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Heavyweight
3 Rounds
Martin Buday won · SUB R1
Elo1491
Josh Parisian
Elo1527

Josh ParisianvsMartin BudayUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos · Saturday, August 12, 2023Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Martin Buday won

SUB · Round 1 · 4:11

Style matchupJosh Parisian: Pressure fightervsMartin Buday: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Martin Buday wins(75.3%)

Actual result: Martin Buday wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Martin Buday at -198 American odds

+$51 profit

$151 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Martin Buday enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Martin Buday has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Martin Buday has 47pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Josh Parisian
Red Corner
VS
Martin Buday
Blue Corner
+164
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-198
(66%)
1491
Elo
1527
37
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'4"
200.66 cm
Reach
195.58 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Josh ParisianL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Roque Martinez · Jun 21
L
KOvs Don'Tale Mayes · Dec 21
W
KOvs Alan Baudot · Jun 22
L
vs Jamal Pogues · Feb 23
L
KOvs Robelis Despaigne · Mar 24
latest
Martin BudayW3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Jake Collier · Apr 23
L
KOvs Shamil Gaziev · Dec 23
W
vs Andrei Arlovski · Jun 24
W
vs Uran Satybaldiev · Apr 25
W
vs Marcus Buchecha · Jul 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Josh ParisianMetricMartin Buday
4.55
Strikes / min
4.39
4.88
Strikes absorbed / min
4.49
41%
Strike defense
55%
0.98
TDs / 15 min
0.15
46%
Takedown defense
93%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.33evenly matched on net striking-0.10

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1485 vs 1538Strikes4.5 vs 4.8Takedowns1.0 vs 0.2Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.20Form-0.3 vs 1.0
Josh ParisianMartin Buday

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801495151015251540← oldermost recent →
Josh Parisian(7 fights)Martin Buday(8 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -36.0|Blue +36.0
Recent Form
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Striker Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red +70.0|Blue -70.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Josh ParisianTargetMartin Buday

By target zone

15
31% acc · 58%
Head
35
58% acc · 83%
6
86% acc · 23%
Body
7
100% acc · 17%
5
100% acc · 19%
Leg
0

By position

20
43% acc · 77%
Distance
28
57% acc · 67%
6
43% acc · 23%
Clinch
14
78% acc · 33%
0
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Josh Parisian rounds
0
even
1
Martin Buday rounds
Round 1Martin Buday edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns0
Control0:13
42Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:56Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
26 / 61
Sig Strikes
42 / 67
42%
Sig Str %
62%
27 / 63
Total Strikes
62 / 91
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 1
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:13
Ctrl Time
1:56

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Martin Buday42 / 6762 / 911 / 11
1Josh Parisian26 / 6127 / 630 / 00

Josh Parisian

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights7

Martin Buday

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights8