Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
John Phillips
The Welsh Wrecking Machine
22-11-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Charles Byrd def. John Phillips (Submission)

Submission · Round 1 · 3:58
WIN
Charles Byrd
Kid Dynamite
10-7-0
Saturday, March 17, 2018
The O2, London, United Kingdom

Charles Byrd defeated John Phillips by Submission in round 1 (3:58) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov, held Saturday, March 17, 2018 at The O2, London.

Fight stats

John Phillips
Charles Byrd
0
Knockdowns
0
0 of 1
Significant strikes
11 of 14
0%
Sig. strike accuracy
79%
1 of 2
Total strikes
34 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
-
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
3:54
Significant strikes by target
0 of 1
Head
11 of 14
0 of 0
Body
0 of 0
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
0 of 1
Distance
0 of 1
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
11 of 13

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
0 of 1
Sig. str.
11 of 14
1 of 2
Total str.
34 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
3:54

Betting Odds

John Phillips
-115
53% implied win probability
Open: -129Best: -111
Charles Byrd
-107
52% implied win probability
Open: +103Best: +100

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

John PhillipsCharles Byrd
40%50%60%Mar 14Mar 15Mar 16Mar 17Mar 14, 9:33 PM UTC · John Phillips -150 (60%)Mar 14, 9:39 PM UTC · John Phillips -134 (57%)Mar 14, 11:39 PM UTC · John Phillips -162 (62%)Mar 14, 11:51 PM UTC · John Phillips -125 (56%)Mar 14, 11:57 PM UTC · John Phillips -115 (53%)Mar 15, 1:18 AM UTC · John Phillips -120 (55%)Mar 15, 1:21 AM UTC · John Phillips +100 (50%)Mar 15, 2:36 AM UTC · John Phillips -111 (53%)Mar 15, 2:44 AM UTC · John Phillips -109 (52%)Mar 15, 2:47 AM UTC · John Phillips -107 (52%)Mar 15, 2:47 AM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 15, 2:48 AM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 15, 2:49 AM UTC · John Phillips -112 (53%)Mar 15, 2:50 AM UTC · John Phillips -112 (53%)Mar 15, 2:51 AM UTC · John Phillips -110 (52%)Mar 15, 3:00 AM UTC · John Phillips -111 (53%)Mar 15, 3:01 AM UTC · John Phillips -110 (52%)Mar 15, 3:16 AM UTC · John Phillips -117 (54%)Mar 15, 3:24 AM UTC · John Phillips -116 (54%)Mar 15, 3:24 AM UTC · John Phillips -115 (53%)Mar 15, 3:24 AM UTC · John Phillips -116 (54%)Mar 15, 3:25 AM UTC · John Phillips -115 (53%)Mar 15, 3:25 AM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 15, 3:28 AM UTC · John Phillips -115 (53%)Mar 15, 3:28 AM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 15, 3:28 AM UTC · John Phillips -115 (53%)Mar 15, 3:29 AM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 15, 3:39 AM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 15, 4:12 AM UTC · John Phillips -112 (53%)Mar 15, 6:18 AM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 15, 12:15 PM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 15, 12:27 PM UTC · John Phillips -112 (53%)Mar 15, 12:51 PM UTC · John Phillips -112 (53%)Mar 15, 1:12 PM UTC · John Phillips -110 (52%)Mar 15, 5:06 PM UTC · John Phillips -111 (53%)Mar 15, 6:12 PM UTC · John Phillips -110 (52%)Mar 15, 6:15 PM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 15, 10:27 PM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 15, 10:42 PM UTC · John Phillips -114 (53%)Mar 15, 10:54 PM UTC · John Phillips -112 (53%)Mar 15, 11:03 PM UTC · John Phillips -111 (53%)Mar 16, 1:15 AM UTC · John Phillips -112 (53%)Mar 17, 5:18 AM UTC · John Phillips -111 (53%)Mar 17, 5:21 AM UTC · John Phillips -110 (52%)Mar 17, 5:36 AM UTC · John Phillips -112 (53%)Mar 17, 5:42 AM UTC · John Phillips -110 (52%)Mar 17, 5:45 AM UTC · John Phillips -108 (52%)Mar 17, 6:21 AM UTC · John Phillips -108 (52%)Mar 17, 6:24 AM UTC · John Phillips -108 (52%)Mar 17, 6:27 AM UTC · John Phillips -108 (52%)Mar 17, 9:00 AM UTC · John Phillips -109 (52%)Mar 17, 9:03 AM UTC · John Phillips -110 (52%)Mar 17, 10:06 AM UTC · John Phillips -110 (52%)Mar 17, 10:48 AM UTC · John Phillips -111 (53%)Mar 17, 10:51 AM UTC · John Phillips -111 (53%)Mar 17, 10:51 AM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 17, 10:54 AM UTC · John Phillips -111 (53%)Mar 17, 10:57 AM UTC · John Phillips -113 (53%)Mar 17, 2:39 PM UTC · John Phillips -112 (53%)Mar 17, 3:33 PM UTC · John Phillips -114 (53%)Mar 17, 3:36 PM UTC · John Phillips -112 (53%)Mar 17, 3:42 PM UTC · John Phillips -114 (53%)Mar 17, 4:48 PM UTC · John Phillips -115 (53%)Mar 17, 8:03 PM UTC · John Phillips -116 (54%)Mar 17, 9:51 PM UTC · John Phillips -117 (54%)Mar 17, 9:51 PM UTC · John Phillips -116 (54%)Mar 17, 9:57 PM UTC · John Phillips -115 (53%)Mar 14, 9:33 PM UTC · Charles Byrd +110 (48%)Mar 14, 9:39 PM UTC · Charles Byrd +100 (50%)Mar 14, 11:39 PM UTC · Charles Byrd +120 (45%)Mar 14, 11:51 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -106 (51%)Mar 14, 11:57 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -115 (53%)Mar 15, 1:18 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -110 (52%)Mar 15, 1:21 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -127 (56%)Mar 15, 2:36 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -106 (51%)Mar 15, 2:44 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -108 (52%)Mar 15, 2:47 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -112 (53%)Mar 15, 2:47 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -104 (51%)Mar 15, 2:48 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -105 (51%)Mar 15, 2:49 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -105 (51%)Mar 15, 2:50 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -106 (51%)Mar 15, 2:51 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -108 (52%)Mar 15, 3:00 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -108 (52%)Mar 15, 3:01 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -108 (52%)Mar 15, 3:16 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -104 (51%)Mar 15, 3:24 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -105 (51%)Mar 15, 3:24 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -106 (51%)Mar 15, 3:24 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -105 (51%)Mar 15, 3:25 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -106 (51%)Mar 15, 3:25 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -108 (52%)Mar 15, 3:28 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -107 (52%)Mar 15, 3:28 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -108 (52%)Mar 15, 3:28 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -107 (52%)Mar 15, 3:29 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -108 (52%)Mar 15, 3:39 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -109 (52%)Mar 15, 4:12 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -109 (52%)Mar 15, 6:18 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -110 (52%)Mar 15, 12:15 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -111 (53%)Mar 15, 12:27 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -111 (53%)Mar 15, 12:51 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -112 (53%)Mar 15, 1:12 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -113 (53%)Mar 15, 5:06 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -113 (53%)Mar 15, 6:12 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -114 (53%)Mar 15, 6:15 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -111 (53%)Mar 15, 10:27 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -112 (53%)Mar 15, 10:42 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -111 (53%)Mar 15, 10:54 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -113 (53%)Mar 15, 11:03 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -113 (53%)Mar 16, 1:15 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -112 (53%)Mar 17, 5:18 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -113 (53%)Mar 17, 5:21 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -114 (53%)Mar 17, 5:36 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -112 (53%)Mar 17, 5:42 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -114 (53%)Mar 17, 5:45 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -115 (53%)Mar 17, 6:21 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -114 (53%)Mar 17, 6:24 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -115 (53%)Mar 17, 6:27 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -114 (53%)Mar 17, 9:00 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -113 (53%)Mar 17, 9:03 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -113 (53%)Mar 17, 10:06 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -112 (53%)Mar 17, 10:48 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -112 (53%)Mar 17, 10:51 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -111 (53%)Mar 17, 10:51 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -110 (52%)Mar 17, 10:54 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -111 (53%)Mar 17, 10:57 AM UTC · Charles Byrd -110 (52%)Mar 17, 2:39 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -110 (52%)Mar 17, 3:33 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -108 (52%)Mar 17, 3:36 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -110 (52%)Mar 17, 3:42 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -108 (52%)Mar 17, 4:48 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -108 (52%)Mar 17, 8:03 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -107 (52%)Mar 17, 9:51 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -106 (51%)Mar 17, 9:51 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -106 (51%)Mar 17, 9:57 PM UTC · Charles Byrd -107 (52%)-115-107
SportsbookJohn PhillipsCharles Byrd
BetOnline-111-109
Bookmaker-120+100
Bovada-115-115
Pinnacle-112-100
sports-interaction-115-115
unibet-118-106

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won John Phillips vs Charles Byrd?

Charles Byrd defeated John Phillips by Submission in round 1 (3:58) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov, held Saturday, March 17, 2018 at The O2, London.

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

John Phillips 49%51% Charles Byrd

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (229 fighters)

John Phillips
Knockout Artist
7 edges
Charles Byrd
Submission Ace
4 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

97Power63
98Speed48
77Precision49
83Durability75
60Engine73
45Wrestling94
48Ground97

Biggest edge Charles Byrd, Submissions +55

Attribute by attribute

John Phillips is on the left of every row, Charles Byrd on the right.
97Punch power76
97Kick power49
98Punch speed49
98Kick speed47
77Accuracy49
45Takedowns94
53Ground striking96
43Submissions98
85Chin70
81Body strength79
60Cardio73

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

22-11-0 (1 NC)
Record
10-7-0
1646
Power Index rating
1650
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
42
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
Wales
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

1.72
SLpM
3.43
34%
Str. Acc.
55%
4.03
SApM
2.63
49%
Str. Def.
55%

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
2.50
0%
TD Acc.
50%
7%
TD Def.
40%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
1.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

John Phillips · 3-2
  • W
    BKFC 90: Tierney vs. Franco · May 30, 2026
    TKO · R1 · 1:03
  • W
    BKFC 72: Stewart vs. Strydom · Apr 5, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 0:29
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Jung · Oct 17, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Ige · Jul 16, 2020
    Submission · R2 · 1:12 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 0:17 · Middleweight
Charles Byrd · 2-3
  • L
    UFC 250: Nunes vs Spencer · Jun 6, 2020
    TKO · R2 · 1:10 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC 235: Jones vs Smith · Mar 3, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 0:38 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC 228: Woodley vs Till · Sep 8, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 2:17 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov · Mar 17, 2018
    Submission · R1 · 3:58 · Middleweight
  • W
    DW's Contender Series 2017 · Aug 15, 2017
    Submission · R2 · 2:03 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 6 fights · 4 fights
15.7
Avg sig. strikes
15.3
0.00
Avg takedowns
0.50
0:15
Avg control time
2:08
51
Career high strikes
38
0
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

John Phillips
Strike target
Charles Byrd
45%
Head
87%
29%
Body
7%
27%
Leg
7%
John Phillips
Strike position
Charles Byrd
86%
Distance
54%
11%
Clinch
21%
3%
Ground
25%