Tybura vs Parkin

Who won Tybura vs Parkin?

Marcin Tybura beat Michael Parkin by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC London, on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Marcin Tybura.

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).

Tybura vs Parkin stats

Marcin Tybura stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Michael Parkin made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 10 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Marcin Tybura's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Michael Parkin marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Marcin Tybura's UFC record stood at 14-8-0, while Michael Parkin's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Parkin had a large advantage in power over Tybura, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Tybura's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tybura had an advantage over Parkin, with a 27% submission rate over Parkin's 10%.

Marcin Tybura was the older man by 10 years, at 39 years old.

Parkin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tybura. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Tybura was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Parkin, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 77 to Parkin's 21.

Tybura vs Parkin form

Tybura had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jhonata Diniz at UFC 309 on 16th November 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sergey Spivac at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tai Tuivasa at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura on 16th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night London – Aspinall vs. Tybura on 22nd July 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Blagoy Ivanov at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Tybura's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Parkin's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Tybura vs Parkin start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 5:40 PM UTC , which was 1:40 PM EST or 10:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:40 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Tybura vs Parkin?

Marcin Tybura was a 21/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Michael Parkin made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.