyweight13:26
- #9 Most decision wins, Light Heavyweight6
- #9 Best takedown accuracy, Light Heavyweight37.2%
- #10 Most time in the cage, Light Heavyweight3h 8m
UFC
- #6 Longest average fight time, Light Heavyweight13:57
- #7 Most takedowns in a fight, Light Heavyweight9
- #10 Best takedown accuracy, Light Heavyweight35.6%
- #10 Most takedowns landed, Light Heavyweight31
- #11 Most control time, Light Heavyweight56:50
- #14 Most submissions, Light Heavyweight3
- #17 Takedowns per 15 minutes, Light Heavyweight2.8
- #17 Most time in the cage, Light Heavyweight2h 47m
By promotion
The same career numbers, one row per promotion.
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
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| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | PFL World Tournament 7: 2025 Semifinals | Sullivan Cauley | LOSS · DEC · R3 5:00 | 26 | 42 | 37 of 99 | 4 of 6 | 0 | 0 | 3:48 |
| May 1, 2025 | PFL World Tournament 4: 2025 First Round | Rob Wilkinson | WIN · KO · R2 0:51 | 20 | 22 | 17 of 46 | 0 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:39 |
| Jan 24, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Johnson | Ryan Bader | LOSS · SD · R3 5:00 | 35 of 129 | 26 of 117 | 51 of 145 | 0 of 9 | 0 | 0 | 1:28 |
| Oct 25, 2014 | UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 | Glover Teixeira | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 49 of 145 | 9 of 46 | 109 of 214 | 9 of 18 | 0 | 0 | 8:06 |
| Apr 26, 2014 | UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira | Anthony Johnson | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 21 of 127 | 45 of 132 | 27 of 133 | 0 of 8 | 0 | 0 | 0:32 |
| Aug 3, 2013 | UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie | Lyoto Machida | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 21 of 90 | 27 of 61 | 29 of 98 | 2 of 10 | 0 | 0 | 1:12 |
| Apr 27, 2013 | UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen | Vinny Magalhaes | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 79 of 268 | 29 of 151 | 83 of 272 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:53 |
| Oct 13, 2012 | UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar | Wagner Prado | WIN · SUB · R2 4:29 | 29 of 49 | 2 of 11 | 59 of 82 | 5 of 6 | 0 | 2 | 5:52 |
| Aug 4, 2012 | UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera | Wagner Prado | NC · Could Not Continue · R1 1:28 | 4 of 12 | 2 of 16 | 4 of 12 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Jan 28, 2012 | UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis | Rashad Evans | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 51 of 197 | 62 of 162 | 61 of 208 | 2 of 9 | 0 | 0 | 2:07 |
| Mar 26, 2011 | UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis | Rogerio Nogueira | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 42 of 101 | 8 of 54 | 72 of 143 | 4 of 11 | 0 | 0 | 6:09 |
| Nov 20, 2010 | UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida | Tim Boetsch | WIN · SUB · R2 2:55 | 33 of 75 | 7 of 19 | 51 of 98 | 2 of 2 | 0 | 2 | 4:45 |
| Aug 7, 2010 | UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen | Rodney Wallace | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 59 of 92 | 2 of 9 | 97 of 137 | 3 of 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 |
| Apr 10, 2010 | UFC 112: INVINCIBLE | Alexander Gustafsson | WIN · SUB · R1 4:55 | 14 of 18 | 0 of 5 | 28 of 34 | 1 of 5 | 0 | 1 | 3:40 |
| Feb 6, 2010 | UFC 109: RELENTLESS | Brian Stann | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 48 of 103 | 5 of 27 | 104 of 169 | 3 of 4 | 0 | 1 | 10:43 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head303 of 1055
- Body159 of 253
- Leg69 of 98
Totals across 15 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance270 of 1039
- Clinch85 of 89
- Ground201 of 297
Totals across 15 tracked fights.
Rivalries
Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.
| Opponent | Record | Significant strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner Prado2 fights | 1–0 | 33 of 61 | 5 of 6 | 0 | 5:52 |
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 9-3-0 (1 NC) · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 2.87per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 34%
- SApM
- 1.33per min
- Str. Def.
- 72%
- Takedowns
- 2.76per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 36%
- TD Def.
- 72%
- Submission attempts
- 0.5per 15 min
Top 2% in the UFC
Top 16% in the UFC
Top 31% in the UFC
Top 44% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1500 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.
Pro MMASource: UFCalendar
- Significant strikes
- 2.80per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 34%
- SApM
- 1.52per min
- Str. Def.
- 72%
- Takedowns
- 2.77per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 37%
- TD Def.
- 72%
- Submission attempts
- 0.5per 15 min
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