Font vs Phillips

Who won Font vs Phillips?

Rob Font beat Kyler Phillips by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Rob Font.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Font vs Phillips stats

Rob Font stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Kyler Phillips made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Rob Font's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Kyler Phillips marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Rob Font's UFC record stood at 12-7-0, while Kyler Phillips' came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Font had a slight advantage in power over Phillips, with a 45% knock out percentage over Phillips' 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Font had a slight advantage over Phillips, with a 20% submission rate over Phillips' 17%.

Rob Font was the older man by 8 years, at 37 years old.

Font had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Font was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Phillips, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, 75 to Phillips' 34.

Font vs Phillips form

Font had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marlon Moraes at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Ricky Simon at UFC on ESPN 7 on 7th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Capital One Arena, Washington D.C..

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sergio Pettis at UFC on FOX 31 on 15th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, Milwaukee, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Thomas Almeida at UFC 220 on 20th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at TD Garden, Boston.

He had lost to Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night 119 on 28th October 2017 by submission in the 1st round at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Kyler Phillips had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Raoni Barcelos at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Before that, he had defeated Marcelo Rojo at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had been defeated by Raulian Paiva at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kyler Phillips had been fighting more than Rob Font.

Going to this contest, Rob Font had last fought 4 years, 5 months and 3 days ago, while Kyler Phillips' last outing had been 7 months and 3 days ago.

Font's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Phillips' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Font vs Phillips start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Font vs Phillips?

Rob Font was a 9/2 (+450) underdog going into the contest, while Kyler Phillips made his way into the ring at 4/25 (-630) with oddsmakers.