Imavov vs Buckley

Who won Imavov vs Buckley?

Nassourdine Imavov beat Joaquin Buckley by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night Paris, on Saturday 3rd September 2022 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 in favor of the winner Nassourdine Imavov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Imavov vs Buckley stats

Nassourdine Imavov stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Joaquin Buckley made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Nassourdine Imavov's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Joaquin Buckley marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Nassourdine Imavov's UFC record stood at 8-2-0, while Joaquin Buckley's came in at 11-4-0.

The stats suggested Buckley had a large advantage in power over Imavov, boasting a 73% knock out percentage over Imavov's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Imavov had a massive advantage over Buckley, boasting a 36% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Nassourdine Imavov was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Imavov had a height advantage of 5 inches over Buckley. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Imavov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 4 months later than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 48 to Buckley's 61.

Imavov vs Buckley form

Buckley had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3opponents and going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Stephen Thompson at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Before that, he was victorious against Alex Morono at UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson on 7th October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had won against Andre Fialho at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Imavov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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