Robelis Despaigne vs.
Josh Parisian
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.
Robelis Despaigne
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 8 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Josh Parisian
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 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)
Robelis Despaigne
Distance 87.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 10.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 9.3%)
Josh Parisian
Distance 80.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Robelis Despaigne
Head 77.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 4.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 17.8% (norm 7.6%)
Josh Parisian
Head 76.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Despaigne L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Parisian L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 52 / 94 | 55.3% | 40.1% | 223 / 522 | 42.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 69 / 102 | 67.6% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 41 / 83 | 49.4% | 38.9% | 183 / 493 | 37.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 97 / 123 | 78.9% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 19 / 19 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 30 / 33 | 90.9% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Despaigne L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Parisian L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 34 / 57 | 59.6% | 40.7% | 233 / 457 | 51.0% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 82 / 98 | 83.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 43 / 86 | 50.0% | 72.0% | 31 / 39 | 79.5% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 52 / 116 | 44.8% | 38.8% | 258 / 503 | 51.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 57 / 60 | 95.0% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 18 / 20 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 31 / 31 | 100.0% | 84.4% |
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 — Parisian has more cage time on record.