Parisian vs Martinez

Who won Parisian vs Martinez?

Josh Parisian beat Roque Martinez by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Vegas 29, on Saturday 19th June 2021 in the United States.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Josh Parisian.

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 Martinez stats

Josh Parisian stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Roque Martinez made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Josh Parisian's UFC record stood at 2-5-0, while Roque Martinez's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Parisian had a large advantage in power over Martinez, boasting a 77% knock out percentage over Martinez's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Martinez had a slight advantage over Parisian, with a 20% submission rate over Parisian's 15%.

Josh Parisian was the younger man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Parisian had a height advantage of 6 inches over Martinez. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Parisian was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 years and 7 months later than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 41 to Martinez's 60.

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Martinez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Parisian vs Martinez?

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