Strickland vs Imavov II

When is Strickland vs Imavov II?

Sean Strickland could potentially square off against 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).

Strickland vs Imavov II stats

Sean Strickland would step into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 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 Strickland, with a 44% knock out percentage over Strickland's 38%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Imavov would have an advantage over Strickland, with a 25% submission rate over Strickland's 14%.

Sean Strickland is the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

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

Strickland is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 10 months earlier than Imavov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 51 more professional rounds, 99 to Imavov's 48.

Strickland vs Imavov II form

Strickland has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 312 on 8th February 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had won against Paulo Costa at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

He had defeated Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

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

In his last fight, he won against 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 won 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 beaten 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 defeated 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, Sean Strickland has been fighting more than Nassourdine Imavov.

Sean Strickland last fought 1 month and 6 days ago, while Nassourdine Imavov's last outing was 1 month and 13 days ago.

Strickland's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Imavov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 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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