Kyler Phillips is heavily favored against Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira on Saturday, October 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of 11 fights on ESPN+. Font is 20-8 in his career, including 10-7 in the UFC, while Phillips is 12-2 in his career, including 6-1 in the UFC. There are a total of 11 fights, all on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira. Let’s look at the bout between Font and Phillips and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, October 19 with 11 fights, all on ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira Betting
Rob Font (20-8, 10-7 UFC)
Font came into the UFC with a record of 10-1 and he has 10 wins and seven losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has two wins and four losses. He defeated Cody Garbrandt by unanimous decision and Adrian Yañez by TKO; while losing to José Aldo by unanimous decision, Marlon Vera by unanimous decision, Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision, and Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision. Font has been a pro since 2011 and he has nine wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. He has nine first round finishes.
Kyler Phillips (12-2, 6-1 UFC)
Phillips came into the UFC with a record of 6-1 and he has six wins and one loss in the UFC. He defeated Gabriel Silva by unanimous decision, Cameron Else by TKO, Song Yadong by unanimous decision, Marcelo Rojo by triangle armbar submission, Raoni Barcelos by unanimous decision, and Pedro Munhoz by unanimous decision; while losing to Raulian Paiva by majority decision. Phillips has been a pro since 2016 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and two by submission. He has five first round finishes.
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Font 5.53 /Phillips 5.72
Striking Accuracy: Font 45% /Phillips 45%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Font 3.65/Phillips 3.38
Defense: Font 56% /Phillips 61%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Font 0.89/Phillips 2.41
Takedown Accuracy: Font 35%/Phillips 46%
Takedowns defended: Font 46%/Phillips 75%
Submission average: Font 0.3/Phillips 0.5
UFC Picks
UFC oddsmakers have Phillips listed as more than a 4-1 favorite to win this fight. Phillips has looked good in his seven UFC fights, winning six of them. He is known as the Matrix due to his unique style of movement and he trains at the MMALab in Phoenix where the competition is really good. Phillips does nearly everything well and he is moving up in the rankings.
Font has been around a long time and he has been decent in the UFC. He has been involved in a number of weight classes competing in lightweight, featherweight, and currently, the bantamweight division. Unfortunately for Font, changing divisions gets harder the older you get.
Phillips should win this fight as he is the younger and more talented fighter, but I am not laying the big price in UFC betting. Font is a tough fighter and when he loses it is usually to the best UFC fighters. The question is how good is Phillips? He should be good enough to win this fight and that means a no play on the side since I am not laying the big price in UFC odds.
We know that Font is a tough fighter who is tough to finish and we don’t see Phillips losing this fight, so it should be a fight that goes the distance. Five of the last six fights involving Font and eight of the last ten have gone the distance. Four of the last fights involving Phillips have gone to a decision. While Phillips should win this fight, Font has the experience and the toughness to make Phillips work for the win. There is a good chance that this fight will go the distance and that makes taking the rounds to go over the UFC betting total the best option in this fight.
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 10/19 | Michel Pereira | +107 |
| Anthony Hernandez | -137 |
| 10/19 | Rob Font | +322 |
| Kyler Phillips | -450 |
| 10/19 | Sumudaerji | +176 |
| Charles Johnson | -225 |
| 10/19 | Darren Elkins | -105 |
| Daniel Pineda | -125 |
| 10/19 | Matheus Nicolau | +154 |
| Asu Almabayev | -195 |
| 10/19 | Brad Katona | +201 |
| Jean Matsumoto | -260 |
| 10/19 | Tamires Vidal | +194 |
| Joselyne Edwards | -250 |
| 10/19 | Jessica Penne | +139 |
| Elise Reed | -175 |
| 10/19 | Alice Ardelean | +115 |
| Melissa Martinez | -145 |
| 10/19 | Austen Lane | +316 |
| Robelis Despaigne | -440 |
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