Parnasse vs Varela

Who won Parnasse vs Varela?

Salahdine Parnasse beat Wilson Varela by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of KSW 101, on Friday 20th December 2024 at París La Défense Arena in Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Parnasse vs Varela stats

Salahdine Parnasse stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Wilson Varela made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Salahdine Parnasse's 14th fight in KSW, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Wilson Varela marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Salahdine Parnasse's KSW record stood at 12-2-0, while Wilson Varela's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Varela had an advantage in power over Parnasse, with a 36% knock out percentage over Parnasse's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Parnasse had a slight advantage over Varela, with a 39% submission rate over Varela's 36%.

Salahdine Parnasse was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Varela had a height advantage of 2 inches over Parnasse. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Parnasse was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 1 month later than Varela, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 62 to Varela's 36.

Activity check

Parnasse's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Varela's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Parnasse vs Varela?

Salahdine Parnasse was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Wilson Varela made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.