Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov
Israel Adesanya is 24-6-0; Nassourdine Imavov is 17-4-0 (1 NC). Israel Adesanya is 7 years older than Nassourdine Imavov. Israel Adesanya has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Nassourdine Imavov. Israel Adesanya is 1" · 3 cm taller than Nassourdine Imavov. They have met once: Israel Adesanya 0, Nassourdine Imavov 1.
Style & credentials
- —Purple belt · BJJAndré Galvão
- 2016GLORY Middleweight Contender Tournament WinnerGLORY
- 2015King in the Ring 86 kg III ChampionKing in the Ring
- 2015King in the Ring 100 kg II ChampionKing in the Ring
No background on record
Camp · MMA Factory · FranceSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
3 early stoppages have no logged time
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- L
- L
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya · Aug 18, 2024Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- LUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland · Sep 10, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- WUFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva · Feb 10, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · Jul 6, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WStu DareHex Fight Series 12 · Nov 24, 2017TKO · R1 · 4:53 · Middleweight
- W
- WMurad KuramagomedovWLF E.P.I.C. 4 · May 28, 2016TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Middleweight
- WAndrew Flores SmithGlory of Heroes 2 · May 7, 2016TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WDibir ZagirovWLF E.P.I.C. 2 · Mar 12, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Middleweight
- W
- WGele QingWu Lin Feng · Sep 19, 2015TKO · R2 · 3:37 · Middleweight
- WMaui TuigalamaSep 5, 2015TKO · R2 · 1:25 · Middleweight
- W
- WJohn VakeShuriken Fight Series · Jun 15, 2013TKO
- WJames GriffithsSupremacy Fighting Championship NZ · Mar 24, 2012TKO
- WUFC Fight Night: Imavov vs Borralho · Sep 6, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint Denis · Sep 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs Imavov · Feb 3, 2024Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
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- NC
- LUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov · Jan 14, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis · Feb 20, 2021Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Aldana · Oct 4, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WJonathan MeunierAres FC 1 · Dec 14, 2019TKO · R1 · 4:27
- WMateusz GłuchThunderstrike Fight League 18 · Sep 28, 2019Submission · Welterweight
- WFrancesco DemontisDevil's Cage · Jul 26, 2019Submission · R1 · 2:26 · Middleweight
- WGregor WeibelCity Cage MMA · May 17, 2019Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WGary FormosaCenturion Fight Championship 2 · Nov 4, 2017TKO · R1 · 2:02 · Welterweight
- L
- WPaul LawrenceCenturion Fight Championship 1 · May 13, 2017TKO · R1 · 2:43 · Welterweight
- WYanis CheurfaFight Night One 4 · Apr 8, 2016Submission · R1 · 2:32 · Welterweight
- WSaid Magomed TachaevGladiator Fighting Arena 3 · Mar 5, 2016Submission · R1 · 3:20 · Welterweight
- LAyadi Majdeddine100% Fight 27 · Feb 4, 2016Submission · R1 · 4:49 · Welterweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs Imavov (Sat, Feb 1, 2025), where Nassourdine Imavov won by TKO.
What are the records of Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov?
Israel Adesanya is 24-6-0 and Nassourdine Imavov is 17-4-0 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Israel Adesanya or Nassourdine Imavov?
Israel Adesanya has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Nassourdine Imavov, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Israel Adesanya or Nassourdine Imavov?
Israel Adesanya is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Nassourdine Imavov stands 6'3" · 191 cm.
Who is older, Israel Adesanya or Nassourdine Imavov?
Israel Adesanya is 37 and Nassourdine Imavov is 30.
Who has more finishes, Israel Adesanya or Nassourdine Imavov?
Israel Adesanya has 16 wins inside the distance (16 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Nassourdine Imavov has 11 wins (7 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).