Parkin vs Machado

Who won Parkin vs Machado?

Michael Parkin beat Caio Machado by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig, on Saturday 18th November 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michael Parkin.

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).

Parkin vs Machado stats

Michael Parkin stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Caio Machado made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Michael Parkin's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Caio Machado marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Michael Parkin's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Caio Machado's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Parkin had an advantage in power over Machado, with a 71% knock out percentage over Machado's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Machado had an advantage over Parkin, with a 29% submission rate over Parkin's 14%.

Michael Parkin was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Parkin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 4 months later than Machado, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 21 to Machado's 31.

Parkin vs Machado form

Machado had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Don Tale Mayes at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Michael Parkin at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Edison Lopes at BFL 75 on 1st December 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their BFL Heavyweight championship fight at Harbour Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Lee Mein at BFL 69 on 1st October 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their BFL Heavyweight championship fight in Western Canada.

He had defeated Chris Larsen at BFL 67 on 4th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their BFL Heavyweight championship fight in Canada.

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Machado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Parkin vs Machado?

Michael Parkin was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Caio Machado made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.