Hawes vs Imavov

Who won Hawes vs Imavov?

Phil Hawes beat Nassourdine Imavov by majority decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 19, on Saturday 20th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Phil Hawes.

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).

Hawes vs Imavov stats

Phil Hawes stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Nassourdine Imavov made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 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.

Phil Hawes' UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Nassourdine Imavov's came in at 8-2-0.

The stats suggested Imavov had a massive power advantage over Hawes, boasting a 33% knock out percentage over Hawes' 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Imavov had a massive advantage over Hawes, boasting a 44% submission rate over Hawes' 0%.

Phil Hawes was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Imavov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Hawes. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Hawes was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Imavov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 21 less professional rounds, 27 to Imavov's 48.

Hawes vs Imavov form

Imavov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this 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, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Chris Curtis at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Going into that 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.

Before that, he had beaten Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had defeated Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Activity check

Imavov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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