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 18th 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 11-7-0, 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 38 more professional rounds, 72 to Phillips' 34.

Font vs Phillips form

Rob Font had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Adrian Yanez at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had been defeated by Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Jose Aldo at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Phillips had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Pedro Munhoz at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Marcelo Rojo at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

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

He had won against Cameron Else at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Rob Font had last fought 10 months and 30 days ago, while Kyler Phillips' last outing had been 7 months and 23 days ago.

Font's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Phillips' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 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.