Marshman vs Phillips

Who won Marshman vs Phillips?

Jack Marshman beat John Phillips by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 5, on Saturday 16th March 2019 at 02 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jack Marshman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Marshman vs Phillips stats

Jack Marshman stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

John Phillips made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jack Marshman's UFC record stood at 3-5-0, while John Phillips' came in at 1-5-0.

The stats suggested Phillips had a massive power advantage over Marshman, boasting a 90% knock out percentage over Marshman's 59%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Marshman had an advantage over Phillips, with a 23% submission rate over Phillips' 10%.

Jack Marshman was the younger man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Marshman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Phillips. Despite this, Phillips had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Marshman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 6 months later than Phillips, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 62 to Phillips' 46.

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Marshman's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Marshman vs Phillips?

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