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UFC 78: Validation
Karo Parisyan
Karo Parisyan
17-4 · USA
VS
Ryo Chonan
Ryo Chonan
14-7 · JPN
November 17, 2007 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
169.5lb
Karo Parisyan def. Ryo Chonan by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Parisyan13/353/303:31
Chonan7/190/000:24
R2
Parisyan21/353/302:28
Chonan13/300/000:47
R3
Parisyan15/401/301:25
Chonan15/380/000:39
Total
Parisyan49/1107/907:24
Chonan35/870/001:50

Scorecards

Parisyan vs Chonan

RdDouglas CrosbyEric ColónRomulo BittencourtCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9
R3---10-9
Total30-2730-2730-2730-27

Media (2 cards) · avg 3027 · 2 Parisyan · 0 Chonan

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Parisyan-Chonan.

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
ParisyanWin probabilityChonan
73.4%26.6%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
15%
Decision
54%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Parisyan73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%26%
Submission13%18%
Decision41%56%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 49
Takedowns2.0 (0.04.6)act 7
Chonan27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%47%
Submission2%6%
Decision13%47%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)act 35
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.1)act 0
Combined totals~58 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R215%
R35%
Distance54%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Parisyan
60.2%-158
Chonan
+15838.0%
Most takedownstie 19.1%
Parisyan
72.9%-916
Chonan
+9168.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Parisyan
Expected: 32.7
32.5
Over 32.5
42.9%
+133
Under 32.5
57.1%
-133
04182
Chonan
Expected: 25.6
25.5
Over 25.5
42.6%
+135
Under 25.5
57.4%
-135
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Parisyan
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
39.3%
+103
Exactly 2
20.3%
push
Under 2
40.4%
-103
036
Chonan
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
23.5%
Exactly 0
76.5%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 10.5 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
Parisyan73.4%75.4%−2.0-341
Chonan26.6%24.6%+2.0+296

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
ParisyanChonan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1596
Pound-for-pound
1523
1595
Divisional
1523
1474
Striking offense
1500
1533
Striking defense
1500
1536
Grappling offense
1500
1505
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.55
Strikes landed / min
42%
Strike accuracy
2.19
Strikes absorbed / min
59%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
5.68
Takedowns / 15 min
67%
Takedown accuracy
58%
Takedown defense
1.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
78%
UFC win rate
+2
Win/loss streak
80%
Last-5 win rate
29%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Karo Parisyan
  • WJoshua BurkmanU-DEC R3
    Close -3206mo before
  • WDrew FickettU-DEC R3
    Close -40011mo before
  • LDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -1271y 3mo before
  • WNick ThompsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2741y 7mo before
  • WMatt SerraU-DEC R3
    2y 5mo before
Ryo Chonan
No prior UFC fights.
Parisyan — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 3 losses
W
47% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (71%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
7 (70%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(50%) 1
Chonan — win / loss by method
Record: 14-7-0

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
43% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 4 losses
W
50% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (43%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
1 (7%)Submission(14%) 1
7 (50%)Decision(57%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Parisyan
Chonan
9
UFC fights
0
113.6 min · 12.6 avg
Octagon time
27y 6m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Parisyan
Chonan
143W–33L · 81.3%
Overall
123W–33L · 78.8%
Wins
20W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Parisyan
Chonan
62W–18L · 77.5%
Overall
205W–116L · 63.9%
46W–18L · 71.9%
Wins
137W–86L · 61.4%
16W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
68W–30L · 69.4%
Distance striking
Parisyan
Chonan
3.36
Landed / min
34.8%
Accuracy
71.0%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
32.5%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Parisyan
Chonan
5.68
Takedowns / 15 min
67.2%
Takedown accuracy
58.3%
Takedown defense
1.19
Sub attempts / 15 min
64.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Parisyan
  • Head89%(257)div 66%
  • Body7%(19)div 20%
  • Legs5%(14)div 14%
Chonan
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Karo Parisyan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Ryo Chonan

No UFC fights on record.

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