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Phil Davis

All-time rank#40of 143,147 rated · by peak
Peak rating2,468Oct 25, 2019
Current rating2,394after last rated bout
Rated record25–833 rated bouts
StatusActivelast fought Jun 2025

FIG. 1 Rating trajectoryrating after every rated bout

inactive period1,8002,0002,2002,4002,60020112014201720202023PEAK 2,4682,394Oct 11, 2008 — 1,921Jan 22, 2009 — 1,981 · world #997Apr 25, 2009 — 2,050 · world #501Jun 27, 2009 — 2,091 · world #335Feb 6, 2010 — 2,171 · world #160Apr 10, 2010 — 2,253 · world #50Aug 7, 2010 — 2,275 · world #41Nov 20, 2010 — 2,317 · world #20Mar 26, 2011 — 2,352 · world #13Jan 28, 2012 — 2,317 · world #27Oct 13, 2012 — 2,334 · world #30Apr 27, 2013 — 2,352 · world #22Aug 3, 2013 — 2,392 · world #12Apr 26, 2014 — 2,351 · world #29Oct 25, 2014 — 2,386 · world #19Jan 24, 2015 — 2,368 · world #26Sep 19, 2015 — 2,388 · world #14Sep 19, 2015 — 2,414 · world #14May 14, 2016 — 2,436 · world #11Nov 4, 2016 — 2,454 · world #10Jun 24, 2017 — 2,438 · world #11Nov 3, 2017 — 2,451 · world #8May 25, 2018 — 2,466 · world #8Nov 15, 2018 — 2,438 · world #14Apr 27, 2019 — 2,457 · world #9Oct 25, 2019 — 2,468 · world #9Sep 11, 2020 — 2,467 · world #9Apr 16, 2021 — 2,429 · world #19Sep 18, 2021 — 2,434 · world #20Mar 12, 2022 — 2,441 · world #19Jun 16, 2023 — 2,421 · world #35May 1, 2025 — 2,451 · world #21Jun 27, 2025 — 2,394 · world #60
GOAT Rating (start 1600) after each of 33 rated bouts · shaded bands mark inactive periods (no fight for 18+ months) · every value also appears in the fight record below · run 20260713T043152Z-1e04ce28

FIG. 2 The fight record34 professional bouts

DateOpponentResMethodRdTimeEventRating
Jun 27, 2025Sullivan CauleyLDecision (Unanimous)35:00Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 7: Semifinals2,394
May 1, 2025Rob WilkinsonWTKO (Punches)20:51Professional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 4: First Round2,451
Jun 16, 2023Corey AndersonLDecision (Split)35:00Bellator 297 - Nemkov vs. Romero2,421
Mar 12, 2022Julius AnglickasWDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bellator 276 - Borics vs. Burnell2,441
Sep 18, 2021Yoel RomeroWDecision (Split)35:00Bellator 266 - Romero vs. Davis2,434
Apr 16, 2021Vadim NemkovLDecision (Unanimous)55:00Bellator 257 - Nemkov vs. Davis 22,429
Sep 11, 2020Lyoto MachidaWDecision (Split)35:00Bellator 245 - Davis vs. Machida 22,467
Oct 25, 2019Karl AlbrektssonWTKO (Punches and Elbows)33:06Bellator 231 - Mir vs. Nelson 22,468
Apr 27, 2019Liam McGearyWTKO (Jaw Injury)34:11Bellator 220 - MacDonald vs. Fitch2,457
Nov 15, 2018Vadim NemkovLDecision (Split)35:00Bellator 209 - Pitbull vs. Sanchez2,438
May 25, 2018Linton VassellWKO (Head Kick)31:05Bellator 200 - Carvalho vs. Mousasi2,466
Nov 3, 2017Leo LeiteWDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bellator 186 - Bader vs. Vassell2,451
Jun 24, 2017Ryan BaderLDecision (Split)55:00Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva2,438
Nov 4, 2016Liam McGearyWDecision (Unanimous)55:00Bellator 163 - McGeary vs. Davis2,454
May 14, 2016Muhammed LawalWDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bellator 154 - Davis vs. King Mo2,436
Sep 19, 2015Emanuel NewtonWSubmission (Kimura)14:39Bellator 142 - Dynamite2,414
Sep 19, 2015Francis CarmontWKO (Punches)12:15Bellator 142 - Dynamite2,388
Jan 24, 2015Ryan BaderLDecision (Split)35:00UFC on Fox 14 - Gustafsson vs. Johnson2,368
Oct 25, 2014Glover TeixeiraWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC 179 - Aldo vs. Mendes 22,386
Apr 26, 2014Anthony JohnsonLDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC 172 - Jones vs. Teixeira2,351
Aug 3, 2013Lyoto MachidaWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC 163 - Aldo vs. Korean Zombie2,392
Apr 27, 2013Vinny MagalhaesWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC 159 - Jones vs. Sonnen2,352
Oct 13, 2012Wagner PradoWSubmission (Anaconda Choke)24:29UFC 153 - Silva vs. Bonnar2,334
Aug 4, 2012Wagner PradoNCNo Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)11:28UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera·
Jan 28, 2012Rashad EvansLDecision (Unanimous)55:00UFC on Fox 2 - Evans vs. Davis2,317
Mar 26, 2011Antonio Rogerio NogueiraWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC Fight Night 24 - Nogueira vs. Davis2,352
Nov 20, 2010Tim BoetschWSubmission (Kimura)22:55UFC 123 - Rampage vs. Machida2,317
Aug 7, 2010Rodney WallaceWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen2,275
Apr 10, 2010Alexander GustafssonWSubmission (Anaconda Choke)14:55UFC 112 - Invincible2,253
Feb 6, 2010Brian StannWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC 109 - Relentless2,171
Jun 27, 2009David BaggettWSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)13:37UCFC - Rumble on the Rivers2,091
Apr 25, 2009Terry CohensWTKO (Punches)14:29UWC 6 - Capital Punishment2,050
Jan 22, 2009Josh GreenWTKO (Punches)11:49PFC 12 - High Stakes1,981
Oct 11, 2008Brett ChismWDecision (Unanimous)25:00No Boundary - The Awakening1,921

1 bout shown with “·” did not move the rating — DQ, no-contest, or unresolvable outcome are excluded by the methodology.

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