Phil De Fries (27-6, 21) was born in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom on April 21, 1986. At the age of 23 years on April 26, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Darren Towler, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On November 5, 2011, 25-year old Phil De Fries made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 138 against a 28-year old Rob Broughton, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
De Fries' last fight was a heavyweight (KSW Championship) title defense against Arkadiusz Wrzosek on June 14, 2025. He stopped Wrzosek via submission in the 1st round, successfully defending the title. He is on a 15-fight winning streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Phil De Fries' best fights have been against Todd Duffee, Darko Stošić, Oli Thompson, Arkadiusz Wrzosek, Brett Rogers, James Thompson and Tomasz Narkun.
De Fries has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34  | Jun 14, 2025 39 years, 1 months 27-6 (21) | 33 years 6-0 (5) | KSW | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Keylock Defended KSW heavyweight title |
33  | Nov 16, 2024 38 years, 6 months 26-6 (20) | 32 years, 9 months 21-6 (16) | KSW | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended KSW heavyweight title |
32  | Jun 7, 2024 38 years, 1 months 25-6 (19) | 33 years 16-5-1 (11) | KSW | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended KSW heavyweight title |
31 | Jul 15, 2023 37 years, 2 months 24-6 (19) | Szymon Bajor | KSW | HW | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended KSW heavyweight title |
30  | Feb 25, 2023 36 years, 10 months 23-6 (19) | 37 years, 2 months 9-3 (9) | KSW | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended KSW heavyweight title |
29 | Sep 10, 2022 36 years, 4 months 22-6 (18) | Ricardo Prasel | KSW | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Bulldog choke Defended KSW heavyweight title |
28 | Feb 26, 2022 35 years, 10 months 21-6 (17) | 30 years 16-4 (11) | KSW | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches Defended KSW heavyweight title |
27  | Apr 24, 2021 35 years 20-6 (16) | 31 years, 4 months 18-3 (17) | KSW | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended KSW heavyweight title |
26 | Dec 19, 2020 34 years, 7 months 19-6 (15) | Michał Kita | KSW | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended KSW heavyweight title |
25  | Sep 14, 2019 33 years, 4 months 18-6 (14) | 26 years 12-5 (8) | KSW | HW | 5 | SD | WIN Defended KSW heavyweight title |
24 | Mar 23, 2019 32 years, 11 months 17-6 (14) | 29 years, 3 months 16-2 (15) | KSW | HW | 5 | UD | WIN Defended KSW heavyweight title |
23 | Oct 6, 2018 32 years, 5 months 16-6 (14) | Karol Bedorf | KSW | HW | 2 | SUB | WIN Keylock Defended KSW heavyweight title |
22 | Apr 14, 2018 31 years, 11 months 15-6 (13) | Michał Andryszak | KSW | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won KSW heavyweight title |
21  | Dec 15, 2017 31 years, 7 months 14-6 (12) | 38 years, 11 months 20-16 (18) | Bellator | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
20 | Oct 27, 2017 31 years, 6 months 13-6 (11) | Anton Vyazigin | M-1 | 3 | MD | WIN | |
19 | May 5, 2017 31 years 12-6 (11) | Ivan Shtyrkov | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches | ||
18 | Nov 26, 2016 30 years, 7 months 12-5 (11) | Thomas Denham | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
17 | Feb 28, 2015 28 years, 10 months 11-5 (10) | Thomas Denham | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
16 | Nov 29, 2014 28 years, 7 months 11-4 (10) | Łukasz Parobiec | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
15 | Apr 5, 2014 27 years, 11 months 10-4 (9) | Satoshi Ishii | 2 | UD | LOSS | ||
14  | Dec 31, 2013 27 years, 8 months 10-3 (9) | 32 years, 10 months 14-5 (12) | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
13 | Apr 6, 2013 26 years, 11 months 9-3 (8) | Matt Mitrione | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
12 | Dec 29, 2012 26 years, 8 months 9-2 (8) | Todd Duffee | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
11  | Aug 4, 2012 26 years, 3 months 9-1 (8) | 32 years, 7 months 9-3 (8) | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10 | Feb 15, 2012 25 years, 9 months 8-1 (7) | Stipe Miocic | UFC | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
9  | Nov 5, 2011 25 years, 6 months 8-0 (7) | 28 years, 8 months 15-6-1 (12) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Jul 2, 2011 25 years, 2 months 7-0 (7) | Stav Economou | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
7 | May 29, 2011 25 years, 1 months 6-0 (6) | Colin Robinson | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
6 | Feb 27, 2011 24 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Andy Spiers | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5 | Jun 20, 2010 24 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Dave Wilson | 1 | NC | NC Punches to the back of the head | ||
4 | May 30, 2010 24 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Darren Towler | 1 | SUB | WIN D'arce choke | ||
3 | Feb 28, 2010 23 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Grant Hocking | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Oct 4, 2009 23 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Jamie Sheldon | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Apr 26, 2009 23 years 1-0 (1) | Darren Towler | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
