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Karo Parisyan
Karo Parisyan
16-4 · USA
VS
Joshua Burkman
Joshua Burkman
17-4 · USA
May 26, 2007 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Karo Parisyan def. Joshua Burkman by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Parisyan20/431/400:46
Burkman5/251/701:03
R2
Parisyan24/590/000:07
Burkman8/390/100:00
R3
Parisyan10/241/300:35
Burkman3/271/401:33
Total
Parisyan54/1262/701:28
Burkman16/912/1202:36

Scorecards

Parisyan vs Burkman

RdJeff MullenLester GriffinTony WeeksCommunity
R1---10-9.2
R2---10-9.2
R3---9.8-9.3
Total30-2729-2830-2729.8-27.7

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

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

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 probabilityBurkman
62.3%37.7%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
22%
Decision
46%
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 Burkman. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Parisyan62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%28%
Submission14%22%
Decision31%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1843)act 54
Takedowns1.9 (0.04.6)act 2
Burkman38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%39%
Submission8%22%
Decision15%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes22 (1128)act 16
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 2
Combined totals~55 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R115%
R233%
R36%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Parisyan
68.2%-228
Burkman
+22830.0%
Most takedownstie 22.3%
Parisyan
70.3%-945
Burkman
+9457.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Parisyan
Expected: 33.4
33.5
Over 33.5
42.3%
+137
Under 33.5
57.7%
-137
04284
Burkman
Expected: 21.5
21.5
Over 21.5
42.5%
+135
Under 21.5
57.5%
-135
02754
Takedowns — over/under
Parisyan
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
38.0%
+113
Exactly 2
18.9%
push
Under 2
43.0%
-113
036
Burkman
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
20.0%
Exactly 0
80.0%
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
Parisyan62.3%73.3%−11.0-320
Burkman37.7%26.7%+11.0+260

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
62.7Striking71.8
Burkman +9.1
79.8Grappling72.9
Parisyan +6.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ParisyanBurkman
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1580
Pound-for-pound
1571
1579
Divisional
1571
1475
Striking offense
1494
1527
Striking defense
1512
1534
Grappling offense
1526
1504
Grappling defense
1507
Physical
24 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
72"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.39
Strikes landed / min
2.25
41%
Strike accuracy
50%
2.36
Strikes absorbed / min
1.28
55%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
6.24
Takedowns / 15 min
5.43
72%
Takedown accuracy
65%
46%
Takedown defense
50%
1.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
164
Days since last fight
121
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Karo Parisyan
  • WDrew FickettU-DEC R3
    Close -4005mo before
  • LDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -1279mo before
  • WNick ThompsonKO/TKO R1
    Close -2741y 1mo before
  • WMatt SerraU-DEC R3
    2y before
  • WChris LytleU-DEC R3
    Close -1102y 4mo before
Joshua Burkman
  • WChad ReinerU-DEC R3
    Close -3504mo before
  • WJosh NeerU-DEC R3
    Close -16011mo before
  • LJon FitchSUB R2
    Close -2401y 2mo before
  • WDrew FickettSUB R1
    Close +1851y 4mo before
  • WSammy MorganKO/TKO R1
    1y 7mo before
Parisyan — win / loss by method
Record: 16-4-0

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
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
7 (70%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(50%) 1
Burkman — 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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 4 losses
W
47% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (54%)Submission(100%) 3
3 (23%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Parisyan
Burkman
8
UFC fights
5
98.6 min · 12.3 avg
Octagon time
41.4 min · 8.3 avg
27y 6m
Career length
23y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Parisyan
Burkman
126W–29L · 81.3%
Overall
87W–15L · 85.3%
106W–29L · 78.5%
Wins
75W–13L · 85.2%
20W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
12W–2L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Parisyan
Burkman
62W–18L · 77.5%
Overall
104W–21L · 83.2%
46W–18L · 71.9%
Wins
25W–7L · 78.1%
16W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
79W–14L · 84.9%
Distance striking
Parisyan
Burkman
3.09
Landed / min
4.33
33.2%
Accuracy
29.5%
68.4%
Defense
73.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.36
28.9%
Time at distance
14.5%
Grappling & control
Parisyan
Burkman
6.24
Takedowns / 15 min
5.43
71.9%
Takedown accuracy
65.2%
45.8%
Takedown defense
50.0%
1.37
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.72
66.4%
Control share
69.3%
Strike target map
Parisyan
  • Head93%(219)div 67%
  • Body5%(12)div 20%
  • Legs2%(5)div 13%
Burkman
  • Head48%(45)div 67%
  • Body13%(12)div 20%
  • Legs39%(36)div 13%

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.

Joshua Burkman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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