Davis vs Wilkinson

Who won Davis vs Wilkinson?

Phil Davis beat Rob Wilkinson by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Thursday 1st May 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Davis vs Wilkinson stats

Phil Davis stepped 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 made 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.

This was Phil Davis' 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Rob Wilkinson marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Phil Davis' PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Rob Wilkinson's came in at 6-2-0.

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

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wilkinson had an advantage over Davis, with a 37% submission rate over Davis' 21%.

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

Wilkinson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Davis. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Davis was 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 had fought 50 more professional rounds, 89 to Wilkinson's 39.

Davis vs Wilkinson form

Phil Davis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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 had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been 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 activity leading into the fight, Rob Wilkinson had been fighting more than Phil Davis.

Going to this contest, Phil Davis had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 21 days ago, while Rob Wilkinson's last outing had been 8 months and 21 days ago.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Wilkinson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Davis vs Wilkinson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which was 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Davis vs Wilkinson?

Phil Davis was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Rob Wilkinson made his way into the ring at 10/11 (-110) with oddsmakers.