Middleweight

Nassourdine Imavov

Last fought: Sep 2025

RECORD

Pro

17-4-0 (1 NC)

UFC

9-2-0

Age

Height

6'3"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	15:15
Fight Completion Rate	79.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.05
% Fights Inside the Distance	33.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	77-28 (73.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	60-21 (74.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	13-5 (72.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	59.4%
% Time in Control	15.6%
% Time Controlled	25.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	38.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.27
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.84
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.42
Distance Strike Accuracy	49.7%
Distance Strike Defense	60.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.34
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.29
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.98
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	6.29
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.46

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Nassourdine Imavov League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Nassourdine Imavov
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	32.1%
Takedown Defense	81.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7
Submission Attempts/15min	1.0
Control Time/15min	2:20
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	44.4%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	55.6%
Avg Fight Time	15:15
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.5
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	90.5%
Control Time/Fight	2:24

Fight History

WIN

vs. Caio Borralho

UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho • Sep 2025Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Nassourdine Imavov81/16250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:29

Caio Borralho66/16640%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	10/18	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Caio Borralho	6/22	27%	0/2	0:51	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Caio Borralho	7/30	23%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Nassourdine Imavov	13/31	42%	0/0	0:02	—
	Caio Borralho	17/38	45%	0/1	0:22	—

R4	Nassourdine Imavov	24/44	55%	0/0	0:27	—
	Caio Borralho	12/32	38%	0/1	0:00	—

R5	Nassourdine Imavov	21/43	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Caio Borralho	24/44	55%	0/0	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Israel Adesanya

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov • Feb 2025Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:30

Nassourdine Imavov15/3148%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:44KD 1

Israel Adesanya26/5052%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	8/21	38%	0/3	0:40	—
	Israel Adesanya	20/44	45%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	7/10	70%	0/0	0:04	1
	Israel Adesanya	6/6	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brendan Allen

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis • Sep 2024Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nassourdine Imavov57/8666%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:47

Brendan Allen30/5258%TD 1/10Ctrl 6:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brendan Allen	4/5	80%	1/1	4:45	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	23/33	70%	0/0	3:32	—
	Brendan Allen	8/19	42%	0/3	0:17	—

R3	Nassourdine Imavov	33/50	66%	0/0	2:15	—
	Brendan Allen	18/28	64%	0/6	1:04	—

WIN

vs. Jared Cannonier

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov • Jun 2024Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 1:34

Nassourdine Imavov82/13461%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:10

Jared Cannonier64/10959%TD 1/1Ctrl 6:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	14/30	47%	1/1	0:10	—
	Jared Cannonier	21/32	66%	1/1	2:05	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	28/46	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	17/32	53%	0/0	2:16	—

R3	Nassourdine Imavov	21/32	66%	1/2	0:46	—
	Jared Cannonier	18/30	60%	0/0	1:57	—

R4	Nassourdine Imavov	19/26	73%	0/0	0:14	—
	Jared Cannonier	8/15	53%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Roman Dolidze

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov • Feb 2024Middleweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Nassourdine Imavov112/18959%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:52KD 1

Roman Dolidze34/15222%TD 0/4Ctrl 10:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	51/75	68%	0/0	1:10	1
	Roman Dolidze	8/33	24%	0/1	1:28	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	9/22	41%	0/0	0:10	—
	Roman Dolidze	5/30	17%	0/0	2:43	—

R3	Nassourdine Imavov	20/33	61%	0/0	0:31	—
	Roman Dolidze	8/29	28%	0/0	2:17	—

R4	Nassourdine Imavov	14/26	54%	0/0	0:27	—
	Roman Dolidze	6/31	19%	0/0	2:33	—

R5	Nassourdine Imavov	18/33	55%	0/0	1:34	—
	Roman Dolidze	7/29	24%	0/3	1:10	—

vs. Chris Curtis

UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana • Jun 2023Middleweight

CNC • Rd 2, 3:04

Nassourdine Imavov57/8468%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:22

Chris Curtis26/6143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	29/36	81%	3/4	2:07	—
	Chris Curtis	15/32	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	28/48	58%	0/0	0:15	—
	Chris Curtis	11/29	38%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Sean Strickland

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov • Jan 2023Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Nassourdine Imavov123/26946%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12

Sean Strickland182/40545%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	19/50	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	24/74	32%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	22/58	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	22/72	31%	1/1	1:49	—

R3	Nassourdine Imavov	24/45	53%	0/1	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	47/78	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Nassourdine Imavov	23/51	45%	0/0	0:08	—
	Sean Strickland	57/100	57%	0/0	0:50	—

R5	Nassourdine Imavov	35/65	54%	0/0	0:04	—
	Sean Strickland	32/81	40%	0/0	1:19	—

WIN

vs. Joaquin Buckley

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa • Sep 2022Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nassourdine Imavov51/10947%TD 2/7Ctrl 3:56

Joaquin Buckley46/17426%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	15/35	43%	0/1	0:43	—
	Joaquin Buckley	10/48	21%	0/2	0:22	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	14/30	47%	1/1	2:10	—
	Joaquin Buckley	10/45	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Nassourdine Imavov	22/44	50%	1/5	1:03	—
	Joaquin Buckley	26/81	32%	0/1	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 • Nov 2021Middleweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 4:52

Nassourdine Imavov42/6367%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:56

Edmen Shahbazyan22/3563%TD 1/5Ctrl 2:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	18/31	58%	0/0	0:39	—
	Edmen Shahbazyan	17/24	71%	1/3	1:43	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	24/32	75%	0/1	3:17	—
	Edmen Shahbazyan	5/11	45%	0/2	0:51	—

WIN

vs. Ian Heinisch

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw • Jul 2021Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:09

Nassourdine Imavov39/9641%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:11

Ian Heinisch24/5246%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	16/35	46%	0/0	0:39	—
	Ian Heinisch	14/25	56%	0/2	1:03	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	23/61	38%	1/1	0:32	—
	Ian Heinisch	10/27	37%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Phil Hawes

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis • Feb 2021Middleweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nassourdine Imavov57/9361%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Phil Hawes31/5457%TD 4/7Ctrl 11:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	9/19	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Phil Hawes	16/24	67%	2/2	3:38	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	16/25	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Phil Hawes	6/11	55%	1/4	4:15	—

R3	Nassourdine Imavov	32/49	65%	0/0	0:07	—
	Phil Hawes	9/19	47%	1/1	3:13	—

WIN

vs. Jordan Williams

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana • Oct 2020Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Nassourdine Imavov68/11062%TD 1/8Ctrl 4:51

Jordan Williams30/9831%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Nassourdine Imavov	10/17	59%	1/5	1:41	—
	Jordan Williams	14/26	54%	0/1	1:11	—

R2	Nassourdine Imavov	29/45	64%	0/2	2:20	—
	Jordan Williams	7/27	26%	0/2	0:50	—

R3	Nassourdine Imavov	29/48	60%	0/1	0:50	—
	Jordan Williams	9/45	20%	0/0	0:23	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com