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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Kyler Phillips won · SUB R3
Elo1476
Kyler Phillips
Elo1441

Kyler PhillipsvsMarcelo RojoUFC Prediction Result

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · Saturday, February 12, 2022Houston, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Kyler Phillips won

SUB · Round 3 · 1:48

Style matchupKyler Phillips: WrestlervsMarcelo Rojo: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Kyler Phillips wins(83.8%)

Actual result: Kyler Phillips wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Kyler Phillips at -435 American odds

+$23 profit

$123 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Kyler Phillips enters on a 3-fight losing streak.

Tale of the Tape

Kyler Phillips
Red Corner
VS
Marcelo Rojo
Blue Corner
-435
(81%)
Vegas Odds
+330
(23%)
1476
Elo
1441
31
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'8"
Height
5'8"
182.88 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Kyler PhillipsL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Raoni Barcelos · Aug 23
W
vs Pedro Munhoz · Mar 24
L
vs Rob Font · Oct 24
L
vs Vinicius Oliveira · Jul 25
L
DECvs Charles Jourdain · Apr 26
latest
Marcelo RojoL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Charles Jourdain · Mar 21
L
KOvs Francis Marshall · Dec 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Kyler PhillipsMetricMarcelo Rojo
4.75
Strikes / min
4.92
3.83
Strikes absorbed / min
6.42
58%
Strike defense
55%
2.82
TDs / 15 min
0.46
75%
Takedown defense
66%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.92Δ 2.42 — meaningful gap-1.50

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1531 vs 1483Strikes5.7 vs 4.9Takedowns2.4 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.50 vs 0.00Form0.2 vs -1.0
Kyler PhillipsMarcelo Rojo

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14601475149015051520← oldermost recent →
Kyler Phillips(10 fights)Marcelo Rojo(3 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +35.0|Blue -35.0
Recent Form
Red +1.2|Blue -1.2
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red -133.0|Blue +133.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Kyler PhillipsTargetMarcelo Rojo

By target zone

52
39% acc · 65%
Head
32
26% acc · 58%
14
93% acc · 18%
Body
5
50% acc · 9%
14
100% acc · 18%
Leg
18
90% acc · 33%

By position

63
43% acc · 79%
Distance
53
36% acc · 96%
8
89% acc · 10%
Clinch
2
33% acc · 4%
9
100% acc · 11%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

3
Kyler Phillips rounds
0
even
0
Marcelo Rojo rounds
Round 1Kyler Phillips edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns2
Control1:37
15Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Kyler Phillips edged it
Sig. strikes38
Takedowns0
Control0:22
35Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Kyler Phillips edged it
Sig. strikes8
Takedowns1
Control0:34
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:30Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
80 / 164
Sig Strikes
55 / 153
50%
Sig Str %
39%
90 / 176
Total Strikes
57 / 155
3 / 8
TDs
0 / 0
33.3%
TD %
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
2:33
Ctrl Time
0:30

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Marcelo Rojo15 / 4916 / 500 / 00
1Kyler Phillips34 / 6436 / 662 / 40
2Marcelo Rojo35 / 9436 / 950 / 00
2Kyler Phillips38 / 8544 / 910 / 20
3Marcelo Rojo5 / 105 / 100 / 00
3Kyler Phillips8 / 1510 / 191 / 22

Kyler Phillips

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights9

Marcelo Rojo

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights3