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Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Preston Parsons
Pressure
11-6-0
RESULT

Preston Parsons def. Evan Elder (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Evan Elder
The Phenom
10-2-0
Saturday, April 23, 2022
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Preston Parsons defeated Evan Elder by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs Andrade, held Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Preston Parsons
Evan Elder
0
Knockdowns
0
75 of 112
Significant strikes
27 of 60
67%
Sig. strike accuracy
45%
121 of 160
Total strikes
34 of 67
4 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 2
67%
Takedown accuracy
0%
5
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
2
7:48
Control time
1:47
Significant strikes by target
60 of 94
Head
12 of 43
9 of 11
Body
11 of 12
6 of 7
Leg
4 of 5
33 of 58
Distance
26 of 58
7 of 11
Clinch
1 of 1
35 of 43
Ground
0 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
16 of 28
Sig. str.
12 of 22
23 of 35
Total str.
15 of 25
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
2
Sub. att
0
2:16
Ctrl
0:35
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 25
Sig. str.
7 of 15
40 of 49
Total str.
8 of 16
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
2
Sub. att
0
2:55
Ctrl
0:52
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
43 of 59
Sig. str.
8 of 23
58 of 76
Total str.
11 of 26
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
2:37
Ctrl
0:20

Judges' Scorecards

Junichiro Kamijo
#ParsonsElder
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Ron McCarthy
#ParsonsElder
1109
2109
3108
Total3026
Rick Winter
#ParsonsElder
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

12
Parsons
0
Elder
30–27 Parsons×930–26 Parsons×3
All 12 media scorecards

Fan Scorecards

100%
Parsons
0%
Elder
21 fan scorecards submitted
30–26 Parsons42.9%30–27 Parsons42.9%30–25 Parsons14.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
95%
Parsons
R2
81%
Parsons
R3
52%
Parsons

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Tale of the Tape

11-6-0
Record
10-2-0
0
Win Streak
3
30
Age
29
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Stance
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Nationality

Striking Profile

3.54
SLpM
5.66
51%
Str. Acc.
50%
3.25
SApM
4.94
Str. Def.

Grappling Profile

3.46
TD Avg.
0.48
36%
TD Acc.
15%
71%
TD Def.
40%
Sub. Avg.

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Preston Parsons · 2-3
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Ribas 2Sat, Jan 11, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 1:13 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker 2Sat, Jan 13, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Vera vs SandhagenSat, Mar 25, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs AndradeSat, Apr 23, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Evan Elder · 3-2
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs PratesSat, Apr 26, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs CortezSat, Jul 13, 2024
    Submission · R2 · 1:46 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno SilvaSat, Jul 15, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs BlanchfieldSat, Feb 18, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 0:38 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs AndradeSat, Apr 23, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 6 fights · 5 fights
38.3
Avg sig. strikes
70.6
2.50
Avg takedowns
0.40
3:37
Avg control time
1:09
75
Career high strikes
115
7
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Preston Parsons
Strike target
Evan Elder
63%
Head
46%
14%
Body
38%
23%
Leg
16%
Preston Parsons
Strike position
Evan Elder
66%
Distance
92%
13%
Clinch
4%
20%
Ground
4%