Autumn/Fall 2025
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Middleweight
22-2-0
16-4-0

Belts on The Line

UFC Middleweight

The tape

31
Age
28
6' 1" / 185 cm
Height
6' 3" / 191 cm
76" / 193 cm
Reach
75.6" / 192 cm

Full record

SUB 4SD 5KO 2KO 2SUB 3
Form
KO 2UD 3KO 4MD 5NC
22
Wins
16
9
By KO
7
41
KO%
44
11
By Sub
4
50
SUB%
25
2
Losses
4
1
Stopped
0
1
Tapped
1
0
Draws
0
2013
Debut
2016
24
Bouts
21
51
Rounds
48
3 hours, 30 minutes
Fight Time
3 hours, 30 minutes

Current rankings @ Middleweight

-
UFC
5
-
Bellator
-
4
Tapology
5

Dricus Du Plessis vs Nassourdine Imavov preview

When is Plessis vs Imavov?

Dricus Du Plessis could potentially take on Nassourdine Imavov, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

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

Plessis vs Imavov stats

Dricus Du Plessis would step into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 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 a slight advantage in power over Plessis, with a 44% knock out percentage over Plessis' 41%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Plessis would have a large advantage over Imavov, boasting a 50% submission rate over Imavov's 25%.

Dricus Du Plessis is the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Imavov has a height advantage of 2 inches over Plessis. Despite this, both fighters have a equal reach.

Plessis is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Imavov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 3 more professional rounds, 51 to Imavov's 48.

Plessis vs Imavov form

Plessis has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Israel Adesanya at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sean Strickland at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Derek Brunson at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Darren Till at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, 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 had defeated 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 was victorious 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 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.

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 Dricus Du Plessis.

Dricus Du Plessis last fought 5 months and 18 days ago, while Nassourdine Imavov's last outing was 3 days ago.

Plessis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Imavov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Plessis vs Imavov?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Plessis vs Imavov yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

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