Davis vs Wilkinson

When is Davis vs Wilkinson?

Phil Davis will fight Rob Wilkinson in the main event of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 1st May 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Davis vs Wilkinson stats

Phil Davis steps into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Rob Wilkinson will make his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Phil Davis will be making their debut in the PFL. Rob Wilkinson will mark his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Rob Wilkinson's PFL record currently stands at 6-1-0.

The stats suggest Wilkinson has a large advantage in power over Davis, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Davis' 25%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Wilkinson will have an advantage over Davis, with a 37% submission rate over Davis' 21%.

Phil Davis is the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

Wilkinson has a height advantage of 1 inch over Davis. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Davis is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years earlier than Wilkinson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 50 more professional rounds, 87 to Wilkinson's 37.

Davis vs Wilkinson form

Phil Davis has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Corey Anderson at Bellator 297 on 16th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Julius Anglickas at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Family Arena, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yoel Romero at Bellator 266 on 18th September 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had been beaten by Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their Bellator Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Lyoto Machida at Bellator 245 on 11th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Wilkinson has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he was defeated by Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov at PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on 16th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Joshua Silveira at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tom Breese at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Thiago Santos at PFL 1 on 1st April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater - Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Omari Akhmedov at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Rob Wilkinson has been fighting more than Phil Davis.

Phil Davis last fought 1 year, 8 months and 24 days ago, while Rob Wilkinson's last outing was 6 months and 24 days ago.

Davis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Wilkinson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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