Phillips vs Munhoz

Who won Phillips vs Munhoz?

Kyler Phillips beat Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 299, on Saturday 9th March 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

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).

Phillips vs Munhoz stats

Kyler Phillips stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Pedro Munhoz made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Kyler Phillips' UFC record stood at 6-1-0, while Pedro Munhoz's came in at 10-9-0.

The stats suggested Phillips had an advantage in power over Munhoz, with a 45% knock out percentage over Munhoz's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Munhoz had a large advantage over Phillips, boasting a 40% submission rate over Phillips' 18%.

Kyler Phillips was the younger man by 9 years, at 28 years old.

Phillips had a height advantage of 2 inches over Munhoz. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Phillips was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years and 11 months later than Munhoz, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 42 less professional rounds, 31 to Munhoz's 73.

Phillips vs Munhoz form

Pedro Munhoz had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Marlon Vera at UFC 292 on 19th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Chris Gutierrez at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sean O’Malley at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Dominick Cruz at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Jose Aldo at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

Munhoz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Phillips vs Munhoz?

Kyler Phillips was a 47/100 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Pedro Munhoz made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.