Davis vs McGeary Result: Davis wins by UD · Bellator 163, Fri, Nov 4, 2016

BellatorBellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis

Phil DavisWIN

“Mr. Wonderful” · 17-4-0 (1 NC)

UDKOSD

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 5 · 5:00

Light HeavyweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Liam McGeary

13-4-0

TKOTKOTKO

Friday, November 4, 2016Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States

Phil Davis defeated Liam McGeary by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight title main event of Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis, held Friday, November 4, 2016 at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville. The judges scored it 50-43, 50-44, 50-45, Phil Davis won the decision.

Judges' Scorecards

Eric Colón

#	Davis	McGeary
1
2
3
4
5

Total5043

Bryan Miner

#	Davis	McGeary
1
2
3
4
5

Total5044

Sue Sanidad

#	Davis	McGeary
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9
4	10	9
5	10	9

Total5045

Media Scores

Phil Davis

Liam McGeary

●50-45 Davis×5●50-43 Davis×2

All 7 media scorecards

Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com50-43Davis
Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com50-43Davis
Sherdog.com50-45Davis
Phil Murphy · ESPN50-45Davis
Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com50-45Davis
Matthew Wells · mmalatestnews.com50-45Davis
Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com50-45Davis

Fan Scorecards

11 fan scorecards submitted

91%

Phil Davis

Liam McGeary

●50-43 Davis36.4%●50-45 Davis36.4%●50-45 McGeary9.1%●50-42 Davis9.1%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

82%

Davis

82%

Davis

73%

Davis

55%

Davis

55%

Davis

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Insights

Liam McGeary's last two losses were both stopped early.
Phil Davis lands 2.77 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 84% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Phil Davis

No background on record

Camp · Alliance MMA · United States

Liam McGeary

No background on record

Camp · Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu · England

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Phil Davis13 UFC fights · 485 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

28%138/824

12%58/141

9%45/74

Clinch

2%10/21

7%33/44

4%19/24

Ground

26%124/210

12%58/68

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Phil Davis12 of 34 ended early · 35%22 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

Liam McGeary15 of 17 ended early · 88%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Phil Davis3-2

L
Sullivan Cauley
Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals · Jun 26, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Rob Wilkinson
Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First Round · Apr 30, 2025
Knockout · R2 · 0:51 · Light Heavyweight
L
Corey Anderson
Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero · Jun 16, 2023
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Julius Anglickas
Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell · Mar 12, 2022
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Yoel Romero
Bellator 266: Davis vs. Romero · Sep 18, 2021
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Full record · 35 fights

L
Vadim Nemkov
Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 · Apr 16, 2021
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Lyoto Machida
Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2 · Sep 11, 2020
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Karl Albrektsson
Bellator 231: Mir vs. Nelson 2 · Oct 25, 2019
TKO · R3 · 3:06 · Light Heavyweight
W
Liam McGeary
Bellator 220: MacDonald vs. Fitch · Apr 27, 2019
TKO · R3 · 4:11 · Light Heavyweight
L
Vadim Nemkov
Bellator 209: Pitbull vs. Sanchez · Nov 15, 2018
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Linton Vassell
Bellator 200: Carvalho vs. Mousasi · May 25, 2018
TKO · R3 · 1:05 · Light Heavyweight
W
Leonardo Leite
Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell · Nov 3, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Leo Leite
Bellator 186 · Nov 3, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
L
Ryan Bader
Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva · Jun 24, 2017
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Liam McGeary
Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis · Nov 4, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Muhammed Lawal
Bellator 154: Davis vs. Lawal · May 14, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Francis Carmont
Bellator 142: Dynamite · Sep 19, 2015
Knockout · R1 · 2:15 · Light Heavyweight
W
Emanuel Newton
Bellator 142: Dynamite · Sep 19, 2015
Submission · R1 · 4:39 · Light Heavyweight
L
Ryan Bader
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Johnson · Jan 24, 2015
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Glover Teixeira
UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 · Oct 25, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
L
Anthony Johnson
UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · Apr 26, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Lyoto Machida
UFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie · Aug 3, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Vinny Magalhaes
UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · Apr 27, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Wagner Prado
UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · Oct 13, 2012
Submission · R2 · 4:29 · Light Heavyweight
NC
Wagner Prado
UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · Aug 4, 2012
· R1 · 1:28 · Light Heavyweight
L
Rashad Evans
UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · Jan 28, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Rogerio Nogueira
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis · Mar 26, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Tim Boetsch
UFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA · Nov 20, 2010
Submission · R2 · 2:55 · Light Heavyweight
W
Rodney Wallace
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · Aug 7, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Alexander Gustafsson
UFC 112: INVINCIBLE · Apr 10, 2010
Submission · R1 · 4:55 · Light Heavyweight
W
Brian Stann
UFC 109: RELENTLESS · Feb 6, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
David Baggett
Pennsylvania Regional · Jun 27, 2009
Submission
W
Terry Cohens
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 6 · Apr 25, 2009
TKO · R1 · 4:29 · Light Heavyweight
W
Josh Green
Palace Fighting Championship · Jan 22, 2009
TKO
W
Brett Chism
No Boundary · Oct 11, 2008
DEC

Liam McGeary2-3

L
Phil Davis
Bellator 220: MacDonald vs. Fitch · Apr 27, 2019
TKO · R3 · 4:11 · Light Heavyweight
W
Muhammed Lawal
Bellator 212: Primus vs. Chandler 2 · Dec 14, 2018
TKO · R3 · 0:53 · Light Heavyweight
L
Vadim Nemkov
Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione · Feb 16, 2018
TKO · R3 · 4:02 · Light Heavyweight
L
Linton Vassell
Bellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald · May 19, 2017
Submission · R3 · 2:28 · Light Heavyweight
W
Brett McDermott
Bellator 173: McGeary vs. McDermott · Feb 24, 2017
TKO · R2 · 1:06 · Light Heavyweight

Full record · 17 fights

L
Phil Davis
Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis · Nov 4, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Tito Ortiz
Bellator 142: Dynamite · Sep 19, 2015
Submission · R1 · 4:41 · Light Heavyweight
W
Emanuel Newton
Bellator 134: British Invasion · Feb 27, 2015
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Kelly Anundson
Bellator MMA: Bellator 124 · Sep 12, 2014
Submission · R1 · 4:47 · Light Heavyweight
W
Egidijus Valavicius
Bellator MMA: Bellator 122 · Jul 24, 2014
TKO · R1 · 2:10 · Light Heavyweight
W
Mike Mucitelli
Bellator MMA: Bellator 118 · May 2, 2014
Knockout · R1 · 0:22 · Light Heavyweight
W
Najim Wali
Bellator MMA: Bellator 108 · Nov 15, 2013
Submission · R1 · 1:31
W
Beau Tribolet
Bellator MMA: Bellator 100 · Sep 19, 2013
TKO · R1 · 0:27
W
Anton Talamantes
Bellator MMA: Bellator 95 · Apr 4, 2013
TKO · R1 · 1:18
W
Walter Howard
Ring of Combat 41 · Jun 15, 2012
TKO · R2 · 0:41 · Catchweight
W
Shaun Lomas
Rumble on the Rock · Oct 15, 2011
Submission
W
Grzegorz Janus
Jersey Regional · May 8, 2010
Submission

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Phil Davis vs Liam McGeary?

What were the judges' scorecards for Phil Davis vs Liam McGeary?

The judges scored it 50-43, 50-44, 50-45, Phil Davis won the decision.

Was Phil Davis vs Liam McGeary a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 7 media scores picked Phil Davis.

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