Phil De Fries | |
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Born | Sunderland, England, United Kingdom | 21 April 1986
Other names | S-11 |
Nationality | British |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Reach | 79 in (201 cm) |
Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Fighting out of | Sunderland, England, United Kingdom |
Team | TFT MMA |
Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Years active | 2009–present (MMA) |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 33 |
Wins | 26 |
By knockout | 7 |
By submission | 14 |
By decision | 5 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 5 |
By decision | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Philip De Fries (born 21 April 1986) is a British mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, where he is the current KSW Heavyweight Champion. He holds the most title defences and is the longest reigning KSW Champion in the organisations history. A professional competitor since 2009, De Fries has formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, and M-1 Global.
Born in Sunderland, De Fries is of Dutch origin through his paternal grandfather. He began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 14. [1] He worked as a drugs counselor before and during his professional mixed martial arts career. [2]
Since the very beginning of his MMA career, De Fries has shown great submission skills, defeating the likes of Darren Towler and Stav Economou. He made his professional debut in 2009.
After his win over Stav Economou, De Fries was scouted and signed a fight deal with the UFC. [3]
De Fries was expected to make his debut against Oli Thompson at UFC 138. [4] However, on 17 October 2011, it was revealed that Thompson had to pull out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Rob Broughton. [5] De Fries won the fight via unanimous decision. [6]
In his second UFC fight, De Fries faced Stipe Miocic on 15 February 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1. [7] He lost the fight via KO in the first round. [8]
De Fries faced former strongman Oli Thompson at UFC on Fox 4. [9] He won the fight via submission in the second round. [10]
De Fries was expected to face Matt Mitrione on 29 December 2012 at UFC 155. [11] However, Mitrione stepped up to fight Roy Nelson at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale and was replaced by Todd Duffee. [12] De Fries lost via first round TKO due to punches. [13]
Mitrione vs. De Fries eventually took place on 6 April 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9. [14] He lost the bout via knockout 19 seconds into the first round. Following the loss De Fries was released from the promotion. [15]
Following his release from the UFC, De Fries returned to action on 31 December 2013 in Japan as he faced Strikeforce veteran Brett Rogers at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013. [16] He won the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round. [17]
He then faced Judo specialist Satoshi Ishii on the IGF 1 card which took place on 5 April 2014. De Fries lost this fight via unanimous decision. [18]
De Fries made his Bellator MMA debut on 15 December 2017 at Bellator 191 against Pride FC vet James Thompson. [19] He won the fight via submission in the first round. [20]
On 8 February 2018 it was announced that De Fries had signed a four-fight contract with Polish MMA promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki. [21]
In the promotional debut De Fries faced Polish prospect Michał Andryszak for the vacant KSW Heavyweight Championship at KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis on 14 April 2018. [22] De Fries won the fight via technical knockout in the first round and claimed the championship. [23]
On 6 October 2018 De Fries made his first title defense against Karol Bedorf at KSW 45: The Return to Wembley, retaining his championship via keylock submission in the second round. [24] He was awarded the Submission of the Night bonus award. [25]
De Fries successfully defended his title against reigning KSW Light Heavyweight champion Tomasz Narkun at KSW 47 on 23 March 2019, winning the fight via unanimous decision. [26]
De Fries was initially expected to make his next title defense against Damian Grabowski at KSW 50 on 14 September 2019. [27] However, Grabowski was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury, [28] and was replaced by Luis Henrique. De Fries won the fight by split decision. [29]
In his 4th defense, De Fries faced Michał Kita on 19 December 2020 at KSW 57: De Fries vs. Kita. [30] He won the fight via second-round TKO finish one minute into the second round. [31]
De Fries rematched with Tomasz Narkun on 24 April 2021 at KSW 60: De Fries vs. Narkun 2. [32] The pair previously met on 23 March 2019 in the main event at KSW 47: The X-Warriors, where De Fries defeated Narkun by unanimous decision and defended his KSW heavyweight title. [33] He won the bout via ground and pound resulting in a TKO. [34]
De Fries faced Darko Stošić at KSW 67 on 26 February 2022. [35] He defended his title and won the bout via TKO after Stošić tapped due to combination of exhaustion and damage in the fifth round. [36]
De Fries faced Ricardo Prasel on 10 September 2022 at KSW 74. [37] He defeated Prasel at the end of the first round, choking him out via rear-naked choke. [38] He was awarded his second Submission of the Night bonus award. [39]
De Fries rematched Todd Duffee on 25 February 2023 at KSW 79. [40] He defeated Duffee in the first round via ground and pound TKO. [41]
De Fries faced Szymon Bajor on 15 July 2023 at KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor. [42] He won the bout and defended the belt after putting Bajor unconscious with a rear-naked choke at the end of the second round. [43]
De Fries faced Augusto Sakai at KSW 95 on June 7, 2024, winning by unanimous decision. [44]
De Fries faced Josh Barnett in a grappling match at XTB KSW Epic on February 24, 2024. [45] Neither man submitted the other, and the match was ruled a draw. [46]
33 matches | 26 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 7 | 5 |
By submission | 14 | 0 |
By decision | 5 | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 26–6 (1) | Darko Stošić | TKO (punches) | KSW 100 | November 16, 2024 | 1 | 4:11 | Gliwice, Poland | Defended the KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 25–6 (1) | Augusto Sakai | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 95 | June 7, 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Olsztyn, Poland | Defended the KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 24–6 (1) | Szymon Bajor | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | KSW 84 | 15 July 2023 | 2 | 4:57 | Gdynia, Poland | Defended the KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 23–6 (1) | Todd Duffee | TKO (punches) | KSW 79 | 25 February 2023 | 1 | 3:46 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Defended the KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 22–6 (1) | Ricardo Prasel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KSW 74 | 10 September 2022 | 1 | 4:10 | Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland | Defended the KSW Heavyweight Championship. Submission of the Night. |
Win | 21–6 (1) | Darko Stošić | TKO (submission to punches) | KSW 67 | 26 February 2022 | 5 | 3:44 | Warsaw, Poland | Defended the KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 20–6 (1) | Tomasz Narkun | TKO (punches) | KSW 60 | 24 April 2021 | 2 | 3:37 | Łódź, Poland | Defended the KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 19–6 (1) | Michał Kita | TKO (punches) | KSW 57 | 19 December 2020 | 2 | 0:59 | Łódź, Poland | Defended the KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 18–6 (1) | Luis Henrique | Decision (split) | KSW 50 | 14 September 2019 | 5 | 5:00 | London, England | Defended the KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 17–6 (1) | Tomasz Narkun | Decision (unanimous) | KSW 47 | 23 March 2019 | 5 | 5:00 | Łódź, Poland | Defended the KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 16–6 (1) | Karol Bedorf | Submission (keylock) | KSW 45 | 6 October 2018 | 2 | 4:26 | London, England | Defended the KSW Heavyweight Championship. Submission of the Night. |
Win | 15–6 (1) | Michał Andryszak | TKO (punches) | KSW 43 | 14 April 2018 | 1 | 3:32 | Wrocław, Poland | Won the KSW Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 14–6 (1) | James Thompson | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 191 | 15 December 2017 | 1 | 1:33 | Newcastle, England | |
Win | 13–6 (1) | Anton Vyazigin | Decision (majority) | M-1 Challenge 84 | 27 October 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
Loss | 12–6 (1) | Ivan Shtyrkov | TKO (elbows and punches) | RCC Boxing Promotions: Day of Victory 72 | 5 May 2017 | 1 | 1:51 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
Win | 12–5 (1) | Thomas Denham | TKO (punches) | M4tC 22: Warriors | 26 November 2016 | 1 | 1:37 | Tyne and Wear, England | |
Loss | 11–5 (1) | Thomas Denham | TKO (punches) | M4tC 16: Invasion | 28 February 2015 | 1 | 1:01 | Tyne and Wear, England | |
Win | 11–4 (1) | Łukasz Parobiec | Submission (rear-naked choke) | M4tC 15: Bad Blood | 29 November 2014 | 1 | 2:03 | Tyne and Wear, England | |
Loss | 10–4 (1) | Satoshi Ishii | Decision (unanimous) | Inoki Genome Fight 1 | 5 April 2014 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Win | 10–3 (1) | Brett Rogers | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2013 | 31 December 2013 | 1 | 3:45 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Loss | 9–3 (1) | Matt Mitrione | KO (punches) | UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi | 6 April 2013 | 1 | 0:19 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
Loss | 9–2 (1) | Todd Duffee | TKO (punches) | UFC 155 | 29 December 2012 | 1 | 2:04 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 9–1 (1) | Oli Thompson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera | 4 August 2012 | 2 | 4:16 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Loss | 8–1 (1) | Stipe Miocic | KO (punches) | UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger | 15 February 2012 | 1 | 0:43 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
Win | 8–0 (1) | Rob Broughton | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 138 | 5 November 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Birmingham, England | |
Win | 7–0 (1) | Stav Economou | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ultimate Warrior Challenge 16 | 2 July 2011 | 2 | 3:56 | Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England | |
Win | 6–0 (1) | Colin Robinson | Submission (armbar) | Supremacy Fight Challenge 2 | 29 May 2011 | 1 | 1:33 | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England | |
Win | 5–0 (1) | Andy Spiers | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Supremacy Fight Challenge 1 | 27 February 2011 | 1 | 3:14 | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England | |
NC | 4–0 (1) | Dave Wilson | NC (punches to the back of the head) | Tyneside Fighting Challenge | 20 June 2010 | 1 | N/A | Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | |
Win | 4–0 | Darren Towler | Submission (D'Arce choke) | Strike and Submit 14 | 30 May 2010 | 1 | 3:37 | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England | |
Win | 3–0 | Grant Hocking | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Strike and Submit 13 | 28 February 2010 | 1 | 1:35 | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England | |
Win | 2–0 | Jamie Sheldon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Strike and Submit 12 | 4 October 2009 | 1 | 2:10 | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England | |
Win | 1–0 | Darren Towler | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Strike and Submit 10 | 26 April 2009 | 1 | 4:48 | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England |
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