{"id":105998,"date":"2026-06-04T06:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/josh-parisian\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T19:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T19:44:24","slug":"josh-parisian","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/josh-parisian\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Parisian"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Josh Parisian \u2014 Le frappeur de l&rsquo;Upper Peninsula<\/h2>\n<p>D\u00e9couvrir le MMA gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l&rsquo;expos\u00e9 oral d&rsquo;un camarade de classe sur l&rsquo;UFC et finir par signer un contrat \u00e0 l&rsquo;Octogone, c&rsquo;est le chemin qu&rsquo;a pris Josh Parisian. N\u00e9 le 28 juin 1989 \u00e0 Martinsburg, Virginie-Occidentale, il grandit \u00e0 Escanaba dans la p\u00e9ninsule nord du Michigan, o\u00f9 une enfance marqu\u00e9e par la violence domestique et les s\u00e9jours en foyer l&rsquo;am\u00e8ne \u00e0 chercher un exutoire. Il trouve le MMA en 2010, encaisse ses premi\u00e8res ann\u00e9es de formation, et tourne professionnel en 2014.<\/p>\n<h3>De la sc\u00e8ne r\u00e9gionale au TUF<\/h3>\n<p>Parisian compile un record de 7-2 sur le circuit r\u00e9gional avant de se pr\u00e9senter \u00e0 la Contender Series de Dana White en juin 2018. Il y exp\u00e9die Greg Rebello par KO d\u00e8s le premier round \u2014 mais Dana White ne lui tend pas de contrat ce soir-l\u00e0. Direction The Ultimate Fighter 28 : Heavy Hitters \u00e0 la place, o\u00f9 il tombe en quarts de finale contre Michel Batista par TKO au deuxi\u00e8me round. Retour \u00e0 la case d\u00e9part, sans amertume apparente.<\/p>\n<p>Il revient sur la Contender Series en 2020 et cette fois il ne laisse pas de doute : KO sur Chad Johnson au premier round, contrat UFC en poche.<\/p>\n<h3>Passage \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC : la puissance et ses limites<\/h3>\n<p>Ses d\u00e9buts \u00e0 l&rsquo;Octogone en novembre 2020 contre Parker Porter se soldent par une d\u00e9faite aux points. Il r\u00e9agit avec une victoire en split decision sur Roque Martinez en juin 2021, puis chute par TKO face \u00e0 Don&rsquo;Tale Mayes en d\u00e9cembre. Ce n&rsquo;est pas lin\u00e9aire, mais Parisian revient toujours avec ses poings.<\/p>\n<p>Son meilleur moment UFC arrive en juin 2022 : il stoppe Alan Baudot par TKO et d\u00e9croche le bonus Performance of the Night. C&rsquo;est le sommet de son passage \u00e0 l&rsquo;Octogone. La suite est plus sombre \u2014 soumission par kimura de Martin Buday (ao\u00fbt 2023), d\u00e9faite aux points contre Jamal Pogues (f\u00e9vrier 2023), puis la sortie la plus brutale : 18 secondes et un KO retentissant encaiss\u00e9 face \u00e0 Robelis Despaigne. L&rsquo;UFC le lib\u00e8re le 21 mars 2024 avec un bilan de 2-5 dans l&rsquo;organisation.<\/p>\n<h3>Profil et style<\/h3>\n<p>Grand gabarit pour un lourd : 1,93 m, 79 pouces d&rsquo;allonge, et 12 victoires sur 16 par KO ou TKO dans sa carri\u00e8re globale. Parisian est un frappeur pur, agressif, qui pose 4,55 frappes significatives par minute en moyenne. La contrepartie : une d\u00e9fense pas toujours herm\u00e9tique (41 % de d\u00e9fense sur les frappes adverses \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC) qui l&rsquo;expose aux contre-attaques des lourds qui ont de la puissance. Il s&rsquo;entra\u00eene au Scorpion Fighting System.<\/p>\n<h3>Apr\u00e8s l&rsquo;UFC<\/h3>\n<p>Lib\u00e9r\u00e9 de l&rsquo;UFC d\u00e9but 2024, Parisian continue de combattre sur la sc\u00e8ne ind\u00e9pendante avec un record global autour de 16-9. \u00c0 36 ans, il reste actif et n&rsquo;a jamais sembl\u00e9 consid\u00e9rer la cage comme autre chose que son terrain naturel \u2014 m\u00eame quand les r\u00e9sultats ne suivent pas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Josh_Parisian\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/josh-parisian\">UFC.com<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Parisian, lourd am\u00e9ricain (Escanaba, Michigan), 16-9 en MMA dont 12 KO. 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