Imavov vs Allen

Who won Imavov vs Allen?

Nassourdine Imavov beat Brendan Allen by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 28th September 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 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 Allen stats

Nassourdine Imavov stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Brendan Allen made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

This was Nassourdine Imavov's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Brendan Allen marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Nassourdine Imavov's UFC record stood at 8-2-0, while Brendan Allen's came in at 12-4-0.

The stats suggested Imavov had a large advantage in power over Allen, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Allen's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Allen had a large advantage over Imavov, boasting a 58% submission rate over Imavov's 29%.

Nassourdine Imavov was the same age as Brendan Allen, at 29 years old.

Imavov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Allen. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Imavov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 months later than Allen, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 23 less professional rounds, 48 to Allen's 71.

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Imavov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Allen's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Imavov vs Allen start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:10 PM UTC , which was 5:10 PM EST or 2:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Imavov vs Allen?

Nassourdine Imavov was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Brendan Allen made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.