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 36 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Parisian had been fighting more than Roque Martinez.

Going to this contest, Josh Parisian had last fought 4 years and 27 days ago, while Roque Martinez's last outing had been 6 years, 1 month and 14 days ago.

Parisian's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Parisian vs Martinez?

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