Featherweight · Men

Alan Philpott

“Super Ali”
United Kingdom Next Generation I.M.M.A. debut 2009
Held by Julio Arce
Form W L W L L
Elo 1,238 peak 1,502 · 6 Aug 2019 264 below it
Tapology Sherdog
21-18 (1)pro record
2L current streak
1,466best win, Elo
1,258average opponent
-- born 22 Sep 1992
68.0" / 68.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at featherweight, ages 26–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,214 Sub917 Dec1,041

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of featherweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,363 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 40 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 40 bouts (2026): 1,238 Elo, 21-18, aged 34, average opponent 1,298.

  1. Dumar Roa then 1,183, 22-18, aged 34 1-10 after peaked 1,183
  2. Wataru Miki then 1,260, 20-14, aged 34 3-1 after peaked 1,393 ▲
  3. Yuki Sasaki then 1,257, 22-17, aged 34 · Middleweight 3-5 after peaked 1,352 ▲
  4. Hiromitsu Kanehara then 1,176, 22-17, aged 35 · Light Heavyweight 4-12 after peaked 1,374 ▲
  5. Steve Berger then 1,190, 19-18, aged 35 · Welterweight 2-6 after peaked 1,249 ▲
  6. Ronald Jhun then 1,213, 23-15, aged 35 · Middleweight 2-11 after peaked 1,260

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Gustavo Falciroli Decision R3 · 16 Jun 2018 · Absolute Championship Berkut 1,466
  2. Kris Edwards Submission R1 · 27 Oct 2012 · Cage Warriors 1,427
  3. Aaron Blackwell Decision R3 · 10 Sep 2016 · BAMMA 1,424
  4. Myung Gu Kim KO/TKO R3 · 6 Aug 2019 · ONE Championship 1,421
  5. Damian Szmigielski Decision R3 · 22 Nov 2014 · Fighters Arena 1,352

Losses

The latest 5 of 18
  1. Caolán Loughran Submission R1 · 16 Apr 2026 · Professional Fighters League 1,570
  2. Lewis McGrillen-Evans Submission R2 · 10 May 2025 · Professional Fighters League 1,674
  3. Rod Costa Submission R3 · 10 Feb 2024 · Eternal MMA 1,303
  4. Abdalla Biayda Submission R2 · 11 Feb 2023 · Eternal MMA 1,429
  5. Diego Pereira Submission R2 · 16 Sep 2022 · Eternal MMA 1,270

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Rich Edgeworth 2 meetings · 2011, 2012 2–0

Fight history

47 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
47 16 Apr 202633.6 yrs L21-18 (1) Caolán Loughran 10-3 · 29.9 yrs Featherweight SubFace Crank R11:11 0.00 1,264→1,238 -26 1,570 +850→+1200 Professional Fighters League - PFL Belfast: Kelly vs. Wilson Professional Fighters League
46 10 May 202532.6 yrs L21-17 (1) Lewis McGrillen-Evans 11-1 · 24.5 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R28:17 0.00 1,280→1,264 -16 1,674 +550→+1200 PFL Europe 1: Belfast 2025 Professional Fighters League
45 8 Feb 202532.4 yrs W21-16 (1) Tomoya Hirakawa 13-9-1 · 37.5 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOKnee & Punches R14:26 1.00 1,167→1,280 +113 1,273 – Eternal MMA 92: Sydney Eternal MMA
44 10 Feb 202431.4 yrs L20-16 (1) Rod Costa 7-6 Bantamweighttitle SubArm Triangle Choke From Bottom R313:34 0.00 1,238→1,167 -71 1,303 – Eternal MMA 82: Perth Eternal MMA
43 8 Sep 202331.0 yrs W20-15 (1) Shaun Etchell 7-4 · 30.1 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R26:07 1.00 1,130→1,238 +108 1,213 – Eternal MMA 78: Sydney Eternal MMA
42 11 Feb 202330.4 yrs L19-15 (1) Abdalla Biayda 6-1 Featherweight SubArm Triangle Choke R27:43 0.00 1,161→1,130 -31 1,429 – Eternal MMA 73: Perth Eternal MMA
41 16 Sep 202230.0 yrs L19-14 (1) Diego Pereira 7-6 Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R27:58 0.00 1,241→1,161 -80 1,270 – Eternal MMA 69: Gold Coast Eternal MMA
40 7 May 202229.6 yrs L19-13 (1) Justin Van Heerden 8-5 · 28.2 yrs Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R28:55 0.00 1,351→1,241 -110 1,259 – Eternal MMA 65: Gold Coast Eternal MMA
39 19 Feb 202027.4 yrs L19-12 (1) Ahmed Faress 15-3 · 28.5 yrs Lightweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:02 0.00 1,502→1,374 -128 1,329 – ONE Warrior Series 10 ONE Championship
38 6 Aug 201926.9 yrs W19-11 (1) Myung Gu Kim 10-5 · 31.0 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches & Knee R311:25 1.00 1,412→1,502 +90 1,421 – ONE Warrior Series 7 ONE Championship
37 20 Jun 201926.7 yrs W18-11 (1) Zechariah Lange 6-2 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,361→1,412 +51 1,328 – ONE Warrior Series 6 ONE Championship
36 25 Apr 201926.6 yrs L17-11 (1) Min Jong Song 9-7 · 27.4 yrs Featherweight SubNeck Crank R29:38 0.00 1,431→1,361 -70 1,500 – ONE Warrior Series 5 ONE Championship
35 16 Jun 201825.7 yrs W17-10 (1) Gustavo Falciroli 17-5-2 (1) · 35.5 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,341→1,431 +90 1,466 +150→+150 ACB 88: Brisbane Absolute Championship Berkut
34 9 Dec 201725.2 yrs L16-10 (1) Islam Yunusov 4-2 Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,423→1,341 -82 1,332 – ACB 76: Young Eagles 23 Absolute Championship Berkut
33 7 Jul 201724.8 yrs NC16-9 (1) Shay Walsh 16-4 Bantamweighttitle -- R12:50 0.00 1,423→1,423 +0 1,547 +165→+165 BAMMA 30: Philpott vs. Walsh BAMMA
32 16 Dec 201624.2 yrs L16-9 Tom Duquesnoy 13-1 (1) · 23.5 yrs Bantamweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R28:35 0.00 1,448→1,423 -25 1,762 – BAMMA 27: Duquesnoy vs. Philpott BAMMA
31 10 Sep 201624.0 yrs W16-8 Aaron Blackwell 15-9-1 Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,376→1,448 +71 1,424 – BAMMA 26: Saadeh vs. Young BAMMA
30 19 Jun 201623.7 yrs L15-8 Daichi Takenaka 9-0-1 · 26.4 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:37 0.00 1,419→1,376 -43 1,614 – Vale Tudo Japan - VTJ in Osaka Vale Tudo Japan
29 27 Feb 201623.4 yrs W15-7 Nathaniel Wood 7-2 · 22.6 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKODoctor Stoppage (Broken Nose) R313:40 1.00 1,333→1,419 +86 1,327 -107→-107 BAMMA 24: Kone vs. Phillips BAMMA
28 19 Sep 201523.0 yrs W14-7 Regis Sugden 3-0 · 20.1 yrs Bantamweighttitle DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,340→1,333 -7 1,270 – BAMMA 22: Duquesnoy vs. Loughnane BAMMA
27 25 Apr 201522.6 yrs L13-7 Ed Arthur 5-0 Bantamweighttitle SubRear Naked Choke R25:56 0.00 1,393→1,340 -53 1,539 – BAMMA 20: McDermott vs. Lazarz BAMMA
26 22 Nov 201422.2 yrs W13-6 Damian Szmigielski 5-0 · 22.6 yrs Bantamweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,327→1,393 +66 1,352 – Fighters Arena 10 Fighters Arena
25 12 Oct 201422.1 yrs W12-6 James McErlean 3-1 Bantamweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.81 1,307→1,327 +20 1,163 – Akuma Fighting Championship 4 Akuma MMA
24 1 Mar 201421.4 yrs W11-6 Steve McCombe 19-21-1 Bantamweight SubTriangle Choke R312:58 1.00 1,204→1,307 +103 1,267 – UXC 2: Moore vs Reid Underdog Xtreme Championships
23 23 Nov 201321.2 yrs L10-6 O'icebox Okunnu 4-1 Bantamweight SubKimura R11:57 0.00 1,315→1,204 -111 1,220 – M4tC 12: Extreme Made4TheCage
22 1 Sep 201320.9 yrs W10-5 Jamie Nolan 2-1-1 Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,241→1,315 +74 1,300 – SFC 7: Tear Up Scottish Fight Challenge
21 3 Aug 201320.9 yrs W9-5 Roberts Skujiņš 3-4 · 25.3 yrs – KO/TKOPunches and Elbows R2 1.00 1,195→1,241 +45 1,014 – Clan Wars 16 Clan Wars
20 25 May 201320.7 yrs L8-5 Damien Rooney 9-3-1 · 29.1 yrs Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R1 0.00 1,300→1,195 -105 1,231 – CC 17: Rooney vs. Philpott Cage Contender
19 9 Mar 201320.5 yrs W8-4 Liam James 6-4 · 28.7 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOPunches R313:00 1.00 1,215→1,300 +85 1,206 -117→-117 Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 52 Cage Warriors
18 1 Dec 201220.2 yrs L7-4 Mike Wooten 5-0 · 23.4 yrs – SubTriangle Choke R311:43 0.00 1,316→1,215 -101 1,263 – Cage Contender Fight Stars Cage Contender
17 27 Oct 201220.1 yrs W7-3 Kris Edwards 8-3 Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:53 1.00 1,174→1,316 +142 1,427 +136→+136 Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 49 Cage Warriors
16 20 Oct 201220.1 yrs W6-3 Rich Edgeworth 3-5 Featherweight SubTriangle Choke R10:54 1.00 1,128→1,174 +46 950 – CC 15: Isaksson vs. Murrie Cage Contender
15 14 Apr 201219.6 yrs L5-3 Joe Clarke 5-0 Featherweighttitle SubArmbar R1 0.00 1,170→1,128 -42 1,368 – Clan Wars 10 Clan Wars
14 10 Mar 201219.5 yrs W5-2 Carl Fawcett 4-2 Featherweight SubArmbar R12:35 1.00 1,031→1,170 +139 1,268 – Total Combat 46 MMA Total Combat
13 4 Feb 201219.4 yrs L4-2 Conor Mulholland 1-0 – KO/TKOPunches R1 0.00 1,144→1,031 -113 1,039 – Chaos Fighting Championships 10 Chaos FC
12 12 Nov 201119.1 yrs W4-1 Barry McGuigan 0-2 – SubArmbar R1 1.00 1,110→1,144 +34 864 – Spartan Fighting Championship United Kingdom Regional
11 18 Oct 201119.1 yrs L3-1 Josh Ramage 4-7 · 23.1 yrs Featherweight SubRear-Naked Choke R13:45 0.00 1,239→1,110 -129 1,061 – Savage Fight Night - War In Weston United Kingdom Regional
10 8 Oct 201119.0 yrs W3-0 Andy Young 0-2 – SubNeck Crank R3 1.00 1,192→1,239 +47 1,016 – CC 11: Robinson vs. Wain Cage Contender
9 3 Sep 201118.9 yrs W2-0 Rich Edgeworth 1-2 – SubArmbar R13:02 1.00 1,105→1,192 +87 1,102 – Chaos Fighting Championships 9 Chaos FC
8 12 Feb 201118.4 yrs W1-0 Eugene McAuley debut – SubArmbar R12:17 1.00 1,036→1,105 +69 962 – Chaos Fighting Championships 8 Chaos FC
7 12 Nov 201018.1 yrs W4-3 Liam Murray 1-2 – SubArmbar R2 1.00 963→1,036 +73 1,004 – CC 7: Fields vs. Kelly Cage Contender am
6 10 Sep 201018.0 yrs L3-3 Rich Edgeworth 0-1 – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:38 0.00 1,058→963 -95 889 – Immortal Fighting Championship 3 Immortal Fighting Championships am
5 27 Jun 201017.8 yrs L3-2 Martin Wong 1-0 – SubArm-Triangle Choke R10:38 0.00 1,123→1,058 -65 1,125 – Fight-Stars 4 United Kingdom Regional am
4 9 Apr 201017.5 yrs W3-1 Mark Kelly 1-1 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,086→1,123 +37 1,045 – UC 6: Ultimatum United Kingdom Regional am
3 21 Feb 201017.4 yrs W2-1 Ryan Thomas debut · 16.2 yrs – Sub -- 1.00 1,006→1,086 +79 1,081 – Ireland Regional Ireland Regional am
2 5 Feb 201017.4 yrs W1-1 Davin Corragan debut – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 945→1,006 +61 1,033 – CC 3: Featherweight Tournament Cage Contender am
1 14 Nov 200917.1 yrs L0-1 Davin Corrigan debut – SubTriangle Choke R1 0.00 1,011→945 -66 1,011 – CC 2: Lightweight Tournament Cage Contender am