John Phillips “The Welsh Wrecking Machine”
Middleweight · ORCA rating 19/100 · peak 23 · Finisher · 1–5 in 6 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
John Phillips finished with an ORCA rating of 19 (peak 23); without a recent bout, John Phillips sits off the current Middleweight board. Striking defence is the strongest of the four families at 30. Striking offence trails at 7, with total strikes landed per minute grading 1. ORCA reads the style as finisher: ends fights. Everything else is in service of that.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Middleweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 7 | — | Significant strikes landed per minute 7 |
| Striking defence | 30 | — | — |
| Grappling offence | 8 | — | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 3 |
| Grappling defence | 24 | — | — |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 7. Weakest: Total strikes landed per minute 1.
Profile
- Division
- Middleweight
- ORCA rating
- 19 (peak 23)
- UFC record
- 1–5
- Pro record
- 22–11
- Graded UFC bouts
- 6
- Style
- Finisher
- Age
- 41
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Reach
- 75″ (190 cm)
- Stance
- Southpaw
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 1.72
- Significant strike accuracy: 37%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 4.02
- Significant strike defence: 49%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0
- Takedown accuracy: 0%
- Takedown defence: 8%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0
Fight history
- 2020-10-17 · L vs JunYong Park · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie
- 2020-07-15 · L vs Khamzat Chimaev · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige
- 2019-09-28 · W vs Alen Amedovski · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
- 2019-03-16 · L vs Jack Marshman · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
- 2018-11-24 · L vs Kevin Holland · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
- 2018-03-17 · L vs Charles Byrd · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
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