UFC Fight Night 273: Kyler Phillips vs. Charles Jourdain Predictions for Saturday, 04/18/26

The Co-Main Event at UFC Fight Night 273 will see Kyler Phillips take on Charles Jourdain. This will be a fight in the UFC Bantamweight division. Phillips enters this fight with an MMA record of 12-4 and 7-3 in the UFC. He averages 5.04 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 42%. Phillips absorbs 3.83 strikes and has a striking defense of 60%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 2.31 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 45% and a takedown defense of 75%.

Jourdain enters this fight with an MMA record of 17-8-1 and 8-7-1 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.48 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 49%. Jourdain absorbs 4.25 strikes and has a striking defense of 56%. His grappling has not been great, averaging 0.33 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 21% and a takedown defense of 47%.

Jourdain is the moderate-sized favorite in this fight; however, Phillips looks to be the best betting option. Phillips has been more consistent in the UFC recently, having gone 5-3 over his last 8 UFC fights compared to Jourdain, who is 4-4 over the same stretch. Further, Phillips has much better grappling and a similar striking ability. For that reason, backing Phillips to win will be our best bet.