Parisian vs Pogues

Who won Parisian vs Pogues?

Jamal Pogues beat Josh Parisian by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield, on Saturday 18th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 27-30, 27-30, 28-29 in favor of winner Jamal Pogues.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Parisian vs Pogues stats

Josh Parisian stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jamal Pogues made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggested Parisian had a large advantage in power over Pogues, boasting at 73% knock out percentage over Pogues' 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Parisian and Pogues would have been pretty equal, both with a 13% submission rate.

Josh Parisian was the older man by 6 years, at 33 years old.

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

Parisian was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Pogues, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 39 to Pogues' 29.

Activity check

Parisian's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Pogues' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Parisian vs Pogues?

Josh Parisian was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Jamal Pogues made his way into the ring at 19/50 (-260) with oddsmakers.