UFC UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 Final

Bantamweight

Kyler Phillips vs Vinicius Oliveira

Kyler Phillips
United States

Kyler Phillips

“The Matrix”

12-5

VS
Vinicius Oliveira
Brazil

Vinicius Oliveira

“LokDog”

24-4

Winner

Winner

Vinicius Oliveira

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

19 July 2025 · Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, USA

Key takeaways

  • Vinicius Oliveira beat Kyler Phillips by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Vinicius Oliveira landed 102 of 238 total strikes and 1 of 4 takedowns, with 2:20 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 28-29, 28-29, 28-29.

Tale of the tape

Kyler PhillipsVinicius Oliveira
12-5Record24-4
30Age on fight night29
5′8″ (173 cm)Height5′9″ (175 cm)
72″ (183 cm)Reach70.5″ (179 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSwitch
MMA LabTeamBicudo Jr Team
Torrance, California, United StatesFromPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Fight statistics

54of 156 · 35%Total strikes landed102of 238 · 43%
38of 131Head strikes56of 165
13of 22Body strikes28of 52
3of 3Leg strikes18of 21
0of 5Takedowns1of 4
0Knockdowns1
0:09Control time2:20

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Kyler PhillipsRoundVinicius Oliveira
29/67strikes0/1TD0KD0:00controlR122/69strikes0/1TD0KD0:03control
9/31strikes0/3TD0KD0:09controlR247/87strikes1/2TD1KD2:17control
16/58strikes0/1TD0KD0:00controlR333/82strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Robbie Scheuermann

10R199R2109R310

28total29

Sal D'amato

10R199R2109R310

28total29

Chris Lee

10R199R2109R310

28total29

Form going into the fight

Kyler Phillips

  1. LRob Fontunanimous decision2024
  2. WPedro Munhozunanimous decision2024
  3. WRaoni Barcelosunanimous decision2023
  4. WMarcelo Rojosubmission R3 1:482022
  5. LRaulian Paivamajority decision2021

Vinicius Oliveira

  1. WSaid Nurmagomedovunanimous decision2025
  2. WRicky Simonunanimous decision2024
  3. WBenardo SopajKO/TKO R3 4:412024
  4. WVictor MadrigalKO/TKO R1 3:022023

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Max Holloway vs Dustin PoirierLightweightunanimous decisionPaulo Costa vs Roman KopylovMiddleweightunanimous decisionGunnar Nelson vs Neil MagnyKevin Holland vs Daniel RodriguezWelterweightunanimous decisionDan Ige vs Patricio PitbullFeatherweightunanimous decision

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