Last fight
UFC 299
Win
Despaigne vs Parisian
Mar. 9, 2024
Stats & Records
5
Wins by Knockout
5
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 7
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 9
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
Info
Place of Birth
Cuba
Fighting style
Taekwondo
Age
35
Height
79.00
Weight
261.00
Octagon Debut
Mar. 9, 2024
Reach
87.00
- Pro since 2022
- Five wins by KO, all in the first round
- Longest fight – 4:54
- Wins in :12, :03 and :04
- “I’m taller than everyone in Cuba, so that’s what they called me.”
UFC 299 (3/9/24) Despaigne stopped Josh Parisian via strikes at :18 of the first round
When and why did you start training? In 2019, after leaving the Taekwondo national team. I considered that I had the power to become an MMA fighter.
What ranks and titles have you held? Bronze medal in Taekwondo in the 2012 Olympic Games
Do you have any heroes? Jon Jones
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? I'm proud to belong to the company where the best fighters in the world are.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Yes - Bachelor's degree in physical culture and sports.
What was your job before you started fighting? Athlete on the national team of taekwondo of Cuba.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: 4th Dan black belt in taekwondo
Favorite grappling technique: Triangle
Favorite Striking technique: Head kick
