John Phillips (22-11, 22) was born in Swansea, Wales, UK on June 9, 1985. At the age of 20 years on July 24, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Nigel Whitear, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On March 17, 2018, 32-year old John Phillips made his UFC debut on his 29th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov against a 34-year old Charles Byrd but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Phillips' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Jun Yong Park at UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie at age 35 on October 17, 2020. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of John Phillips' best fights have been against Alen Amedovski and Charlie Ward.
Phillips has 11 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34  | Oct 17, 2020 35 years, 4 months 22-11 (22) | 29 years, 7 months 11-4 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
33  | Jul 16, 2020 35 years, 1 months 22-10 (22) | 26 years, 2 months 6-0 (5) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS D'arce choke |
32  | Sep 28, 2019 34 years, 3 months 22-9 (22) | 31 years, 5 months 8-1 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
31  | Mar 16, 2019 33 years, 9 months 21-9 (21) | 29 years, 2 months 22-8 (18) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
30 | Sep 28, 2018 33 years, 3 months 21-8 (21) | Kevin Holland | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
29  | Mar 17, 2018 32 years, 9 months 21-7 (21) | 34 years, 5 months 9-4 (6) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
28 | Sep 24, 2016 31 years, 3 months 21-6 (21) | Jose Otavio dos Santos Lacerda | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
27 | Feb 27, 2016 30 years, 8 months 20-6 (20) | Cheick Kone | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punch Won BAMMA World middleweight title | |
26 | Mar 21, 2015 29 years, 9 months 19-6 (19) | Markus Di Gallo | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
25  | Mar 21, 2015 29 years, 9 months 18-6 (18) | 34 years, 3 months | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
24  | May 4, 2013 27 years, 10 months 17-6 (17) | 30 years, 4 months 25-9 (17) | CW | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke For Cage Warriors middleweight title |
23 | Jul 21, 2012 27 years, 1 months 17-5 (17) | Chris Fields | CW | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
22 | May 24, 2012 26 years, 11 months 16-5 (16) | Tomas Penz | CW | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
21 | Apr 12, 2012 26 years, 10 months 15-5 (15) | Pavel Kusch | CW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | |
20 | Oct 29, 2011 26 years, 4 months 15-4 (15) | Matt Ewin | 1 | TKO | WIN Injury | ||
19  | May 21, 2011 25 years, 11 months 14-4 (14) | 39 years 20-8 (15) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | ||
18 | Sep 25, 2010 25 years, 3 months 14-3 (14) | James Zikic | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
17 | May 2, 2010 24 years, 10 months 13-3 (13) | Johnny Gillan | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
16 | Mar 6, 2010 24 years, 8 months 12-3 (12) | Marius Liaukevicius | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
15 | Feb 27, 2010 24 years, 8 months 11-3 (11) | Danny Welsh | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches to the body | ||
14 | Feb 20, 2010 24 years, 8 months 10-3 (10) | Matt Thorpe | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
13 | Jun 27, 2009 24 years 9-3 (9) | Denniston Sutherland | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches | ||
12 | Apr 18, 2009 23 years, 10 months 9-2 (9) | Bohumil Lungrik | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
11 | Nov 9, 2008 23 years, 5 months 8-2 (8) | Tommy Gunn | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
10 | Nov 9, 2008 23 years, 5 months 7-2 (7) | Jake Bostwick | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
9  | Jul 12, 2008 23 years, 1 months 6-2 (6) | 25 years, 11 months 5-3 (3) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
8 | Mar 8, 2008 22 years, 8 months 6-1 (6) | Jake Bostwick | 1 | NC | NC | ||
7 | Nov 18, 2007 22 years, 5 months 6-1 (6) | Christos Petroutsos | 1 | TKO | WIN N/a | ||
6 | Jun 9, 2007 22 years 5-1 (5) | Mihaly Dobrai | 2 | KO | WIN N/a | ||
5 | Jan 27, 2007 21 years, 7 months 4-1 (4) | Mario Valentic | 2 | TKO | WIN N/a | ||
4 | Dec 3, 2006 21 years, 5 months 3-1 (3) | Edgaras Pilvinis | 1 | TKO | WIN Referee stoppage | ||
3 | Nov 26, 2006 21 years, 5 months 2-1 (2) | Gary Savage | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Apr 9, 2006 20 years, 10 months 1-1 (1) | Jim Wallhead | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbows | ||
1 | Jul 24, 2005 20 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Nigel Whitear | 1 | KO | WIN N/a |
