UFC Fight Night 245: Rob Font vs. Kyler Phillips Prediction for Tomorrow, 10/19/24

The Co-Main Event at UFC Fight Night 245 will see Rob Font take on Kyler Phillips. This will be a fight in the UFC Bantamweight division. Font enters this fight with an MMA record of 20-8 and he is 10-7 in the UFC. He averages 5.53 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 45%. Font absorbs 3.65 strikes and has a striking defense of 56%. His grappling is decent as best, averaging 0.89 takedowns every 15 minutes. Font has a takedown accuracy of 35% and his takedown defense is 46%.

Phillips enters this fight with an MMA record of 12-2 and he is 7-1 in the UFC. He averages 5.72 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 45%. Phillips absorbs 3.38 strikes and has a striking defense of 61%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 2.41 takedowns per every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 46% and a takedown defense of 75%.

Phillips is the overwhelming favorite in this fight; therefore, we will be looking at how Phillips will win this fight. Phillips has won his last 2 fights by decision and 3 of his last 4 fights have also been by this method. Font, on the other hand, has lost 4 of his last 5 UFC fights and all 4 of these losses were by decision. Because of this, backing Phillips to win by decision will be our best bet.