Parsons vs Smith

Who won Parsons vs Smith?

Jacobe Smith beat Preston Parsons by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th January 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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 Smith stats

Preston Parsons stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

Jacobe Smith made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Preston Parsons' 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Jacobe Smith marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Preston Parsons' UFC record stood at 2-4-0, while Jacobe Smith's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Smith had a massive power advantage over Parsons, boasting a 78% knock out percentage over Parsons' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Parsons had a massive advantage over Smith, boasting a 82% submission rate over Smith's 0%.

Preston Parsons was the same age as Jacobe Smith, at 29 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 3 inches over Parsons.

Parsons was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 years and 1 month earlier than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 27 to Smith's 15.

Parsons vs Smith form

Preston Parsons had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Oban Elliott at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Matt Semelsberger at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Trevin Giles at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Evan Elder at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Parsons' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Parsons vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:40 PM UTC , which was 5:40 PM EST or 2:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Parsons vs Smith?

Preston Parsons was a 93/20 (+470) underdog going into the contest, while Jacobe Smith made his way into the ring at 3/20 (-670) with oddsmakers.