Harris vs Parisian

When is Harris vs Parisian?

Walt Harris will take on Josh Parisian during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there is no weight limit.

Harris vs Parisian stats

Walt Harris steps into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 9 loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Josh Parisian will make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out and 2 by submission.

The stats suggest Harris has a large advantage in power over Parisian, boasting at 100% knock out percentage over Parisian's 73%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Parisian will have an advantage over Harris, with a 13% submission rate over Harris' 0%.

Walt Harris is the older man by 6 years, at 39 years old.

Harris has a height advantage of 1 inch over Parisian. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Harris is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Parisian, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 3 less professional rounds, 36 to Parisian's 39.

Harris vs Parisian form

Walt Harris has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Marcin Tybura at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in the United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alexander Volkov at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Alistair Overeem at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 16th May 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Before that, he had beat Aleksei Oleinik at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

He had won against Sergey Spivac at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

Parisian has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he 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 beat 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 defeated Roque Martinez at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

He had lost to 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

In terms of recent activity, Josh Parisian has been fighting more than Walt Harris.

Walt Harris last fought 1 year, 11 months and 28 days ago, while Josh Parisian's last outing was 3 months and 15 days ago.

Harris' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Parisian's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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