Phillips vs Rojo

Who won Phillips vs Rojo?

Kyler Phillips beat Marcelo Rojo by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 271, on Saturday 12th February 2022 at Toyota Center in Houston.

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 Rojo stats

Kyler Phillips stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Marcelo Rojo made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Kyler Phillips' UFC record stood at 6-1-0, while Marcelo Rojo's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Phillips had a slight advantage in power over Rojo, with a 56% knock out percentage over Rojo's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rojo had a large advantage over Phillips, boasting a 38% submission rate over Phillips' 11%.

Kyler Phillips was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Rojo had 1-inch reach advantage.

Phillips was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 11 months later than Rojo, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 31 to Rojo's 46.

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Phillips' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Phillips vs Rojo?

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