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UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
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Josh Parisian
Josh Parisian
15-7 · USA
March 9, 2024 · Miami, Florida, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
261.0lb
Weigh-in
266.0lb
Robelis Despaigne def. Josh Parisian by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 0:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:18
Despaigne7/90/010:02
Parisian2/50/000:00
Total
Despaigne7/90/010:02
Parisian2/50/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
DespaigneWin probabilityParisian
67.0%33.0%
KO / TKO
57%
Submission
12%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 7.9 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Despaigne, blue toward Parisian. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Despaigne67%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO38%57%62%
Submission8%12%5%
Decision21%31%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 7
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 0
Parisian33%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%56%14%
Submission5%14%7%
Decision10%30%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (931)act 2
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~51 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R217%
R37%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Despaigne
55.2%-129
Parisian
+12943.0%
Most takedownstie 47.1%
Despaigne
19.4%+172
Parisian
-17233.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Despaigne
Expected: 28.1
28
Over 28
39.0%
+152
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.3%
-152
03671
Parisian
Expected: 23.2
23
Over 23
39.1%
+151
Exactly 23
2.1%
push
Under 23
58.9%
-151
02958
Takedowns — over/under
Despaigne
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.8%
+273
Under 0.5
73.2%
-273
035
Parisian
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.1%
+149
Under 0.5
59.9%
-149
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 7.9 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Despaigne67.0%76.0%−9.0-388
Parisian33.0%24.0%+9.0+299
By method
Despaigne by KO/TKO37.9%62.0%−24.1-274
Despaigne by submission8.4%5.1%+3.3+1570
Despaigne by decision20.7%5.6%+15.1+1408
Parisian by KO/TKO18.7%14.0%+4.7+503
Parisian by submission4.1%6.6%−2.5+1177
Parisian by decision10.2%6.7%+3.5+1165
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds55.1%28.2%+26.9+231
Over 2.5 rds38.1%16.7%+21.4+459
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision30.9%13.6%+17.3+586

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
DespaigneParisian
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1513
Pound-for-pound
1493
1513
Divisional
1493
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
35 yrs
Age
34 yrs
6'7"
Height
6'4"
84"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.36
Strike accuracy
48%
Strikes absorbed / min
4.80
Strike defense
42%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
1.06
Takedown accuracy
33%
Takedown defense
42%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
33%
Win/loss streak
-2
Last-5 win rate
40%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Robelis Despaigne
No prior UFC fights.
Josh Parisian
  • LMartin BudaySUB R1
    Close +1717mo before
  • LJamal PoguesU-DEC R3
    Close +2171y 1mo before
  • WAlan BaudotKO/TKO R2
    Close -1271y 8mo before
  • LDon'Tale MayesKO/TKO R3
    Close +1542y 3mo before
  • WRoque MartinezS-DEC R3
    Close -1552y 9mo before
Despaigne — win / loss by method
Record: 4-0-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Parisian — win / loss by method
Record: 15-7-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
11 wins, 2 losses
W
73% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
13% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
43% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (77%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (15%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (8%)Decision(33%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Despaigne
Parisian
0
UFC fights
6
Octagon time
70.7 min · 11.8 avg
Career length
11y 8m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Despaigne
Parisian
Overall
62W–24L · 72.1%
Wins
23W–10L · 69.7%
Losses
39W–14L · 73.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Despaigne
Parisian
1W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
124W–85L · 59.3%
1W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
67W–57L · 54.0%
0W–0L
Losses
57W–28L · 67.1%
Distance striking
Despaigne
Parisian
Landed / min
8.36
Accuracy
42.7%
Defense
49.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
37.4%
Grappling & control
Despaigne
Parisian
Takedowns / 15 min
1.06
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
Takedown defense
41.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
24.7%
Strike target map
Despaigne
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Parisian
  • Head59%(182)div 65%
  • Body31%(96)div 20%
  • Legs10%(30)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Robelis Despaigne

No UFC fights on record.

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Josh Parisian
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.