Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Philip De Fries won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, November 5, 2011·Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Model Prediction: Rob Broughton wins(55.1%)
Actual result: Philip De Fries wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Rob Broughton has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Philip De Fries has 74pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Philip De Fries has a 13cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Rob Broughton
Red Corner
VS
Philip De Fries
Blue Corner
+145
(41%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
43
Age
40
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'2"
Height
6'5"
187.96 cm
Reach
200.66 cm
Recent Form
Last 4 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Rob Broughton
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Vinicius Queiroz · Oct 10L
vs Travis Browne · Sep 11Philip De FriesL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Stipe Miocic · Feb 12W
SUBvs Oli Thompson · Aug 12L
KOvs Todd Duffee · Dec 12L
KOvs Matt Mitrione · Apr 13Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Rob BroughtonMetricPhilip De Fries
2.83
Strikes / min
2.30
2.54
Strikes absorbed / min
3.00
51%
Strike defense
37%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
3.29
26%
Takedown defense
100%
3.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.29evenly matched on net striking-0.70
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Rob BroughtonPhilip De Fries
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Rob Broughton(3 fights)Philip De Fries(5 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+0.5-0.5
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-47.747.7
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.449.4
Rob Broughton
StanceOrthodox
Height74.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights3
Philip De Fries
StanceOrthodox
Height77.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights5