Karo Parisyan vs. Joshua Burkman

UFC 8-4-0 (1 NC) vs. 6-12-0 (1 NC)
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Karo Parisyan

VS

Joshua Burkman

8-4-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
6-12-0 (1 NC)
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
43
AgeΔ 3 yrs
46
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
72"
ReachΔ 0"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
188.6
Layoff (months)Δ 87 mo
101.6
LNCLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Karo Parisyan hunts takedowns — 5.27 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Karo Parisyan is a submission threat — 0.99 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Joshua Burkman hunts takedowns — 2.53 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Karo Parisyan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 106
Tier 3 — regional circuit 146

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Joshua Burkman

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 612
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 225

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 47 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3752.49/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
5432.69/min · norm 3.17
3302.19/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
6323.13/min · norm 3.06
41.5%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
43.6%norm 44.9%
58.3%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
51.9%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
20.15/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Karo Parisyan

Distance 52.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 32.0% (norm 8.1%)

Joshua Burkman

Distance 78.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Karo Parisyan

Head 93.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 3.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.4%)

Joshua Burkman

Head 69.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Parisyan L/AAccWelterweight med Burkman L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 159 / 478 33.3% 38.6% 364 / 977 37.3% 38.6%
In the clinch 71 / 137 51.8% 67.8% 125 / 193 64.8% 67.8%
On the ground 145 / 289 50.2% 67.2% 54 / 75 72.0% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 324 / 845 38.3% 37.2% 259 / 863 30.0% 37.2%
To the body 23 / 27 85.2% 70.7% 91 / 146 62.3% 70.7%
To the legs 28 / 32 87.5% 82.9% 193 / 236 81.8% 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Parisyan L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Burkman L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 142 / 500 28.4% 39.0% 402 / 996 40.4% 39.0%
In the clinch 88 / 139 63.3% 68.9% 160 / 232 69.0% 68.9%
On the ground 100 / 153 65.4% 68.0% 70 / 87 80.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 182 / 612 29.7% 35.6% 396 / 1002 39.5% 35.6%
To the body 97 / 115 84.3% 69.6% 130 / 184 70.7% 69.6%
To the legs 51 / 65 78.5% 82.1% 106 / 129 82.2% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
5359.6% acc · 5.27/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
3437.0% acc · 2.53/15 · norm 1.27
2559.5% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
3772.5% def · norm 63.9%
59:0939.2% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
51:0125.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
32:403:14 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
34:232:33 per 15 · norm 3:15
100.99/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
40.30/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Burkman has more cage time on record.

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