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UFC 53: Heavy Hitters
Karo Parisyan
Karo Parisyan
13-3 · USA
VS
Matt Serra
Matt Serra
8-3 · USA
June 4, 2005 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Karo Parisyan def. Matt Serra by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Parisyan20/493/500:50
Serra22/481/110:21
R2
Parisyan17/482/201:55
Serra3/130/000:00
R3
Parisyan19/303/303:17
Serra1/40/100:34
Total
Parisyan56/1278/1006:02
Serra26/651/210:55

Scorecards

Parisyan vs Serra

RdAbe BelardoDouglas CrosbyJeff MullenCommunity
R1---9.1-10
R2---10-8.8
R3---10-8.9
Total30-2730-2729-2829.1-27.7

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

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 probabilitySerra
73.7%26.3%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
21%
Decision
58%
Expected fight time: 11.4 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 Serra. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Parisyan74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%20%
Submission16%22%
Decision43%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 56
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.9)act 8
Serra26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%22%
Submission5%19%
Decision15%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 26
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 1
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R222%
R36%
Distance58%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.9%
Parisyan
67.3%-218
Serra
+21830.8%
Most takedownstie 24.8%
Parisyan
63.0%-517
Serra
+51712.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Parisyan
Expected: 31.8
32
Over 32
41.1%
+139
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.9%
-139
04080
Serra
Expected: 20.9
21
Over 21
40.8%
+138
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
56.2%
-138
02753
Takedowns — over/under
Parisyan
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
50.4%
-102
Under 1.5
49.6%
+102
035
Serra
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.5%
+251
Under 0.5
71.5%
-251
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 11.4 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
61.0Striking58.3
Parisyan +2.7
85.1Grappling63.8
Parisyan +21.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ParisyanSerra
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1550
Pound-for-pound
1533
1550
Divisional
1514
1463
Striking offense
1454
1520
Striking defense
1526
1539
Grappling offense
1517
1521
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
22 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'6"
72"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.43
Strikes landed / min
1.23
40%
Strike accuracy
38%
1.88
Strikes absorbed / min
1.13
56%
Strike defense
45%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.83
Takedowns / 15 min
3.23
63%
Takedown accuracy
22%
36%
Takedown defense
63%
2.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
57%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
75%
Last-5 win rate
60%
33%
Finish rate
25%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
350
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Karo Parisyan
  • WChris LytleU-DEC R3
    Close -1104mo before
  • WNick DiazS-DEC R3
    9mo before
  • LGeorges St-PierreU-DEC R3
    Close -2401y 4mo before
  • WDave StrasserSUB R1
    1y 8mo before
Matt Serra
  • WIvan MenjivarU-DEC R3
    Close -16011mo before
  • WJeff CurranU-DEC R3
    Close -3501y 4mo before
  • LDin ThomasS-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 3mo before
  • LBJ PennU-DEC R3
    2y 8mo before
  • WKelly DullantySUB R1
    missed3y 2mo before
Parisyan — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
62% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
7 (70%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (30%)Decision(50%) 1
Serra — win / loss by method
Record: 8-3-0

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
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
63% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (75%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (100%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Parisyan
Serra
4
UFC fights
7
48.9 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
92.8 min · 13.3 avg
27y 6m
Career length
28y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Parisyan
Serra
52W–14L · 78.8%
Overall
88W–23L · 79.3%
47W–14L · 77.0%
Wins
51W–14L · 78.5%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
37W–9L · 80.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Parisyan
Serra
62W–18L · 77.5%
Overall
0W–0L
46W–18L · 71.9%
Wins
0W–0L
16W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Parisyan
Serra
1.61
Landed / min
0.98
26.8%
Accuracy
17.1%
69.6%
Defense
56.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
19.1%
Time at distance
26.5%
Grappling & control
Parisyan
Serra
5.83
Takedowns / 15 min
3.23
63.3%
Takedown accuracy
22.2%
36.4%
Takedown defense
62.5%
2.15
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.62
61.6%
Control share
80.7%
Strike target map
Parisyan
  • Head87%(61)div 68%
  • Body7%(5)div 21%
  • Legs6%(4)div 11%
Serra
  • Head47%(54)div 68%
  • Body38%(43)div 21%
  • Legs15%(17)div 11%

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.

Matt Serra
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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