Parisian vs Buday

Who won Parisian vs Buday?

Martin Buday beat Josh Parisian by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos, on Saturday 12th August 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Parisian vs Buday stats

Josh Parisian stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Martin Buday made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Josh Parisian's UFC record stood at 2-5-0, while Martin Buday's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Parisian had an advantage in power over Buday, with a 73% knock out percentage over Buday's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Parisian had a slight advantage over Buday, with a 13% submission rate over Buday's 8%.

Josh Parisian was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Parisian had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Parisian was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 years and 5 months later than Buday, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 41 to Buday's 28.

Parisian vs Buday form

Parisian had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jamal Pogues at UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield on 18th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alan Baudot at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Don Tale Mayes at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round.

Before that, he had beaten Roque Martinez at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

He had been defeated by Parker Porter at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Parisian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Buday's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Parisian vs Buday?

Josh Parisian was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Martin Buday made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.