{"id":106607,"date":"2026-06-04T06:53:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/jonny-parsons\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:38:50","slug":"jonny-parsons","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/jonny-parsons\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonny Parsons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Jonny \u00ab\u00a0The Sluggernaut\u00a0\u00bb Parsons \u2014 le cogneur de l&rsquo;Octogone<\/h2>\n<h3>Un parcours atypique, des poings redoutables<\/h3>\n<p>N\u00e9 le 6 septembre 1991 \u00e0 Biloxi, dans le Mississippi, Jonny Parsons a commenc\u00e9 les arts martiaux \u00e0 16 ans en regardant Dragon Ball Z et les films de kung-fu. On a vu des vocations na\u00eetre de moins que \u00e7a \u2014 et certaines ont moins bien tenu la distance. La sienne, oui. Pass\u00e9 par le Muay Thai amateur avec un bilan de 6 victoires pour 1 d\u00e9faite, il s&rsquo;est retrouv\u00e9 en Tha\u00eflande pour s&rsquo;aguerrir quand son entra\u00eeneur \u2014 arbitre dans un stade local \u2014 lui a demand\u00e9, un week-end, s&rsquo;il \u00ab\u00a0connaissait le MMA\u00a0\u00bb. Un combat improvis\u00e9 plus tard, une carri\u00e8re \u00e9tait lanc\u00e9e. Ses d\u00e9buts pro en MMA remontent \u00e0 octobre 2013.<\/p>\n<p>La trajectoire est longue, jalonn\u00e9e de circuits r\u00e9gionaux entre le Colorado, Hawa\u00ef et Las Vegas, o\u00f9 il s&rsquo;installe et int\u00e8gre la Syndicate MMA \u2014 l&rsquo;une des salles les plus r\u00e9put\u00e9es de la ville, o\u00f9 il officie aussi comme coach Muay Thai. Ceinture violette en jiu-jitsu, il compl\u00e8te son arsenal, mais son identit\u00e9 de combattant ne laisse gu\u00e8re de place au doute : sur 9 victoires professionnelles, 7 se concluent par KO ou TKO. Le nom de \u00ab\u00a0Sluggernaut\u00a0\u00bb n&rsquo;est pas du tout un hasard. Sa propre explication : \u00ab\u00a0Quand mes adversaires se retrouvent en face de moi, ils ont une question importante \u00e0 se poser. &lsquo;Est-ce que tu vas cogner ou pas ?&rsquo; C&rsquo;est pour \u00e7a qu&rsquo;on m&rsquo;appelle le Sluggernaut.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<h3>De Shonie Carter \u00e0 l&rsquo;Octogone de Londres<\/h3>\n<p>En juillet 2015, Parsons signe un fait d&rsquo;armes marquant en exp\u00e9diant Shonie Carter \u2014 v\u00e9t\u00e9ran UFC aux plus de 80 combats pros \u2014 en 34 secondes chrono, lors d&rsquo;un \u00e9v\u00e9nement Golden Fights. Six ans plus tard, le 19 octobre 2021, il obtient son contrat UFC sur le Dana White&rsquo;s Contender Series en battant Solomon Renfro \u00e0 la d\u00e9cision partag\u00e9e \u2014 un r\u00e9sultat rare pour d\u00e9crocher un contrat, la plupart des recrut\u00e9s \u00e9tant des finishers.<\/p>\n<p>Son premier pas dans l&rsquo;Octogone survient deux ans apr\u00e8s, le 22 juillet 2023 \u00e0 l&rsquo;O2 Arena de Londres, lors de l&rsquo;UFC Fight Night Aspinall vs. Tybura. Face \u00e0 lui, Danny Roberts, v\u00e9t\u00e9ran britannique \u00e0 plus d&rsquo;une vingtaine de combats UFC. Parsons coule Roberts deux fois au deuxi\u00e8me round avant de conclure par TKO \u00e0 4:57 \u2014 un premier combat en forme de carte de visite pour la grande sc\u00e8ne. La fight avait mis quelques heures \u00e0 se confirmer : Parsons avait eu besoin d&rsquo;une heure suppl\u00e9mentaire aux pes\u00e9es pour rentrer dans les 170 livres.<\/p>\n<h3>Statut actuel<\/h3>\n<p>Depuis cette victoire londonienne, deux combats programm\u00e9s ont tourn\u00e9 court \u2014 un retrait avant d&rsquo;affronter Uros Medic en novembre 2023, puis une annulation face \u00e0 Yusaku Kinoshita en ao\u00fbt 2024. Bilan UFC officiel : 9-3-0, dont 1 victoire \u00e0 la grande sc\u00e8ne. Le Sluggernaut est toujours sous contrat UFC dans la division welterweight (77 kg), en attente d&rsquo;un prochain adversaire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/jonny-parsons\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Jonny-Parsons-65875\">Sherdog<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/verdictmma.com\/fighter\/jonny-the-sluggernaut-parsons\">VerdictMMA<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jonny \u00ab\u00a0The Sluggernaut\u00a0\u00bb Parsons, welterweight UFC de Las Vegas, 9-3 pro dont 7 KO \u2014 a explos\u00e9 Danny Roberts \u00e0 l&rsquo;O2 de Londres en juillet 2023 pour son bapt\u00eame Octogone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102523,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69976],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-106607","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-welterweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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