Barcelos vs Phillips

Who won Barcelos vs Phillips?

Kyler Phillips beat Raoni Barcelos by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font, on Saturday 5th August 2023 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Kyler Phillips.

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).

Barcelos vs Phillips stats

Raoni Barcelos stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Kyler Phillips made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Raoni Barcelos' UFC record stood at 7-4-0, while Kyler Phillips' came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Phillips had a slight advantage in power over Barcelos, with a 50% knock out percentage over Barcelos' 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Phillips had a slight advantage over Barcelos, with a 20% submission rate over Barcelos' 12%.

Raoni Barcelos was the older man by 9 years, at 37 years old.

Phillips had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barcelos. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Barcelos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Phillips, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, 56 to Phillips' 31.

Activity check

Barcelos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Phillips' last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Barcelos vs Phillips?

Raoni Barcelos was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Kyler Phillips made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.