Despaigne vs Parisian

Who won Despaigne vs Parisian?

Robelis Despaigne beat Josh Parisian by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 299, on Saturday 9th March 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

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).

Despaigne vs Parisian stats

Robelis Despaigne stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Josh Parisian made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Robelis Despaigne's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024.

Robelis Despaigne's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Josh Parisian's came in at 2-5-0.

The stats suggested Despaigne had a large advantage in power over Parisian, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Parisian's 73%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Parisian had an advantage over Despaigne, with a 13% submission rate over Despaigne's 0%.

Robelis Despaigne was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Despaigne had a height advantage of 3 inches over Parisian. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Despaigne was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 7 years and 6 months later than Parisian, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 11 to Parisian's 41.

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What were the odds on Despaigne vs Parisian?

Robelis Despaigne was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Josh Parisian made his way into the ring at 31/10 (+310) with oddsmakers.