John Phillips (born 9 June 1985) is a Welsh

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. A professional since 2005, he has also competed for

BAMMA BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and Ire ...

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Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

, and

Cage Warriors Cage Warriors (CW) is an Irish owned mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. The promotion was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Many MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warrio ...

. He is the former BAMMA Middleweight Champion.

Career

Phillips faced

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for the latter's first defense of the Cage Warriors Middleweight on May 4, 2013 on the Cage Warriors 54 card. Phillips lost to Taylor via submission early in the first round. His next fight came on March 17, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov against Charles Byrd, where both fighters made their UFC debut. He lost the fight via a submission due to a rear-naked choke in round three. Phillips faced

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on June 1, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. Phillips lost the fight via submission late in round three. Phillips faced fellow Welshman

Jack Marshman Jack Robert Marshman (born December 19, 1989) is a retired Welsh professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, he has competed for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), BAMMA a ...

on March 16, 2019 at

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At the weigh-ins, Marshman weighed in at 188 lbs, 2 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit of 186 lbs. He was fined 20% of his fight purse and the bout proceeded at catchweight. Phillips lost the bout via split decision. In his next fight Phillips faced Alen Amedovski at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier on September 28, 2019. He won via knockout in 17 seconds of the first round. This was his first win in the UFC and earned him the $50,000 performance of the night bonus. Phillips was scheduled to face

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on March 21, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards. Due to the

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travel bans, the bout was moved to Cage Warriors 113 but was later on removed from the card due to Todorović's travel restrictions. Phillips was expected to face

on July 16, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige. On July 8, Todorović pulled out due to a potential medical issue. He was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Phillips lost the fight via submission in round two. Phillips faced

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on October 18, 2020 at

UFC Fight Night 180 ''UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 180'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 38'' and ''UFC Fight Island 6'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 18 ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On November 13, 2020, it was announced that Phillips had been released from the UFC.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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(One time) vs. Alen Amedovski *

** BAMMA Middleweight Champion (One time) * Rage in the Cage ** Rage in the Cage Middleweight Tournament Winner (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Submission (D'Arce choke) , UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige , July 16, 2020 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:12 ,

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, Decision (split) , UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal , March 16, 2019 , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Submission (rear-naked choke) , UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 , September 28, 2018 , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:05 ,

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, China , , - , Loss , align=center, 21–7 (1) , Charles Byrd , Submission (rear-naked choke) , UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov , March 17, 2018 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:58 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 21–6 (1) , Jose Otavio dos Santos Lacerda , KO (punch) , Budo 16: Round vs. James , September 24, 2016 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:44 ,

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, Wales , , - , Win , align=center, 20–6 (1) , Cheick Kone , TKO (punch) , BAMMA 24: Kone vs. Phillips , February 27, 2016 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:05 ,

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, Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 19–6 (1) , Markus Di Gallo , KO (punch) , Fightstar Promotions: Rage in the Cage 3 , March 21, 2015 , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Paisley, Scotland , , , - , Win , align=center, 18–6 (1) ,

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, KO (punch) , Fightstar Promotions: Rage in the Cage 3 , March 21, 2015 , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A , Paisley, Scotland , , - , Loss , align=center, 17–6 (1) ,

, Submission (guillotine choke) , Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 54 , May 4, 2013 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:23 ,

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, Wales , , - , Win , align=center, 17–5 (1) , Chris Fields , Submission (guillotine choke) , Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 48 , July 21, 2012 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:04 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 16–5 (1) , Tomas Penz , Submission (triangle choke) , Cage Warriors Fight Night 6 , May 24, 2012 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:21 ,

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, Bahrain , , - , Loss , align=center, 15–5 (1) , Pavel Kusch , Submission (heel hook) , Cage Warriors Fight Night 5 , April 12, 2012 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:25 ,

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, Jordan , , - , Win , align=center, 15–4 (1) , Matt Ewin , TKO (injury) , KnuckleUp MMA 8 , October 29, 2011 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:56 ,

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, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 14–4 (1) ,

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, TKO (doctor stoppage) , BAMMA 6: Watson vs. Rua , May 21, 2011 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:41 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 14–3 (1) , James Zikic , TKO (punches) , BAMMA 4: Reid vs. Watson , September 25, 2010 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:34 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 13–3 (1) , Johnny Gillan , TKO (punches) , Fight UK 1 , May 2, 2010 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:37 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 12–3 (1) , Marius Liaukevicius , TKO (punches) , Celtic Fight Night 3 , March 6, 2010 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:15 ,

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, Wales , , - , Win , align=center, 11–3 (1) , Danny Welsh , TKO (punches to the body) , Trojan MMA: Trojan Warfare , February 27, 2010 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:36 ,

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, Wales , , - , Win , align=center, 10–3 (1) , Matt Thorpe , TKO (punches) , KnuckleUp MMA 4: Origins , February 20, 2010 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:50 ,

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, Wales , , - , Loss , align=center, 9–3 (1) , Denniston Sutherland , TKO (submission to punches) , BAMMA 1: The Fighting Premiership , June 27, 2009 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:32 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2 (1) , Bohumil Lungrik , TKO (punches) , WFC 8: D-Day , April 18, 2009 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:15 ,

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, Slovenia , , - , Win , align=center, 8–2 (1) , Tommy Gunn , TKO (punches) , Predator Fight Night , November 9, 2008 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:44 ,

, Wales , , - , Win , align=center, 7–2 (1) , Jake Bostwick , TKO (submission to punches) , Cage Rage 28: VIP , November 9, 2008 , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:47 ,

, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–2 (1) , Tom Watson , Decision (Unanimous) , Cage Rage 27: Step Up , July 12, 2008 , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , NC , align=center, 6–1 (1) , Jake Bostwick , No Contest , Cage Rage 25: Bring It On , March 8, 2008 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:10 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Christos Petroutsos , TKO (N/A) , Cage Rage Contenders: Wales , November 18, 2007 , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, Wales , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1 , Mihaly Dobrai , KO (N/A) , MedVid: Anno Domini 1 , June 9, 2007 , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A ,

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, Croatia , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Mario Valentic , TKO (N/A) , MedVid: Anno Domini 2 , January 27, 2007 , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A ,

, Croatia , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Edgaras Pilvinis , TKO (referee stoppage) , Cage Gladiators 3 , December 3, 2006 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:34 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Gary Savage , TKO (punches) , HOP 7: Cage Fever , November 26, 2006 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:23 ,

, Wales , , - , Loss , align=center, 1–1 ,

Jim Wallhead Jim Wallhead (born 14 March 1984) is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. He has competed for BAMMA, Bellator, and M-1 Challenge and the UFC . Wallhead is a member of Team Rough House and Lei ...

, TKO (elbows) , HOP 5: Fight Night 5 , April 9, 2006 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:41 ,

, Wales , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Nigel Whitear , KO (N/A) , HOP 3: Next Generation , July 24, 2005 , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:57 ,

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