Bookmakers made Rob Wilkinson a favourite against Phil Davis when they meet in their bout on Thursday 1st May 2025 at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 4.
He is currently 4/6 (-150) to win the bout outright, while you can get 11/10 (+110) on Phil Davis if you fancy the small upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 56% chance of Wilkinson winning while giving Davis a 44% chance.
Wilkinson opened as the favourite at 4/6 (-150).
Davis opened at 11/10 (+110).
The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 205 pounds (14.35 stones or 93.18 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
Full PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 4 Odds
Main Event
Rob Wilkinson is currently 4/6 (-150) to beat Phil Davis, while Davis is currently 11/10 (+110) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Valentin Moldavsky is made a favourite at 4/6 (-150) to come out the victor in a fight against Sergey Bilostenniy, while Bilostenniy is currently 11/10 (+110) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Main Card
Simeon Powell sits at 8/13 (-160) to win against Karl Albrektsson, while Albrektsson is currently 6/5 (+120) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Prelims
Oleg Popov is marked at 2/7 (-340) to be victorious against Linton Vassell, while Vassell is currently 12/5 (+240) to win if you fancy the upset.
Sullivan Cauley is currently 4/5 (-130) to defeat Marcelo Nunes, while Nunes is currently 20/21 (-110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Rodrigo Nascimento is made a favourite at 5/6 (-120) to beat Abraham Bably, while Bably is currently 10/11 (-110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Alex Polizzi sits at 4/9 (-230) to come out the victor in a fight against Rafael Xavier, while Xavier is currently 13/8 (+160) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Davis vs Wilkinson Head To Head
Phil Davis steps 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 will make 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.
The stats suggest Wilkinson has a large advantage in power over Davis, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Davis' 25%.
Phil Davis is the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.
Wilkinson has a height advantage of 1 inch over Davis. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Davis is 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 has fought 50 more professional rounds, 87 to Wilkinson's 37.
Davis vs Wilkinson betting form
Phil Davis has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he 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 has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he was 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.
Who's been more active?
In terms of recent activity, Rob Wilkinson has been fighting more than Phil Davis.
Phil Davis last fought 1 year, 10 months and 12 days ago, while Rob Wilkinson's last outing was 8 months and 12 days ago.
Davis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.
Wilkinson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Davis vs Wilkinson Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to walk out at around 3:40 AM UTC , which is 11:40 PM EST or 8:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 AM BST in the UK.
