Bookmakers made Israel Adesanya a favourite against Nassourdine Imavov when they face off in their fight on Saturday 1st February 2025 at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov.
He is currently 8/15 (-190) to win the fight outright, while you can get 6/4 (+150) on Nassourdine Imavov if you fancy the small upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 63% chance of Adesanya winning while giving Imavov a 37% chance.
Adesanya opened as the favourite at 8/15 (-190).
Imavov opened at 6/4 (+150).
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 185 pounds (12.95 stones or 84.09 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
Full UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov Odds
Main Event
Israel Adesanya is currently 8/15 (-190) to beat Nassourdine Imavov, while Imavov is currently 6/4 (+150) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Adesanya vs Imavov Head To Head
Israel Adesanya steps into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Nassourdine Imavov will make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.
The stats suggest Adesanya has a large advantage in power over Imavov, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Imavov's 40%.
Israel Adesanya is the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.
Adesanya has a height advantage of 1 inch over Imavov. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Adesanya is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Imavov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 34 more professional rounds, 80 to Imavov's 46.
Adesanya vs Imavov betting form
Adesanya has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.
In his last fight, he lost to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.
Going into that contest, he had won against Alex Pereira at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.
Before that, he had been defeated by Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
He had beaten Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Imavov has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he defeated Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.
Previous to that, he was victorious against Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 4th round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.
Going into that contest, he had won against Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Before that, his fight against Chris Curtis at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.
He had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest in the United States.
Who's been more active?
In terms of recent activity, Nassourdine Imavov has been fighting more than Israel Adesanya.
Israel Adesanya last fought 4 months and 3 days ago, while Nassourdine Imavov's last outing was 2 months and 22 days ago.
Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.
Imavov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.
