Heinisch vs Imavov

Who won Heinisch vs Imavov?

Nassourdine Imavov beat Ian Heinisch by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Vegas 32, on Saturday 24th July 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Heinisch vs Imavov stats

Ian Heinisch stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Nassourdine Imavov made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Nassourdine Imavov marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Ian Heinisch's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Nassourdine Imavov's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Heinisch had a slight advantage in power over Imavov, with a 36% knock out percentage over Imavov's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Imavov had a large advantage over Heinisch, boasting a 44% submission rate over Heinisch's 14%.

Ian Heinisch was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Imavov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Heinisch. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Heinisch was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year earlier than Imavov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 41 to Imavov's 48.

Heinisch vs Imavov form

Imavov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Israel Adesanya at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious 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.

His fight against Chris Curtis at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

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Heinisch's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Imavov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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