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Phil Davis

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Rank State: Illinois
Age: 40
Last 5: W W L W L
Association: Alliance MMA
Pro Debut Date: 2008-10-11
Pro Record: 25-8-0
Current Ranking:
#11 Light Heavyweight
'Big League' Record: 21-8-0
Last 3 Years: 1-2-0
Win Finish %: 48%
Combat Age: 54
Quality Perf. %: 66.7%
Last Quality Perf.: 2025-05-01
540 Metric: .667
Rating Points: 397
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 10/01/2018

#2 Light Heavyweight

All-Time Rank:

#18 Light Heavyweight
Last Fight Date: 6/27/2025 [PFL]
Last Opponent: [#10 LHW] Sullivan Cauley
Opponent's Last 5: W L W W W
UFC Record: 9-3-0 , 1 NC
Octagon Time: 2:48:47
Longest Win Streak: 5 (2010-2011)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2012-2013)
UFC Debut: 2010-02-06
Last UFC Fight: 2015-01-24

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
L Sullivan Cauley Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Professional Fighters League
Friday, June 27th 2025
W Rob Wilkinson
#21 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL Wo...
Thursday, May 1st 2025
L Corey Anderson
#7 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero
Friday, June 16th 2023
W Julius Anglickas
#26 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Bellator 276 - Borics vs. Burnell
Saturday, March 12th 2022
W Yoel Romero Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Bellator 266 - Romero vs. Davis
Saturday, September 18th 2021
L Vadim Nemkov
#3 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  Bellator 257 - Nemkov vs. Davis 2
Friday, April 16th 2021
W Lyoto Machida
#11 Middleweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Bellator 245 - Davis vs. Machida 2
Friday, September 11th 2020
W Karl Albrektsson
#66 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 3
  Bellator 231 - Mir vs. Nelson 2
Friday, October 25th 2019
W Liam McGeary
#11 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Jaw Injury)
Round 3
  Bellator 220 - MacDonald vs. Fitch
Saturday, April 27th 2019
L Vadim Nemkov
#15 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Bellator 209 - Pitbull vs. Sanchez
Thursday, November 15th 2018
W Linton Vassell
#10 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 3
  Bellator 200 - Carvalho vs. Mousasi
Friday, May 25th 2018
W Leo Leite
#54 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Bellator 186 - Bader vs. Vassell
Friday, November 3rd 2017
L Ryan Bader
#5 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
  Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva
Saturday, June 24th 2017
W Liam McGeary
#8 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  Bellator 163 - McGeary vs. Davis
Friday, November 4th 2016
W Muhammed Lawal
#12 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Bellator 154 - Davis vs. King Mo
Saturday, May 14th 2016
W Emanuel Newton
#13 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
  Bellator 142: Dynamite 1
Saturday, September 19th 2015
W Francis Carmont
#21 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  Bellator 142: Dynamite 1
Saturday, September 19th 2015
L Ryan Bader
#10 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC on Fox 14 - Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Saturday, January 24th 2015
W Glover Teixeira
#7 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 179 - Aldo vs. Mendes 2
Saturday, October 25th 2014
L Anthony Johnson
#14 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 172 - Jones vs. Teixeira
Saturday, April 26th 2014
W Lyoto Machida
#2 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 163 - Aldo vs. Korean Zombie
Saturday, August 3rd 2013
W Vinny Magalhaes
#23 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen
Saturday, April 27th 2013
W Wagner Prado
#170 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Round 2
  UFC 153 - Silva vs. Bonnar
Saturday, October 13th 2012
NC Wagner Prado
#179 Light Heavyweight 		NC (Accidental Eye Poke)
Round 1
  UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera
Saturday, August 4th 2012
L Rashad Evans
#3 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC on Fox 2 - Evans vs. Davis
Saturday, January 28th 2012
W Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
#14 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC - Fight Night 24
Saturday, March 26th 2011
W Tim Boetsch
#39 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 2
  UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida
Saturday, November 20th 2010
W Rodney Wallace
#63 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen
Saturday, August 7th 2010
W Alexander Gustafsson
#27 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Round 1
  UFC 112 - Invincible
Saturday, April 10th 2010
W Brian Stann
#26 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 109 - Relentless
Saturday, February 6th 2010
W David Baggett
#231 Light Heavyweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
UCFC - Rumble on the Rivers
Saturday, June 27th 2009
W Terry Cohens
#425 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UWC 6 - Capital Punishment
Saturday, April 25th 2009
W Josh Green TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  PFC 12 - High Stakes
Thursday, January 22nd 2009
W Brett Chism
#192 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2
No Boundary - The Awakening
Saturday, October 11th 2008
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Sullivan Cauley   Professional Fighters League
Friday, June 27th 2025 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Rob Wilkinson
#21 Light Heavyweight 		  Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL Wo...
Thursday, May 1st 2025 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Corey Anderson
#7 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero
Friday, June 16th 2023 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Julius Anglickas
#26 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 276 - Borics vs. Burnell
Saturday, March 12th 2022 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Yoel Romero   Bellator 266 - Romero vs. Davis
Saturday, September 18th 2021 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Vadim Nemkov
#3 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 257 - Nemkov vs. Davis 2
Friday, April 16th 2021 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Lyoto Machida
#11 Middleweight 		  Bellator 245 - Davis vs. Machida 2
Friday, September 11th 2020 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Karl Albrektsson
#66 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 231 - Mir vs. Nelson 2
Friday, October 25th 2019 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 3
W Liam McGeary
#11 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 220 - MacDonald vs. Fitch
Saturday, April 27th 2019 		TKO (Jaw Injury)
Round 3
L Vadim Nemkov
#15 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 209 - Pitbull vs. Sanchez
Thursday, November 15th 2018 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Linton Vassell
#10 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 200 - Carvalho vs. Mousasi
Friday, May 25th 2018 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 3
W Leo Leite
#54 Middleweight 		  Bellator 186 - Bader vs. Vassell
Friday, November 3rd 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Ryan Bader
#5 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva
Saturday, June 24th 2017 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
W Liam McGeary
#8 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 163 - McGeary vs. Davis
Friday, November 4th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Muhammed Lawal
#12 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 154 - Davis vs. King Mo
Saturday, May 14th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Emanuel Newton
#13 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 142: Dynamite 1
Saturday, September 19th 2015 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 1
W Francis Carmont
#21 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 142: Dynamite 1
Saturday, September 19th 2015 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Ryan Bader
#10 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC on Fox 14 - Gustafsson vs. Johnson
Saturday, January 24th 2015 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Glover Teixeira
#7 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 179 - Aldo vs. Mendes 2
Saturday, October 25th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Anthony Johnson
#14 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 172 - Jones vs. Teixeira
Saturday, April 26th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Lyoto Machida
#2 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 163 - Aldo vs. Korean Zombie
Saturday, August 3rd 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Vinny Magalhaes
#23 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen
Saturday, April 27th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Wagner Prado
#170 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 153 - Silva vs. Bonnar
Saturday, October 13th 2012 		Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Round 2
NC Wagner Prado
#179 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera
Saturday, August 4th 2012 		NC (Accidental Eye Poke)
Round 1
L Rashad Evans
#3 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC on Fox 2 - Evans vs. Davis
Saturday, January 28th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
#14 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC - Fight Night 24
Saturday, March 26th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Tim Boetsch
#39 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida
Saturday, November 20th 2010 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 2
W Rodney Wallace
#63 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen
Saturday, August 7th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Alexander Gustafsson
#27 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 112 - Invincible
Saturday, April 10th 2010 		Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Round 1
W Brian Stann
#26 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 109 - Relentless
Saturday, February 6th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W David Baggett
#231 Light Heavyweight 		UCFC - Rumble on the Rivers
Saturday, June 27th 2009 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Terry Cohens
#425 Middleweight 		  UWC 6 - Capital Punishment
Saturday, April 25th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Josh Green   PFC 12 - High Stakes
Thursday, January 22nd 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Brett Chism
#192 Light Heavyweight 		No Boundary - The Awakening
Saturday, October 11th 2008 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 2

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
07/01/2025 NR #11 Light Heavyweight 25-8-0
397
07/01/2024   #8 Light Heavyweight 24-7-0
540
04/01/2024   #8 Light Heavyweight 24-7-0
561
01/01/2024 1 #8 Light Heavyweight 24-7-0
561
10/01/2023   #7 Light Heavyweight 24-7-0
561
07/01/2023 1 #7 Light Heavyweight 24-7-0
561
04/01/2023   #6 Light Heavyweight 24-6-0
667
01/01/2023   #6 Light Heavyweight 24-6-0
708
10/01/2022 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 24-6-0
727
07/01/2022 1 #5 Light Heavyweight 24-6-0
732
04/01/2022   #4 Light Heavyweight 24-6-0
732
01/01/2022 1 #4 Light Heavyweight 23-6-0
732
10/01/2021 1 #5 Light Heavyweight 23-6-0
732
07/01/2021 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 22-6-0
636
04/01/2021   #5 Light Heavyweight 22-5-0
681
01/01/2021 1 #5 Light Heavyweight 22-5-0
681
10/01/2020 1 #4 Light Heavyweight 22-5-0
681
07/01/2020 2 #5 Light Heavyweight 21-5-0
679
04/01/2020 1 #7 Light Heavyweight 21-5-0
694
01/01/2020 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 21-5-0
694
10/01/2019 1 #5 Light Heavyweight 20-5-0
694
07/01/2019 1 #4 Light Heavyweight 20-5-0
694
04/01/2019   #3 Light Heavyweight 19-5-0
633
01/01/2019 1 #3 Light Heavyweight 19-5-0
633
10/01/2018 2 #2 Light Heavyweight 19-4-0
768
07/01/2018 2 #4 Light Heavyweight 19-4-0
768
04/01/2018   #6 Light Heavyweight 18-4-0
697
01/01/2018   #6 Light Heavyweight 18-4-0
697
10/01/2017   #6 Light Heavyweight 17-4-0
697
07/01/2017 2 #6 Light Heavyweight 17-4-0
697
04/01/2017   #4 Light Heavyweight 17-3-0
795
01/01/2017   #4 Light Heavyweight 17-3-0
795
10/01/2016 3 #4 Light Heavyweight 16-3-0
718
07/01/2016 2 #7 Light Heavyweight 16-3-0
587
04/01/2016   #5 Light Heavyweight 15-3-0
587
01/01/2016   #5 Light Heavyweight 15-3-0
663
10/01/2015   #5 Light Heavyweight 15-3-0
608
07/01/2015   #5 Light Heavyweight 13-3-0
601
04/01/2015   #5 Light Heavyweight 13-3-0
601
01/01/2015 3 #5 Light Heavyweight 13-2-0
686
10/01/2014   #8 Light Heavyweight 12-2-0
503
07/01/2014 5 #8 Light Heavyweight 12-2-0
513
04/01/2014   #3 Light Heavyweight 12-1-0
716
01/01/2014 1 #3 Light Heavyweight 12-1-0
716
10/01/2013 10 #2 Light Heavyweight 12-1-0
716
07/01/2013 3 #12 Light Heavyweight 11-1-0
314
04/01/2013 1 #15 Light Heavyweight 10-1-0
230
01/01/2013 2 #14 Light Heavyweight 10-1-0
231
10/01/2012 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 9-1-0
238
07/01/2012   #13 Light Heavyweight 9-1-0
244
04/01/2012 3 #13 Light Heavyweight 9-1-0
250
01/01/2012 2 #10 Light Heavyweight 9-0-0
290
10/01/2011   #12 Light Heavyweight 9-0-0
251
07/01/2011 1 #12 Light Heavyweight 9-0-0
251
04/01/2011 8 #13 Light Heavyweight 9-0-0
251
01/01/2011 4 #21 Light Heavyweight 8-0-0
153
10/01/2010 3 #25 Light Heavyweight 7-0-0
126
07/01/2010 3 #28 Light Heavyweight 6-0-0
114
04/01/2010 103 #25 Light Heavyweight 5-0-0
85
01/01/2010 6 #128 Light Heavyweight 4-0-0
34
10/01/2009 4 #122 Light Heavyweight 4-0-0
34
07/01/2009 90 #126 Light Heavyweight 4-0-0
34
04/01/2009 5 #216 Light Heavyweight 2-0-0
22
01/01/2009 NR #211 Light Heavyweight 1-0-0
22


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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