Parisian vs Pogues

Who won Parisian vs Pogues?

Jamal Pogues beat Josh Parisian by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in favor of the winner Jamal Pogues.

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 Pogues stats

Josh Parisian stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jamal Pogues made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Jamal Pogues marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Josh Parisian's UFC record stood at 2-5-0, while Jamal Pogues' came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Parisian had a large advantage in power over Pogues, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Pogues' 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Parisian and Pogues would have been pretty equal, both with a 13% submission rate.

Josh Parisian was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

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

Parisian was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Pogues, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 41 to Pogues' 38.

Activity check

Parisian's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Pogues' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Parisian vs Pogues?

Josh Parisian was a 21/10 (+210) underdog going into the contest, while Jamal Pogues made his way into the ring at 19/50 (-260) with oddsmakers.