On the clock
All 2 wins went to the judges. Stopped in 2 of 4 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Career and every weight
Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.
Career
Every UFC fight, at every weight (170 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.
2–4UFC record
1 of 2Dominant wins
83Average win score
32ndOpposition, percentile
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 0 submission 2 decision
Finish rate0% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 4
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time10:50
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.5 / 3.2
Sig. strike accuracy52%
Takedowns per 15 min3.5
Control time33% of the fight
Best winMatthew Semelsberger rated 1503 at 170 lb going in
Against the division
How Preston Parsons’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every welterweight leaderboard.
Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 6takedowns
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
11
32nd
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
39
+0.29
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
29
3.54
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
59
3.25
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
91
3.46
ControlShare of fight time in control
82
33%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Matthew Semelsberger, rated 1503 at 170 lb. Dominant in 1 of 2 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
170 lb
Not on the welterweight board: last fight at 170 lb on 11 Jan 2025, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1332, after 6 fights there.
2–4Record at 170 lb
1 of 2Dominant wins
83Average win score
1344Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 0 submission 2 decision
Finish rate0% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 4
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time10:50
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.5 / 3.2
Sig. strike accuracy52%
Takedowns per 15 min3.5
Control time33% of the fight
Best winMatthew Semelsberger rated 1503 going in
Against the division
How Preston Parsons’s fights at 170 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 47 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best. Preston Parsons is not on that board, so this sets those fights against today’s field.
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
11
32nd
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
43
+0.29
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
30
3.54
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
53
3.25
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
89
3.46
ControlShare of fight time in control
81
33%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
All 2 wins went to the judges. Stopped in 2 of 4 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Matthew Semelsberger, rated 1503 at 170 lb. Dominant in 1 of 2 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
Every UFC fight
6 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.
| Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Method | Round | Weight | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2025 | Loss | 10–90 | Jacobe Smith | KO/TKO | R1 1:13 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 |
| 27 Jul 2024 | Loss | 21–79 | Oban Elliott | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 |
| 13 Jan 2024 | Win | 81–19 | Matthew Semelsberger | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 |
| 25 Mar 2023 | Loss | 28–72 | Trevin Giles | split decision | R3 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen |
| 23 Apr 2022 | Win | 86–14 | Evan Elder | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade |
| 17 Jul 2021 | Loss | 10–90 | Daniel Rodriguez | KO/TKO | R1 3:47 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises |