He followed that win up with a unanimous decision over Lyoto Machida at UFC 163 in a very close and hard to score match. Davis played it smart and kept the fight standing and used his striking to earn the unanimous decision victory. His next win would come over jiu jitsu specialist Vinny Magalhaes at UFC 159. The rematch was set for UFC 153 and this time Davis was able to submit Prado in the second round with a Anaconda choke. The ringside doctor declared that Prado could not continue so the fight was declared a no contest. Their fight quickly ended in a no contest when Davis inadvertently poked Prado in the eye which halted the action.
His next fight was against undefeated Brazilian prospect Wagner Prado at UFC on Fox 4. This marked the first loss for Davis but also his biggest step up in competition. Evans was promised a title shot against Jon jones if he won though the same was not offered to Davis. Wonderful".ĭavis was thrown into the spotlight when he faced Rashad Evans in the main event of UFC on Fox 2. Davis won his fight with Tim Boestch with a modified kimura that has since been dubbed the "Mr. The only time he was the underdog was against Rashad Evans and he lost that fight via decision. Davis has won every fight in the UFC that he has been the oddsmakers favorite in. Although he primarily uses his wrestling inside the cage, he does have two t/ko victories before he signed with the UFC.
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All but four of his professional fights have been inside the UFC's octagon. Utilizing his height (6’2”), enormous physical strength, and wrestling pedigree, Davis has shot to the top of the light heavyweight division. Born on September 25th, 1984 in Harrisburg, PA, he combines a freakish physique with world-class grappling skills, he has already rattled off several quick victories in the ultra-competitive UFC light heavyweight division since joining the promotion in 2010. He holds notable victories over Brian Stann, the formerly undefeated Alexander Gustafsson, and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. An NCAA National Wrestling Champion for Penn State in 2008 and a 2009 No Gi World Jiu-Jitsu Champion in the blue belt, super heavyweight division, Phil Davis is one of the best wrestlers to make the transition to the world of professional mixed martial arts competition in years.
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