Roberts vs Parsons

Who won Roberts vs Parsons?

Jonny Parsons beat Danny Roberts by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura, on Saturday 22nd July 2023 at O2 Arena in London.

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).

Roberts vs Parsons stats

Danny Roberts stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jonny Parsons made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Danny Roberts' UFC record stood at 7-7-0, while Jonny Parsons' came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Parsons had a large advantage in power over Roberts, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Roberts' 44%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Roberts had a large advantage over Parsons, boasting a 28% submission rate over Parsons' 0%.

Danny Roberts was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Roberts had a height advantage of 3 inches over Parsons. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Roberts was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 14 years and 3 months later than Parsons, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 52 to Parsons' 26.

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Roberts' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Roberts vs Parsons?

Danny Roberts was a 69/100 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Jonny Parsons made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.