Giles vs Parsons

Who won Giles vs Parsons?

Trevin Giles beat Preston Parsons by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night San Antonio, on Saturday 25th March 2023 at AT&T Center in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Trevin Giles.

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).

Giles vs Parsons stats

Trevin Giles stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Preston Parsons made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws and 9 by submission.

This was Trevin Giles' 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Preston Parsons marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Trevin Giles' UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Preston Parsons' came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Giles had a massive power advantage over Parsons, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Parsons' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Parsons had a massive advantage over Giles, boasting a 90% submission rate over Giles' 33%.

Trevin Giles was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

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

Giles was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 months earlier than Parsons, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 51 to Parsons' 27.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Trevin Giles had last fought 3 years, 8 months and 3 days ago, while Preston Parsons' last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 18 days ago.

Giles' last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Parsons' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 29 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 Giles vs Parsons?

Trevin Giles was a 87/100 (-110) favourite going into the contest, while Preston Parsons made his way into the ring at 19/20 (-110) with oddsmakers.