Giles vs Parsons

Who won Giles vs Parsons?

Trevin Giles beat Preston Parsons by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night San Antonio, on Saturday 25th March 2023 at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Trevin Giles.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Giles vs Parsons stats

Trevin Giles stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Preston Parsons made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

Preston Parsons marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Trevin Giles' UFC record stood at 7-6-0, while Preston Parsons' came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Giles had a massive power advantage over Parsons, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Parsons' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Parsons had a massive advantage over Giles, boasting a 90% submission rate over Giles' 33%.

Trevin Giles was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Giles had a height advantage of 1 inch over Parsons. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Giles was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 months earlier than Parsons, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, 48 to Parsons' 26.

Activity check

Giles' last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Parsons' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Giles vs Parsons?

Trevin Giles was a 87/100 (-110) favourite going into the contest, while Preston Parsons made his way into the ring at 19/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.