Phillips vs Ifekandu

Who won Phillips vs Ifekandu?

Kyler Phillips beat Emeka Ifekandu by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 59, on Friday 1st February 2019 at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix.

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).

Phillips vs Ifekandu stats

Kyler Phillips stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Emeka Ifekandu made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Kyler Phillips' 2nd fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Kyler Phillips' LFA record stood at 2-0-0, while Emeka Ifekandu's came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested that Phillips and Ifekandu have similar power, both with a 60% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Phillips had an advantage over Ifekandu, with a 20% submission rate over Ifekandu's 0%.

Kyler Phillips was the younger man by 9 years, at 29 years old.

Ifekandu had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Phillips was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year earlier than Ifekandu, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 34 to Ifekandu's 20.

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