Heavyweight: Josh Parisian vs. Chad Johnson
Tale of the Tape
Josh Parisian
31-years-old
6’4″
80.0″
Escanaba, Michigan
Scorpion Fighting System
12-3
31-years-old
6’4″
80.0″
Escanaba, Michigan
Scorpion Fighting System
12-3
Chad Johnson
34-years-old
6’2″
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Roufusport MMA Academy
6-1
34-years-old
6’2″
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Roufusport MMA Academy
6-1
Pros and Cons
Josh ParisianPros
- Good spinning attack
- Good ground and pound
- Decent wrestling
- Always coming forward
Cons
- Poor TDD
- Slow
- Cardio drains as the fight goes
Chad Johnson
Pros
- Very physically strong
- Heavy hands
- Heavy ground and pound
Cons
- Lost off his back
- Hands low/Chin-up
- Awful cardio
- Suspect chin
Who has the advantage?
Striking: Even
Speed: Johnson
Output/Volume: Parisian
Knockout Power: Johnson
Chin: Parisian
Kickboxing: Parisian
Footwork: Parisian
Wrestling: Parisian
Grappling: Parisian
Submissions: Parisian
Cardio: Parisian
Prediction
I’m not too sold on either fighter here as both are slower heavyweights with a shallow gas tank. With all that said Parisian by far has the better all-around skill set. Johnson is just a power striker. Parisian actually has decent skills where he creates set-ups, can take the fight down and has credible jiu-jitsu. Outside of the possibility of Johnson catching Parisian I’m on the side of Parisian pretty heavily.
