Phil Davis

Background
Davis was a collegiate wrestler at Penn State, finishing in 5th place nationally in the 197 lb weight class as a junior in 2007 and then winning the (197 lbs) NCAA title in 2008. He finished with an overall wrestling record of 116–15 while at Penn State and was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American.[4] After graduating from Penn State, he began training with the newly formed LionHeart MMA team, coached by Jeff Rockwell (BJJ), TJ Turner (boxing), Mark Miller, (kickboxing/Muay Thai), Matt Kocher (wrestling/S&C) and Ryan Gruhn (Muay Thai) in State College, Pennsylvania.

His primary training partners were Paul Bradley, Lou Armezzani and Jimy Hettes. He also trained with many visiting fighters such as Dave Herman, Shannon Slack, Dominick Cruz, Jon Jones and Cain Velasquez. When the LionHeart team disbanded in 2009, Davis moved to San Diego, California to continue his training with Alliance MMA. Davis earned his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Lloyd Irvin in 2009. In 2009 he won the No Gi Grappling World Jiu-Jitsu Championship as a blue belt in the 221 lbs, Super Heavyweight division. Davis began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2008, compiling a record of 4–0 in regional promotions across the United States.

UFC career
Davis lost to Chuck Liddell in a Light Heavyweight match up at UFC 7 by TKO (Punches), Davis lost his 2nd fight aginst Chuck Liddell at UFC 12 by KO, Davis won his first fight against Thiago Silva at UFC 16 by TKO, Davis won his next fight by KO at UFC 23 against Mauricio Rua, Davis lost his next fight at Fight night 7 against Tito Ortiz by Unanimous decision.

MMA record

 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 2 - 3 - 0
 * Tito Ortiz
 * Unanimous decision
 * UFN 7
 * March 24, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 5.00
 * Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, USA.
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 2 - 2 - 0
 * Mauricio Rua
 * KO (Punch)
 * UFC 23
 * February 20, 2013
 * align=center| 2nd
 * align=center| 3.18
 * Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
 * style="background: #ccffcc; text-align: center;"| Win
 * align=center| 1 - 2 - 0
 * Thiago Silva
 * TKO (Punch)
 * UFC 16
 * January 13, 2013
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 1.32
 * Mandalay Bay, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 0 - 2 - 0
 * Chuck Liddell
 * KO (Punches)
 * UFC 12
 * December 19, 2012
 * align=center| 2nd
 * align=center| 3.14
 * Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 * style="background: #ffcccc; text-align: center;"| Loss
 * align=center| 0 - 1 - 0
 * Chuck Liddell
 * TKO (Punches)
 * UFC 7
 * November 28, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 2.14
 * MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * }
 * Chuck Liddell
 * TKO (Punches)
 * UFC 7
 * November 28, 2012
 * align=center| 3rd
 * align=center| 2.14
 * MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, USA
 * }
 * }

