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John had barely avoided being cut from the UFC but his KO over Alen managed to keep him under contract with the US based promotion. In his next fight he would welcome undefeated Swedish MMA prospect Khamzat Chimaev to the octagon in the featured prelim of UFC Fight Night: Kattar VS Ige. Chimaev would shoot almost as soon as the bout began, taking John down and landing a barage of punches. John would make it out of the first round only to be taken back down in the second round and eventually succumb to a D'Arce choke about a minute into the second round. John managed to land two strikes through out the 6 minute afair, of which only one was deemed as a significant strike. Chimaev landed 124 strikes on John breaking the record for highest strike differential in UFC history. |
John had barely avoided being cut from the UFC but his KO over Alen managed to keep him under contract with the US based promotion. In his next fight he would welcome undefeated Swedish MMA prospect Khamzat Chimaev to the octagon in the featured prelim of UFC Fight Night: Kattar VS Ige. Chimaev would shoot almost as soon as the bout began, taking John down and landing a barage of punches. John would make it out of the first round only to be taken back down in the second round and eventually succumb to a D'Arce choke about a minute into the second round. I got your nose. John managed to land two strikes through out the 6 minute afair, of which only one was deemed as a significant strike. Chimaev landed 124 strikes on John breaking the record for highest strike differential in UFC history. |
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| John Phillips | |
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 John Phillips at UFC Fight Night 160 in Copenhagen | |
| Born | 9 June 1985 Swansea, Wales, UK[1] |
| Other names | "The Welsh mike Tyson" |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Swansea, Wales, UK |
| Team | Straight Blast Gym - Ireland[2] |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 34 |
| Wins | 22 |
| By knockout | 20 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 3 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | [3] |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
John "The Welsh Wrecking Machine" Phillips Is a welsh professional MMA fighter formerly signed to the UFC and competing in the middleweight divison.
John made his debut in 2005 when he took on Nigel Whitear on the UK regionals. He would beat Nigel but would go on to lose his next bout against Jim Wallhead. After losing to Wallhead, John would win 13 out of his next 15 fights before getting his first real test as he was riding a five fight win streak. So at BAMMA 6: Kong vs. Ninja, Phillips would take on former two time UFC title challenger, Frank "Twinkle Toes" Trigg, unfortunately for Phillips he would suffer a cut which would force a stop to the contest only half way through round one, declaring Trigg the winner via cut stoppage.
Phillips would bounce back from the loss winning 7 out of his next 9 which lead to him getting signed to the UFC. His first fight was against Charles Byrd at UFC Fight Night 127. Byrd would shoot almost immediately, taking Phillips down. Phillips would find himself in a rear naked choke near the end of round one which forced him to tap.
Next John would fight Kevin Holland where he would find a bit more success but in the end John once again found himself in a rear naked choke, this time at the end of round 3. Coming off of two straight losses he took a fight against Jack Marshman, this time doing a lot better but would find himself on the wrong end of a split decision.
John was one fight away from being cut as he matched up with Alen Amedovski at UFC on ESPN+ 18. John would save his UFC career by knocking Alen out in 14 seconds with a vicious overhand left.
John had barely avoided being cut from the UFC but his KO over Alen managed to keep him under contract with the US based promotion. In his next fight he would welcome undefeated Swedish MMA prospect Khamzat Chimaev to the octagon in the featured prelim of UFC Fight Night: Kattar VS Ige. Chimaev would shoot almost as soon as the bout began, taking John down and landing a barage of punches. John would make it out of the first round only to be taken back down in the second round and eventually succumb to a D'Arce choke about a minute into the second round. I got your nose. John managed to land two strikes through out the 6 minute afair, of which only one was deemed as a significant strike. Chimaev landed 124 strikes on John breaking the record for highest strike differential in UFC history.
Despite being completely dominated in his last bout, John was given another fight, this time against a fellow striker in Jun Yong Park at UFC Fight Night: Ortega VS Korean Zombie. What on paper looked like a better matchup for John, quickly turned into a nightmare as Park would waste no time in taking John down where he would dominate Phillips for three straight rounds. Landing a total of 260 strikes against Phillips 13 in another record breaking fight. John would make it to a unanimous decision loss.
After losing 5 out of his 6 UFC bouts, John Phillips would be released from the promotion on the 13th of November 2020. John might not have had a great run in the UFC but after two back to back record breaking losses, John will forever be remembered by MMA fans.
Following his release from the UFC, there has been no word on whether or not John will compete in MMA again.
Championships and accomplishments
RESULTFIGHTEREVENTLOSSJun Yong ParkUFC Fight Night 180 - Ortega vs. Korean Zombie Oct / 17 / 2020Decision (Unanimous) Lukasz Bosacki35:00LOSSKhamzat ChimaevUFC on ESPN 13 - Kattar vs. Ige Jul / 15 / 2020Submission (Brabo Choke) Herb Dean21:12WINAlen AmedovskiUFC Fight Night 160 - Hermansson vs. Cannonier Sep / 28 / 2019KO (Punches) Neil Hall10:17LOSSJack MarshmanUFC Fight Night 147 - Till vs. Masvidal Mar / 16 / 2019Decision (Split) Marc Goddard35:00LOSSKevin HollandUFC Fight Night 141 - Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 Nov / 24 / 2018Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Peter Hickmott34:05LOSSCharles ByrdUFC Fight Night 127 - Werdum vs. Volkov Mar / 17 / 2018Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Marc Goddard13:58WINJose Otavio dos Santos LacerdaBudo 16 - Round vs. James Sep / 24 / 2016KO (Punch) Chris Clarke14:44WINCheick KoneBAMMA 24 - Kone vs. Phillips Feb / 27 / 2016KO (Punch) 11:05WINMarkus Di GalloFightstar Promotions - Rage in the Cage 3 Mar / 21 / 2015KO (Punch) Grant Waterman10:00WINCharlie WardFightstar Promotions - Rage in the Cage 3 Mar / 21 / 2015KO (Punch) Grant Waterman20:00LOSSJesse TaylorCWFC 54 - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 54 May / 04 / 2013Submission (Guillotine Choke) Marc Goddard12:43WINChris FieldsCWFC 48 - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 48 Jul / 21 / 2012Submission (Guillotine Choke) Marc Goddard22:04WINTomas PenzCWFC - Fight Night 6 May / 24 / 2012Submission (Triangle Choke) Neil Hall23:21LOSSPavel KuschCWFC - Fight Night 5 Apr / 12 / 2012Submission (Heel Hook) Neil Hall10:25WINMatt EwinKnuckleUp MMA 8 - Eclipse Oct / 29 / 2011TKO (Injury) 10:56LOSSFrank TriggBAMMA 6 - Watson vs. Rua May / 21 / 2011TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Marc Goddard12:41WINJames ZikicBAMMA 4 - Watson vs. Reid Sep / 25 / 2010TKO (Punches) Marc Goddard11:34WINJohnny GillanFight UK MMA - Fight UK 1 May / 02 / 2010TKO (Punches) Lee Hasdell11:37WINMarius LiaukeviciusCFN - Celtic Fight Night 3 Mar / 06 / 2010TKO (Punches) 10:15WINDanny WelshTrojan MMA - Trojan Warfare Feb / 27 / 2010TKO (Punches to the Body) 10:36WINMatt ThorpeKnuckleUp MMA 4 - Origins Feb / 20 / 2010TKO (Punches) Marc Goddard10:50LOSSDenniston SutherlandBAMMA 1 - The Fighting Premiership Jun / 27 / 2009Submission (Punches) 13:22WINBohumil LungrikWFC 8 - D-Day Apr / 18 / 2009TKO (Punches) Grant Waterman13:15WINTommy GunnPFN - Predator Fight Night Nov / 09 / 2008TKO (Punches) Grant Waterman10:44WINJake BostwickCage Rage 28 - VIP Sep / 20 / 2008TKO (Submission to Punches) 22:47LOSSTom WatsonCage Rage 27 - Step Up Jul / 12 / 2008Decision (Unanimous) 35:00NCJake BostwickCage Rage 25 - Bring It On Mar / 08 / 2008No Contest 14:10WINChristos PetroutsosCage Rage - Contenders: Wales Nov / 18 / 2007TKO 10:00WINMihaly DobraiMedVid - Anno Domini 1 Jun / 09 / 2007KO 00:00WINMario ValenticMedVid - Anno Domini 2 Jan / 27 / 2007TKO 10:00WINEdgaras PilvinisCG 3 - Cage Gladiators 3 Dec / 03 / 2006TKO (Referee Stoppage) 10:34
See also
References
- ^ "John Phillips ("The White Mike Tyson") | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology". Tapology. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "John-Phillips". Sherdog.
- ^ "Alessia Di Chirico - Official UFC Profile". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-06-24.