Phil
Davis
remains one of the most prominent figures in the
Bellator
MMA light heavyweight division, but a few high-profile losses
have left him in something of a competitive purgatory.
“Mr. Wonderful” will attempt to put himself on steadier footing at
205 pounds when he faces
Julius
Anglickas in the
Bellator 276 co-headliner on March 11 at The Family Arena in
St. Louis. Davis has rattled off four wins across his past five
appearances. The four-time NCAA All-American wrestler last competed
at Bellator 266, where he eked out a split decision over
Yoel Romero
in their three-round main event on Sept. 18. Anglickas, meanwhile,
has won nine of his past 10 bouts. He last fought on Oct. 16, when
he submitted to a fourth-round kimura from
Vadim
Nemkov in a failed bid to capture the undisputed light
heavyweight crown at Bellator 268.
As Davis and Anglickas approach their high-stakes affair, a look at
some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
37: Years of age for Davis, who was born in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, on Sept. 25, 1984.
6: Davis victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting
for 26% of his career total (23). His list of Bellator victims:
Karl
Albrektsson,
Liam
McGeary,
Linton
Vassell and
Francis
Carmont. Davis owns five other victories by submission and 12
more by decision.
14: Consecutive calendar years in which Davis has fought at least
once. He went 1-0 in 2008, 3-0 in 2009, 4-0 in 2010, 1-0 in 2011,
1-1 with one no contest in 2012, 2-0 in 2013, 1-1 in 2014, 2-1 in
2015, 2-0 in 2016, 1-1 in 2017, 1-1 in 2018, 2-0 in 2019, 1-0 in
2020 and 1-1 in 2021.
109: Seconds needed for Davis to put away
Josh Green
with punches at a Palace Fighting Championship show on Jan. 22,
2009. Having occurred more than 13 years ago, it remains the
fastest finish of his 30-fight career.
.782: Cumulative winning percentage between the four men—Nemkov
(twice),
Ryan Bader
(twice),
Anthony
Johnson and
Rashad
Evans—who have defeated Davis. They boast an 86-23-1 combined
record.
30: Years of age for Anglickas, who was born on July 23, 1991 in
Plunge, Lithuania.
4: Anglickas wins by submission, accounting for 40% of his career
total (10). All four have come via rear-naked choke. Anglickas
holds three other wins by knockout or technical knockout and three
more by decision.
1,940: Days between defeats for Anglickas. He suffered his first
setback when he submitted to a
Cameron
Olson arm-triangle choke at a Victory Fighting Championship
event on June 24, 2016 and did not lose again until his
aforementioned ill-fated encounter with Nemkov.
21: Professional rounds completed by Anglickas as a mixed martial
artist. He has gone the distance on three occasions and carries a
perfect 3-0 record in those bouts.
7: Organizations in which Anglicks has plied his MMA trade. He has
gone 3-1 in Bellator, 2-0 in the
Legacy Fighting Alliance, 2-0 in Shamrock Fighting
Championships, 1-0 in
Dana White’s Contender Series, 1-0 in Midwest Championship
Fighting, 1-0 in the Nemesis Fighting Alliance and 0-1 in Victory
Fighting Championship.