Phillips vs Rojo

Who won Phillips vs Rojo?

Kyler Phillips beat Marcelo Rojo by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 271, on Saturday 12th February 2022 at Toyota Center in Houston.

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 Rojo stats

Kyler Phillips stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marcelo Rojo made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Kyler Phillips' 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Kyler Phillips' UFC record stood at 6-2-0, while Marcelo Rojo's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Phillips had a slight advantage in power over Rojo, with a 56% knock out percentage over Rojo's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rojo had a large advantage over Phillips, boasting a 38% submission rate over Phillips' 11%.

Kyler Phillips was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Rojo had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Phillips was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 11 months later than Rojo, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 12 less professional rounds, 34 to Rojo's 46.

Phillips vs Rojo form

Phillips 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 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had lost to Raulian Paiva at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He was victorious against Emeka Ifekandu at LFA 59 on 1st February 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, United States.

Activity check

Phillips' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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