Last updated: August 2026
| Net Worth | Not publicly disclosed (estimated $100,000-$500,000) |
| Born | June 12, 1995 |
| Profession | Mixed Martial Artist (MMA Fighter), nicknamed “The Matrix” |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 American |
Kyler Phillips, known by the nickname “The Matrix,” is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC bantamweight division. His exact net worth has not been publicly disclosed, but based on his UFC fight purses and bonuses over a roughly six-year run in the promotion, it is estimated to fall between $100,000 and $500,000.
Early Life & Family
Phillips was born on June 12, 1995, in Torrance, California. His father introduced him to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the Gracie Academy in Torrance when he was just three years old, sparking a lifelong love of martial arts. He went on to wrestle at Temecula Valley High School and built an amateur combat sports resume that included an IBJJF blue-belt jiu-jitsu world title in 2012, a California state judo championship in 2010, and a CIF wrestling section title in 2013. He later earned a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under the Carlson Gracie lineage and now trains and fights out of Glendale, Arizona.
Rise to Fame
After starting pankration competition at age twelve and his first professional MMA fight at sixteen, Phillips built a 4-0 regional record that earned him a spot on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2017, where he stopped James Gray Jr. by TKO in 46 seconds. He wasn’t signed immediately and instead appeared on The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated, then took his first professional loss to Victor Henry before finally earning a UFC contract in 2019 following a head-kick knockout of Emeka Ifekandu.
Career History
Phillips made his UFC debut on February 29, 2020, earning a Fight of the Night bonus for a unanimous-decision win over Gabriel Silva. His UFC tenure has included notable wins over Song Yadong, Marcelo Rojo (by submission), and Pedro Munhoz, along with losses to Raulian Paiva, Rob Font, Vinicius Oliveira, and Charles Jourdain. In March 2023, he was suspended for six months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after testing positive for ostarine, returning to competition in July 2023. As of his most recent bout in April 2026, his professional record stood at 12 wins and 5 losses.
How They Built Their Wealth
Phillips’ income comes primarily from UFC fight purses, win bonuses, and performance-of-the-night bonuses accumulated over more than a dozen fights inside the promotion since his 2020 debut. As is typical for fighters outside the sport’s headline stars, his earnings are driven mainly by base and bonus pay rather than major outside sponsorships.
Personal Life
Phillips has spoken about his father’s role in introducing him to martial arts as a young child, but has otherwise kept most details of his personal life out of the public record.
Kyler Phillips’ net worth remains undisclosed but is estimated in the low hundreds of thousands of dollars, built over a UFC career spanning more than a dozen fights in the bantamweight division.