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Welterweight
Preston Parsons
Last fought: Jan 2025
RECORD
Pro
11-6-0
UFC
2-4-0
Age
31
Height
5'11"
Weight
170 lbs
Reach
71"
Stance
Orthodox
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 10:50 |
| Fight Completion Rate | 72.2% |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | 2.17 |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 33.3% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 16-9 (64.0%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 5-4 (55.6%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 11-5 (68.8%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 44.4% |
| % Time in Control | 33.4% |
| % Time Controlled | 22.2% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 60.0% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 5.27 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 6.00 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | -0.73 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 44.4% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 58.1% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 0.00 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 0.61 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 7.11 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 1.21 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 6.91 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | 1.03 |
All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field
Preston Parsons
League percentile bands (p5–p95)
League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th
percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters
whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →
Career Stats
| Statistic | Preston Parsons |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 51.8% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 3.5 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 3.2 |
| Strike Differential | 0.3/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 36.6% |
| Takedown Defense | 71.4% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 3.5 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 2.3 |
| Control Time/15min | 5:00 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Submission % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 100.0% |
| Avg Fight Time | 10:50 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.0 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.7 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 51.6% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 3.4 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 2.7 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 40.5% |
| Takedown Defense | 71.4% |
| Control Time/Fight | 4:17 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Jacobe Smith
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 • Jan 2025Welterweight
Preston Parsons7/1450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Jacobe Smith12/2352%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13KD 1
LOSS
vs. Oban Elliott
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 • Jul 2024Welterweight
Preston Parsons36/9339%TD 1/9Ctrl 1:58
Oban Elliott44/12535%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:56
WIN
vs. Matthew Semelsberger
UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 • Jan 2024Welterweight
Preston Parsons47/8754%TD 7/11Ctrl 6:26
Matthew Semelsberger28/6941%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:08
LOSS
vs. Trevin Giles
UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen • Mar 2023Welterweight
Preston Parsons42/9544%TD 3/11Ctrl 5:16
Trevin Giles55/10851%TD 0/1Ctrl 4:14
WIN
vs. Evan Elder
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade • Apr 2022Welterweight
Preston Parsons75/11267%TD 4/6Ctrl 7:48
Evan Elder27/6045%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:47
LOSS
vs. Daniel Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises • Jul 2021Welterweight
Preston Parsons23/4353%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:15
Daniel Rodriguez45/8354%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09