Middleweight
3 Rounds
Charles Byrd won · SUB R1
UFC Event·Saturday, March 17, 2018·London, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Model Prediction: Charles Byrd wins(58.7%)
Actual result: Charles Byrd wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Charles Byrd enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- John Phillips is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Charles Byrd has lost 100% of fights by KO.
- Charles Byrd threatens submissions; John Phillips has lost 60% of fights by sub.
- Charles Byrd has 33pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors John Phillips (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
John Phillips
Red Corner
VS
Charles Byrd
Blue Corner
-115
(53%)
Vegas Odds
-105
(51%)
40
Age
42
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'10"
190.5 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
John PhillipsL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
SUBvs Kevin Holland · Nov 18L
vs Jack Marshman · Mar 19W
KOvs Alen Amedovski · Sep 19L
SUBvs Khamzat Chimaev · Jul 20L
vs Junyong Park · Oct 20Charles ByrdL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Darren Stewart · Sep 18L
KOvs Edmen Shahbazyan · Mar 19L
KOvs Maki Pitolo · Jun 20Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
John PhillipsMetricCharles Byrd
1.72
Strikes / min
3.43
4.03
Strikes absorbed / min
2.63
49%
Strike defense
55%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
2.50
7%
Takedown defense
40%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-2.31Δ 3.11 — meaningful gap+0.80
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
John Phillips(6 fights)Charles Byrd(4 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
0.00.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
0.00.0
John Phillips
StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights6
Charles Byrd
StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights4