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Oban Elliott
Oban Elliott
10-2 · GBR
VS
Preston Parsons
Preston Parsons
11-4 · USA
July 27, 2024 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
169.0lb
Oban Elliott def. Preston Parsons by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elliott9/350/001:56
Parsons12/340/200:22
R2
Elliott13/461/201:54
Parsons16/290/400:18
R3
Elliott22/440/001:06
Parsons8/301/301:18
Total
Elliott44/1251/204:56
Parsons36/931/901:58

Scorecards

Elliott vs Parsons

RdDavid LethabyDerek ClearyMark CollettCommunity
R110-910-99-109.4-9.6
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total30-2730-2729-2829.2-27.8

Media (13 cards) · avg 29.427.6 · 13 Elliott · 0 Parsons

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Elliott-Parsons.

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
ElliottWin probabilityParsons
58.8%41.2%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
20%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.7 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 Elliott, blue toward Parsons. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Elliott59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%42%
Submission8%14%
Decision26%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1549)act 44
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.9)act 1
Parsons41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%33%
Submission12%29%
Decision16%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1240)act 36
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 1
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~2.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R129%
R218%
R311%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Elliott
56.4%-134
Parsons
+13442.1%
Most takedownstie 24.2%
Elliott
41.5%-121
Parsons
+12134.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elliott
Expected: 36.5
36.5
Over 36.5
39.8%
+152
Under 36.5
60.2%
-152
04692
Parsons
Expected: 29.2
29
Over 29
39.3%
+150
Exactly 29
1.7%
push
Under 29
59.1%
-150
03774
Takedowns — over/under
Elliott
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
41.7%
+140
Under 1.5
58.3%
-140
035
Parsons
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.4%
+118
Exactly 1
20.7%
push
Under 1
43.0%
-118
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 9.7 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
Elliott58.8%40.1%+18.7+140
Parsons41.2%59.9%−18.7-165

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
85.5Striking69.5
Elliott +16.1
40.0Grappling88.6
Parsons +48.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElliottParsons
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1541
Pound-for-pound
1526
1542
Divisional
1524
1503
Striking offense
1505
1499
Striking defense
1492
1503
Grappling offense
1505
1501
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
26 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
72"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.67
Strikes landed / min
3.83
63%
Strike accuracy
55%
1.53
Strikes absorbed / min
3.18
62%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.30
60%
Takedown accuracy
44%
0%
Takedown defense
80%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.1
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
50%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
196
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Oban Elliott
  • WVal WoodburnU-DEC R3
    Close -3565mo before
Preston Parsons
  • WMatthew SemelsbergerU-DEC R3
    Close -1116mo before
  • LTrevin GilesS-DEC R3
    Close -1161y 4mo before
  • WEvan ElderU-DEC R3
    Close -1542y 3mo before
  • LDaniel RodriguezKO/TKO R1
    Close +2643y before
Elliott — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
3 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (44%)Decision(0%) 0
Parsons — win / loss by method
Record: 11-4-0

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
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (100%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Elliott
Parsons
1
UFC fights
4
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
48.8 min · 12.2 avg
7y 5m
Career length
11y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elliott
Parsons
7W–1L · 87.5%
Overall
47W–12L · 79.7%
7W–1L · 87.5%
Wins
18W–6L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
29W–6L · 82.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elliott
Parsons
61W–30L · 67.0%
Overall
64W–45L · 58.7%
51W–27L · 65.4%
Wins
46W–38L · 54.8%
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
18W–7L · 72.0%
Distance striking
Elliott
Parsons
8.92
Landed / min
6.42
50.8%
Accuracy
47.1%
67.4%
Defense
55.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
24.7%
Time at distance
36.7%
Grappling & control
Elliott
Parsons
3.00
Takedowns / 15 min
4.30
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
43.8%
0.0%
Takedown defense
80.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.07
82.3%
Control share
68.0%
Strike target map
Elliott
  • Head86%(60)div 63%
  • Body10%(7)div 21%
  • Legs4%(3)div 16%
Parsons
  • Head66%(123)div 63%
  • Body15%(28)div 21%
  • Legs19%(36)div 16%

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

Oban Elliott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Preston Parsons
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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