Felipe Lima defeats Morgan Charriere by unanimous decision
Charriere vs Lima · Hooker vs. Parnasse
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What happened
The result, the defining moments, and what the verdict means.
Lima worked jabs, left hooks to the body, leg and oblique kicks and three-to-five-punch bursts, adding a late takedown in each of the first two rounds.
Charriere fought largely one shot at a time and could not turn the clinch into anything.
Lima wobbled Charriere with a one-two late in round three and followed with a four-punch burst and a clubbing right at the bell.
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- Clemens Werner30–27
- Anders Ohlsson29–28
- Official UFC resultsUFC Paris: Hooker vs Parnasse — Results
- Round-by-round play-by-playUFC Paris 'Hooker vs. Parnasse' play-by-play, results & round scoring
- Official UFC scorecardsUFC Paris — official judges' scorecards
Who Called It?
How the analysts' picks held up once the cage door closed.
Analyst picks: Bedtime MMA Hit; James Lynch Hit; DFS By The Numbers Hit; We Want Picks Hit; AJ Hit; HopperoMMA Hit; JakeGerberMMA Hit; Mike Finch Hit.
All 8 analyst scorecardsWinner, method and round results8 scored · 8 hits · 0 misses
| Predicted by | Pick | Actual | Winner | Method | Round |
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| Lima · Dec | Lima · Dec | Hit | Hit | Not called | |
| Argues Lima is the more well-rounded striker-grappler and that Charriere's upright, hands-low stance is exploitable. “we're going to go with Felipe Lima to win that one by decision.” Track record: winner called in 83 of 126 resolved picks. | |||||
| Lima · Dec | Lima · Dec | Hit | Hit | Not called | |
| Notes Lima has never been knocked out and reads Charriere's recent results as the shakier side. “I'll go Lima decision. I think that's a safe pick here.” Track record: winner called in 26 of 36 resolved picks. | |||||
| Lima · Dec | Lima · Dec | Hit | Hit | Not called | |
| Frames it as grappler against striker and gives Lima more paths to win than a Charriere who lets fights slip. “go Felipe Lima to win this fight. I'll take Felipe Lima to win this fight by decision.” Track record: winner called in 77 of 112 resolved picks. | |||||
| Lima · to win | Lima · Dec | Hit | Not called | Not called | |
| Thinks Lima staying fast, clean and busy stops Charriere ever finding a rhythm. “I feel like this is a Felipe win. So, I'm going to pick Felipe here.” Track record: winner called in 79 of 121 resolved picks. | |||||
| Lima · Dec | Lima · Dec | Hit | Hit | Not called | |
| Sees Lima as more technical everywhere and expects him to out-work Charriere's wilder power style. “I like Felipe Lima a lot in this spot.” Track record: winner called in 75 of 109 resolved picks. | |||||
| Lima · Dec | Lima · Dec | Hit | Hit | Not called | |
| Rates Lima's grappling and pace above Charriere's toughness. “I'm going to go Felipe Lima by decision.” Track record: winner called in 58 of 92 resolved picks. | |||||
| Lima · Dec | Lima · Dec | Hit | Hit | Not called | |
| Gives Lima the rounded-approach edge in an expected close fight. “but I'm going to give the slight lean to Felipe Lima to get it done 29 to 28 here.” Track record: winner called in 60 of 90 resolved picks. | |||||
| Lima · Dec | Lima · Dec | Hit | Hit | Not called | |
| Prefers Lima's tighter kickboxing and grappling to Charriere's chaotic, high-power but less technical style. “But um I'm going to say Lima decision.” Track record: winner called in 30 of 49 resolved picks. | |||||
8 of 8 nailed it.
The experts above are a lens, not credentials we conferred — analyst, fighter or betting desk.
Archive Pre-fight material — kept for transparency.
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- Recent formRecent formWin–loss record over the fighter’s last five bouts, newest first, as carried in their UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- StanceStanceWhich side a fighter leads from — a striking term, not a religious one. Orthodox: right-handed, left foot and hand forward (the common default). Southpaw: the mirror image, right side forward (usually a left-hander). Switch: changes between the two during a fight.
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- Finish rateFinish %Finish rateThe share of a fighter’s wins that ended inside the distance — by KO/TKO or submission — rather than going to the judges’ scorecards. Higher means more finishes.
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- Sig. strikes absorbed / minAbsorbed / minSignificant strikes absorbed per minuteAverage number of significant strikes a fighter takes for every minute of fight time. Lower is better — it means they get hit less often. From UFC/FightMetric career stats.
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- Striking defenseStrike def.Striking defenseThe percentage of opponents’ significant strikes that do not land — strikes slipped, blocked or evaded. Higher is better. Not the same as striking accuracy, which counts your own strikes that land. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Takedown defenseTD def.Takedown defenseThe percentage of opponents’ takedown attempts that are stuffed. Higher means harder to put on the mat. From UFC/FightMetric.
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- Avg. fight timeAvg. timeAverage fight timeThe mean length of the fighter’s bouts (minutes:seconds) — a rough read on whether they tend to finish early or go the distance. From UFC/FightMetric.
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Career stats per UFC.com; recent form is each fighter's last five bouts. Numbers reflect records coming into fight night. Bars compare each stat on a fixed scale; the “Edge” marker flags the leading corner where the gap is meaningful. The snapshot plots five career rates — output, striking defense, durability (strikes absorbed, inverted), takedown defense and finish rate — each normalised on its own scale.
Pre-fight analysis — how we saw it going in
Case for Charriere
Charrière is the busier and heavier hitter: 4.02 significant strikes a minute to Lima’s 2.86, and 0.88 knockdowns per 15 minutes against a man who has never scored one in the UFC. He defends 83% of takedowns — and the last time he fought in Paris he knocked Gabriel Miranda out 27 seconds into the second round and took Performance of the Night.
Case for Lima
Lima is 14-2 and much harder to hit or to hold: 65% striking defence to Charrière’s 54%, 86% takedown defence, and 2.91 significant strikes absorbed a minute against 4.51. A former Oktagon bantamweight champion, his UFC breakthrough was a third-round rear-naked choke of Muhammad Naimov — who fights on this same main card.
What We Were Watching For
- Charrière was knocked out by a Melquizael Costa head kick 1:14 into his last fight, in December 2025.
- Knockdown average: 0.88 for Charrière, 0.00 for Lima across his UFC run.
- Lima has landed 1 takedown from 22 attempts, into Charrière’s 83% takedown defence.
- Both men arrive on a loss, and Nathaniel Wood — fighting on this card’s prelims — beat Charrière on the cards in March 2025.
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