Welterweight
3 Rounds
Jacobe Smith won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, January 11, 2025·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupPreston Parsons: WrestlervsJacobe Smith: Wrestler
Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.
Model Prediction: Preston Parsons wins(54.8%)
Actual result: Jacobe Smith wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
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Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Jacobe Smith is a KO finisher (67% of wins). Preston Parsons has lost 50% of fights by KO.
- Jacobe Smith has 29pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Jacobe Smith (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Preston Parsons
Red Corner
VS
Jacobe Smith
Blue Corner
+450
(18%)
Vegas Odds
-600
(86%)
30
Age
30
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'11"
Height
5'10"
180.34 cm
Reach
182.88 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Preston Parsons
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Daniel Rodriguez · Jul 21W
vs Evan Elder · Apr 22L
vs Trevin Giles · Mar 23W
vs Matthew Semelsberger · Jan 24L
vs Oban Elliott · Jul 24Jacobe SmithW2 streak
oldest →latest
W
SUBvs Niko Price · Jun 25W
KOvs Josiah Harrell · Feb 26Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Preston ParsonsMetricJacobe Smith
3.54
Strikes / min
6.89
3.25
Strikes absorbed / min
2.78
54%
Strike defense
47%
3.46
TDs / 15 min
7.78
71%
Takedown defense
100%
2.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.29Δ 3.82 — meaningful gap+4.11
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Preston ParsonsJacobe Smith
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Preston Parsons(6 fights)Jacobe Smith(3 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-11.311.3
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.30.3
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-49.549.5
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.249.2
Preston Parsons
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights6
Jacobe Smith
StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights3