Strickland vs Imavov

Who won Strickland vs Imavov?

Sean Strickland beat Nassourdine Imavov by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 14th January 2023 in the United States.

The scorecards were announced as 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 in favor of the winner Sean Strickland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Strickland vs Imavov stats

Sean Strickland stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Nassourdine Imavov made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Sean Strickland's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Nassourdine Imavov marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Sean Strickland's UFC record stood at 16-6-0, while Nassourdine Imavov's came in at 7-2-0.

The stats suggested Imavov had a slight advantage in power over Strickland, with a 42% knock out percentage over Strickland's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Imavov had an advantage over Strickland, with a 33% submission rate over Strickland's 16%.

Sean Strickland was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Imavov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Strickland. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Strickland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 10 months earlier than Imavov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, 94 to Imavov's 46.

Strickland vs Imavov form

Strickland had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Uriah Hall at UFC Vegas 33 on 31st July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He was victorious against Brendan Allen at UFC Vegas 14 on 14th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Strickland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Imavov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Strickland vs Imavov?

Sean Strickland was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Nassourdine Imavov made his way into the ring at 3/4 (-130) with oddsmakers.