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Jonny Parsons vs José Souza

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Prelims · Bout 1 of 14Meta APEX · Las Vegas, NV
Jonny Parsons portrait

Jonny Parsons

José Souza portrait

José Souza

Jonny Parsons versus José Souza

“The Sluggernaut”

Orthodox · Muay Thai · Syndicate MMA

Parsons’s profile

“Canela”

Orthodox · Nova Uniao

Souza’s profile

Tale of the tape

ParsonsSouza
9-3-0Pro record9-1-0
1-0-0UFC record1-0-0
35Age24
5' 9"Height6' 3"
170 lbsWeight170 lbs
69"Reach79"
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Muay ThaiStyleNot available
Syndicate MMATeamNova Uniao
Won vs Danny RobertsLast fightWon vs Ding Meng
1,204Days since last fight161
78%Finish rate67%

How they win

Parsons

9 wins on file

KO/TKO
7
Submission
0
Decision
2

Souza

9 wins on file

KO/TKO
6
Submission
0
Decision
3

Career averages

4.65Sig. strikes landed per min4.24
47%Strike accuracy, all strikes46%
0.00Takedowns per 15 min0.00
0.00Submission attempts per 15 min0.00
How these figures are measured
Sig. strikes landed per minute
Significant strikes landed, divided by minutes fought. Career figure.
Strike accuracy, all strikes
Every strike landed as a share of every strike thrown, significant or not, over the career. ESPN's own figure. It is not significant-strike accuracy, which runs lower.
Takedowns per 15 minutes
Takedowns landed for every 15 minutes fought, the length of a three-round bout. Career figure.
Takedown accuracy
Takedowns landed as a share of those attempted. Career figure.
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
Submission attempts for every 15 minutes fought. Career figure.
Finish rate
Share of the wins on file that ended by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Days since last fight
From the last bout on file to the date of this one.

Records, measurements and career averages are reported by ESPN. The UFC record, last fight, finish rate and win methods are counted by Statwell from the bouts on file for each fighter, which can be fewer than the full professional record. An average is only compared when both fighters have one.

Matchup snapshot

Parsons

1 measured UFC bout, 10.0 minutes

Souza

1 measured UFC bout, 15.0 minutes

6.3063 landed of 124 thrown (51%)
Significant strikes landedper minute
4.8072 landed of 153 thrown (47%)
4.40opponents landed 44 of 133
Significant strikes absorbedper minute
4.20opponents landed 63 of 146
None tried
Takedowns completedof those attempted
None tried
100%conceded 0 of 2 faced
Takedowns defendedof those faced
None faced
2scored, 0 suffered
Knockdownsscored and suffered
0scored, 0 suffered
About these statistics

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over each fighter’s measured UFC bouts. Small samples move quickly: read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Recent form

Jonny Parsons

1-0 in last 1
  • W

    vs Danny Roberts

    KO/TKO · R2 · 4:57

    · UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura

    Sig. strikes 63 of 124 · 2 knockdowns

José Souza

1-0 in last 1
  • W

    vs Ding Meng

    Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo

    Sig. strikes 72 of 153

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The full analysis is published.

Jonny Parsons has finished 7 of his 9 wins by KO/TKO, but his last bout on file is from July 2023; José Souza has 10 inches more reach and fought in May. What matters more in a three-round welterweight prelim?

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