Gastelum vs Imavov

When is Gastelum vs Imavov?

Kelvin Gastelum could potentially fight Nassourdine Imavov, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Gastelum vs Imavov stats

Kelvin Gastelum would step into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Nassourdine Imavov would make his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggest Imavov would have an advantage in power over Gastelum, with a 44% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 32%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Gastelum would have a slight advantage over Imavov, with a 26% submission rate over Imavov's 25%.

Kelvin Gastelum is the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Imavov has a height advantage of 6 inches over Gastelum. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Gastelum is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Imavov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 28 more professional rounds, 76 to Imavov's 48.

Gastelum vs Imavov form

Kelvin Gastelum has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sean Brady at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Curtis at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had been defeated by Robert Whittaker at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 was victorious against 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 won 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Nassourdine Imavov has been fighting more than Kelvin Gastelum.

Kelvin Gastelum last fought 9 months and 8 days ago, while Nassourdine Imavov's last outing was 1 month and 29 days ago.

Gastelum's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Imavov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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