Parsons vs Elder

Who won Parsons vs Elder?

Preston Parsons beat Evan Elder by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 23rd April 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Preston Parsons.

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).

Parsons vs Elder stats

Preston Parsons stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

Evan Elder made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Preston Parsons' UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Evan Elder's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Elder had a massive power advantage over Parsons, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Parsons' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Parsons had a massive advantage over Elder, boasting a 100% submission rate over Elder's 25%.

Preston Parsons was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

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

Parsons was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years earlier than Elder, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 23 to Elder's 22.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Evan Elder had been fighting more than Preston Parsons.

Going to this contest, Preston Parsons had last fought 2 years, 9 months and 9 days ago, while Evan Elder's last outing had been 3 years, 8 months and 5 days ago.

What were the odds on Parsons vs Elder?

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