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Phillip Hawes
Middleweight Division • 9-2-0 (W-L-D)
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Alex Nicholson
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Stats & Records

  • 2
    Fight Win Streak
  • 7
    Wins by Knockout
  • 2
    Wins by Submission
Sig. Str. Landed
Per Min
Sig. Str. Absorbed
Per Min
Takedown avg
Per 15 Min
Submission avg
Per 15 Min
Sig. Str. Defense
Takedown Defense
Knockdown Ratio
00:00
Average fight time

Sig. Str. By Position

Standing
0 (0 %)
Clinch
0 (0 %)
Ground
0 (0 %)

Sig. Str. by target

0% 0 Head 0% 0 Body 0% 0 Leg

Win By Way

KO/TKO
7 (78%)
DEC
0 (0%)
SUB
2 (22%)

Event Results

Biography

Status
Active
Hometown
Little Ferry, United States
Trains at
Sanford MMA
Fighting style
Wrestler
Age
32
Height
72.00
Weight
185.00
Octagon Debut
Aug. 01, 2017
Reach
77.50
Leg reach
41.00
Q & A

TRAINING: 3pm wrestling, 7pm jiu-jitsu

When and why did you start training for fighting? After I graduated from college I felt like it was the next step.

What ranks and titles have you held? Division I wrestler for Iowa State and junior college national champ for Iowa Central Community College

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? Becoming a UFC champ has been everything I have worked towards for as long as I can remember; it would be one step closer to a dream come true.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Iowa state, Bachelor’s in sociology

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Phillip Hawes punches Jacob Malkoun of Australia in their middleweight bout during the UFC 254 event on October 24, 2020 on UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)
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Middleweight Division • 7-4-0 (W-L-D)