UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
London, United Kingdom
17 Mar 2018
Middleweight
VS
50%
Phillips
50%
Byrd
Win Probability
Submission
Round 1 · 3:58
JP
John Phillips
"The Welsh Wrecking Machine"
22 – 11
5'11"75" reachSouthpaw40 yrs2-fight slideKnockout Artist
CFR 17
CB
Charles Byrd
"Kid Dynamite"
10 – 7
Submission Hunter3-fight slide42 yrsOrthodox73" reach5'10"
CFR 17

Combatrics Intelligence

Data-driven breakdown · fighter metrics

Edge: Phillips

This is a genuine toss-up — Phillips at 50% vs Byrd at 50% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

Byrd has the striking edge in both volume and accuracy.

Risk flags

Phillips's chin rating of 60 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

Byrd has a chin rating of 34 — a potential KO vulnerability.

Phillips
Byrd
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
5'11"+
Height
5'10"
75"+
Reach
73"
40+
Age
42
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Phillips
Byrd
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
16.7
16.5
42.7
Performance Avg
42.4
60
Quality of Victory
54
33
Momentum Score
43
Phillips
Byrd
Striking
Significant strikes per minute & accuracy
0.3
1.6
29%
Strike Accuracy
55%
10.0
Striking Style Score (/10)
0.5
1 KOs
KO Finishes
0 KOs
Strike targetStrike target
0
Head
11
0
Body
0
0
Leg
0
RangeRange
0Distance0
0Clinch0
0Ground11
Phillips
Byrd
Grappling
Takedowns, submissions & wrestling
—
—
0.3
Sub Attempts / fight
—
0.0
Grappling Style Score (/10)
8.0
0.0
Wrestling Style Score (/10)
5.6
0:00
Control Time (this fight)
0:00
0
Reversals
0
Phillips
Byrd
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
60
34
Never stopped
Verdict
3 consec. KOs
0
KO/TKO Losses
3
3
Sub Losses
0
—
KO round context
Avg R1.7 stoppage
—
Last KO loss
Most recent fight
—
Strikes absorbed / min
—
6/33 fights
Chin rating based on
4/17 fights
Phillips
Byrd
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
33
43
2-fight 📉 slide
Current form
3-fight 📉 slide
L · Dec · R3
L · Sub · R2
W · KO · R1
L · Dec · R3
L · Sub · R3
Last 5
L · KO · R2
L · KO · R1
L · KO · R2
W · Sub · R1
Phillips
Byrd
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
100%
100%
1
KO / TKO Wins
0
0
Submission Wins
1
0
Decision Wins
0

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Phillips
Byrd
Striking10.0 / 0.5Volume0.3 / 0.5Grappling0.0 / 8.0Wrestling0.0 / 5.6Submission0.0 / 10.0Pressure7.5 / 7.8
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
10.0
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
0.5
0.0
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
8.0
0.0
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
5.6
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
10.0
7.5
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
7.8
0.3
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
0.5
Phillips
Strike Zones
Byrd
Phillips
Attacking
0HEAD0BODY0LEGS0 landed
Absorbing
11HEAD0BODY0LEGS11 absorbed
Byrd
Attacking
11HEAD0BODY0LEGS11 landed
Absorbing
0HEAD0BODY0LEGS0 absorbed
Targeting Overlap
🎯Byrd targets the head (100% of attacks) — Phillips absorbs 100% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Phillips
RND
Byrd
0/0R00/0

Phillips · QOF Timeline

Avg: 4.6
0101.5L4.6L5.5L5.0W4.7L6.6L2018-032018-112019-032019-092020-072020-10
WinLossTrend

Byrd · QOF Timeline

Avg: 3.4
0105.0W2.8L2.9L2.8L2018-032018-092019-032020-06
WinLossTrend

Phillips · Last 5

L · Dec · R3
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Decision
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L · Sub · R2
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Submission
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W · KO · R1
Alen AmedovskiRating 5
KO/TKO
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L · Dec · R3
Jack MarshmanRating 5.5
Decision
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L · Sub · R3
Kevin HollandRating 4.6
Submission
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Byrd · Last 4

L · KO · R2
Maki PitoloRating 2.8
KO/TKO
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer · 2020-06
L · KO · R1
Edmen ShahbazyanRating 2.9
KO/TKO
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · 2019-03
L · KO · R2
Darren StewartRating 2.8
KO/TKO
UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · 2018-09
W · Sub · R1
John PhillipsRating 5
Submission
UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · 2018-03

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