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Why Marco Tulio's takedown defence is the key variable against JunYong Park
Can Marco Tulio keep the fight standing against JunYong Park's 1.69 takedowns per 15 minutes? What the tape, the archive and the round statistics say ahead of UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Magomedov on Dec 5, 2026, and which markets the answer touches.
- LRoman KopylovU-DEC R3 · May 26
- LChristian Leroy DuncanKO/TKO R2 · Nov 25
- WTresean GoreKO/TKO R2 · Apr 25
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The setup
On Saturday, December 5, 2026, UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Magomedov brings Marco Tulio (14-3-0) and JunYong Park (19-7-0) together at middleweight on the prelims at ANB Arena in Riyadh, scheduled for three rounds.
The card carries 12 bouts in our tables, with this pairing on the prelims. The bout is listed as announced in the PropBetEdge schedule.
The question this preview works through is whether Marco Tulio can keep the fight where 0% takedown defence says it will struggle to stay, against a 1.69-takedowns-per-15 opponent. Career-to-date round statistics are on file for both fighters, so that comparison is two-sided.
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Tale of the tape
- Record: Marco Tulio 14-3-0 · JunYong Park 19-7-0
- Age: Marco Tulio 32 · JunYong Park 35
- Height: Marco Tulio 6'0" · JunYong Park 5'10"
- Reach: Marco Tulio 74.5" · JunYong Park 73"
- Stance: Marco Tulio Orthodox · JunYong Park Orthodox
- Listed weight: Marco Tulio 186 lbs · JunYong Park 185 lbs
Reach is close to even (74.5" to 73"), so neither fighter starts with a length edge and the striking exchanges begin from the same distance. Both fight orthodox, so lead hands mirror and the rear-hand exchanges are conventional.
Recent form
Our archive has 6 completed UFC bouts for Marco Tulio, 4 wins and 2 losses. 3 of those wins came inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO), a 75% finish rate on archived wins. He has been finished once in the archive. He last fought on May 9, 2026 and lost to Roman Kopylov by unanimous decision in round 3. That puts him 210 days out by fight night.
- L vs Roman Kopylov — unanimous decision, R3 (May 9, 2026, UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland)
- L vs Christian Leroy Duncan — KO/TKO, R2 (Nov 8, 2025, UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown)
- W vs Tresean Gore — KO/TKO, R2 (Apr 12, 2025, UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes)
- W vs Ihor Potieria — KO/TKO, R1 (Jan 11, 2025, UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2)
- W vs Matthieu Letho Duclos — KO/TKO, R2 (Aug 28, 2024, Dana White's Contender Series: Season 8, Week 3)
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