Phil Davis (fighter)
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| Born | Phil Kwabina Davis September 25, 1984 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other names | Mr. Wonderful |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight (205 lb) |
| Reach | 79.0 in (201 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Wrestling, BJJ, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Chula Vista, California, United States |
| Team | Alliance MMA |
| Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling |
| Years active | 2008–present (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | Penn State University |
| Notable school(s) | Harrisburg High School |
| Website | http://www.philmrwonderful.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Phil Kwabina Davis (born September 25, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a Light Heavyweight for Bellator MMA. Davis is the current Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.
Davis was born and raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with his two older brothers, Jeffery and John. He began wrestling when he was in the eighth grade and then attended Harrisburg High School where he was a four-year team captain and letterman, with a 112-17 career record. Davis also lettered in tennis and cross-country running. He then went on to wrestle for the Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team, finishing in 5th place nationally in the 197 lb weight class as a junior in 2007 and then winning the (197 lbs) NCAA title in 2008. He finished with an overall wrestling record of 116–15 while at Penn State and was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American. After graduating from Penn State, he began training with the newly formed LionHeart MMA team, coached by Jeff Rockwell (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), TJ Turner (boxing), Mark Miller, (kickboxing and Muay Thai), Matt Kocher (wrestling/S&C) and Ryan Gruhn (Muay Thai) in State College, Pennsylvania.
Davis' primary training partners were Paul Bradley, Lou Armezzani and Jimy Hettes. He also trained with many visiting fighters such as Dave Herman, Shanon Slack, Dominick Cruz, Jon Jones and Cain Velasquez. When the LionHeart team disbanded in 2009, Davis moved to San Diego, California to continue his training with Alliance MMA. Davis earned his blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Lloyd Irvin in 2009. In 2009 he won the No Gi Grappling World Jiu-Jitsu Championship as a blue belt in the 221 lbs, Super Heavyweight division. Davis began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2008, compiling a record of 4–0 in regional promotions across the United States.
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