Kyler Phillips biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Torrance, California

Kyler Phillips is an American professional mixed martial artist born in Torrance, California, United States. His fight name is Matrix.

Fighting out of Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Phillips is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Before joining the UFC, he competed in California Xtreme Fighting and Legacy Fighting Alliance.

In 2016, Phillips joined MMA Lab in Glendale, Arizona, USA. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He wrestled at Temecula Valley High School in Temecula, California.
2. He is 5’8″ tall and he competes in the bantamweight division.
3. He holds a professional MMA record of 12 wins and 2 losses.
4. In 1998, his father took him to the Gracie Academy out of Torrance.
5. In 2010, he became a state judo champion in California.
6. In 2012, he became an International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation jiu-jitsu world champion blue belt.
7. In 2013, he became a California Interscholastic Federation wrestling champion at 138 pounds.
8. In 2015, he defeated Leonel Tena, Dabin Hanson, Nick Gibson and Marcos Ortiz Escalante in amateur MMA bouts.
9. On March 4, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut.
10. On August 1, 2017, he defeated James Gray Jr. at “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series” Season 1 episode 4.
11. On April 25, 2018, he lost to Brad Katona at “The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated” in Las Vegas.
12. On February 29, 2020, he made his UFC debut.
13. On June 12, 2023, he turned 28.

TIMELINE

2020

• On February 29, 2020, he defeated Gabriel Silva via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 169” in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
• On October 4, 2020, he defeated Cameron Else via technical knockout at “UFC Fight Island 4” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

2021

• On March 6, 2021, he defeated Song Yadong via unanimous decision at “UFC 259” in Enterprise, Nevada.
• On July 24, 2021, he lost to Raulian Paiva at “UFC Vegas 32” in Enterprise.

2022

• On February 12, 2022, he submitted Marcelo Rojo at “UFC 271” in Houston, Texas, USA.

2023

• On August 5, 2023, he defeated Raoni Barcelos via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 50” in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

2024

• On March 9, 2024, he defeated Pedro Munhoz via unanimous decision at “UFC 299” in Miami, Florida, USA.