Evan Elder vs.
Preston Parsons
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Evan Elder
Full career not yet synced for Evan Elder — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Preston Parsons
Full career not yet synced for Preston Parsons — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Evan Elder
Distance 93.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)
Preston Parsons
Distance 77.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Evan Elder
Head 66.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 24.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 7.9%)
Preston Parsons
Head 77.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Elder L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Parsons L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 326 / 650 | 50.2% | 37.9% | 152 / 342 | 44.4% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 31 / 43 | 72.1% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 13 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 47 / 59 | 79.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 162 / 463 | 35.0% | 35.0% | 144 / 344 | 41.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 134 / 167 | 80.2% | 69.1% | 33 / 43 | 76.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 57 / 63 | 90.5% | 81.9% | 53 / 57 | 93.0% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Elder L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Parsons L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 251 / 646 | 38.9% | 38.9% | 173 / 413 | 41.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 34 | 64.7% | 68.6% | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 35 / 43 | 81.4% | 68.0% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 194 / 551 | 35.2% | 35.1% | 161 / 405 | 39.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 70 / 106 | 66.0% | 68.1% | 27 / 38 | 71.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 44 / 66 | 66.7% | 81.5% | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Parsons has more cage time on record.