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%
- #5 Best significant strike defence72.0%
- #8 Most control time, Light Heavyweight1h 1m
- #8 Most takedowns in a fight, Light Heavyweight9
- #8 Most takedowns landed, Light Heavyweight35
- #9 Longest average fight time, Light Heavyweight13:26
- #9 Most decision wins, Light Heavyweight6
- #10 Most time in the cage, Light Heavyweight3h 8m
UFC
- #1 Best significant strike defence, Light Heavyweight72.0%
- #3 Best significant strike defence72.0%
- #6 Longest average fight time, Light Heavyweight13:57
- #7 Most takedowns in a fight, Light Heavyweight9
- #9 Most decision wins, Light Heavyweight6
- #10 Best takedown accuracy, Light Heavyweight35.6%
- #10 Most takedowns landed, Light Heavyweight31
- #11 Most control time, Light Heavyweight56:50
By promotion
The same career numbers, one row per promotion.
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals | Sullivan Cauley | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 26 | 42 | 91 | 4 of 7 | 0 | 0 | 3:48 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First Round | Rob Wilkinson | WIN · KO · R2 0:51 | 20 | 22 | 17 of 46 | 0 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:39 |
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
- Ground198 of 283
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
- 2.85per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 34%
- SApM
- 1.33per min
- Str. Def.
- 72%
- Takedowns
- 2.99per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 38%
- TD Def.
- 72%
- Submission attempts
- 0.6per 15 min
Top 2% in the UFC
Top 13% in the UFC
Top 49% in the UFC
Top 30% in the UFC
Top 40% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1498 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.
Tracked fightsSource: 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.
- 76%
- Submission attempts
- 0.5per 15 min