Nassourdine Imavov vs Sean Strickland
Nassourdine Imavov is 17-4-0 (1 NC); Sean Strickland is 31-7-0. Sean Strickland is 5 years older than Nassourdine Imavov. Sean Strickland has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Nassourdine Imavov. Nassourdine Imavov is 2" · 5 cm taller than Sean Strickland. They have met once: Nassourdine Imavov 0, Sean Strickland 1.
MiddleweightMet once
Ask UFCalendar AI
Style & credentials
Nassourdine Imavov
No background on record
Camp · MMA Factory · FranceSean Strickland
BoxingBJJMMA
- —Black belt · BJJRicardo Feliciano
- 2023UFC Middleweight ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
- 2012King of the Cage Middleweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
- 2012King of the Cage Interim Middleweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
70%81%
Head
20%14%
Body
10%5%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Nassourdine Imavovlast 8 fights
67%24%9%
Sean Stricklandlast 10 fights
78%18%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Nassourdine Imavov· from fights outside the UFC Sean Strickland· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.285.98
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nassourdine Imavov · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.174.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nassourdine Imavov · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.740.66
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nassourdine Imavov · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
32%62%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nassourdine Imavov · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
81%69%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nassourdine Imavov · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.000.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Nassourdine Imavov · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.28
Strikes landed / min5.98
3.17
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.53
0.74 / 2.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.66 / 1.1
32%
Takedown accuracy62%
81%
Takedown defence69%
2:23
Control time / fight1:21
1.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
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
Nassourdine Imavov12 UFC fights · 784 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
48%377/886
13%102/157
12%94/110
Clinch
9%67/84
7%51/51
0%1/1
Ground
11%90/135
0%2/2
0%0/0
Sean Strickland25 UFC fights · 2430 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
74%1790/4753
13%327/506
5%122/156
Clinch
3%66/105
0%10/10
0%2/2
Ground
4%107/178
0%6/7
0%0/0
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
Nassourdine Imavov12 of 21 ended early · 57%9 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
Sean Strickland18 of 38 ended early · 47%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Nassourdine Imavov5-0
- 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
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- 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, 2019SUB · Welterweight
- WFrancesco DemontisDevil's Cage · Jul 26, 2019SUB · 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, 2016SUB · R1 · 2:32 · Welterweight
- WSaid Magomed TachaevGladiator Fighting Arena 3 · Mar 5, 2016SUB · R1 · 3:20 · Welterweight
- LAyadi Majdeddine100% Fight 27 · Feb 4, 2016SUB · R1 · 4:49 · Welterweight
Sean Strickland3-2
- WUFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland · May 9, 2026Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez · Feb 21, 2026TKO · R3 · 2:23 · Middleweight
- LUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 · Feb 9, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
- WUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland · Sep 10, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov · Jan 14, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland · Dec 17, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Strickland · Feb 5, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hall vs Strickland · Jul 31, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka · May 1, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Hall vs Silva · Oct 31, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis · Nov 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 15, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · Feb 22, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WMatt LaglerKOTC: Split Decision · Aug 29, 2013TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Middleweight
- WYusuke SakashitaKOTC: Worldwide · Jul 5, 2013Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WBill AlbrechtKOTC: Restitution · Feb 7, 2013TKO · R1 · 2:41 · Middleweight
- WJosh BryantKOTC: Unification · Dec 8, 2012Split Decision · Middleweight
- WBrandon HuntKOTC: Hardcore · Apr 26, 2012TKO · R1 · 3:24 · Middleweight
- WBrandon HuntKOTC: Steel Curtain · Dec 17, 2011TKO · R1 · 3:48 · Catchweight
- WBrett SbardellaKing of the Cage · Aug 6, 2011TKO
- WDonavin HawkeyKOTC: Platinum · Nov 25, 2010SUB · R1 · 1:21 · Middleweight
- WAdriel MontesKOTC Underground 63 · Oct 2, 2010TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Light Heavyweight
- WJorge InterianoLong Beach Fight Night · Jan 3, 2010DEC
- WWilliam WheelerKOTC Underground 45 · Oct 3, 2009SUB · R1 · 1:55 · Light Heavyweight
- WBrandon EllsworthKOTC Underground 33 · Mar 14, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:28 · Middleweight
- WTyler PottettKOTC Underground 20 · Mar 22, 2008SUB · R2 · 1:53 · Welterweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Nassourdine ImavovSean Strickland
Frequently asked questions
Have Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov (Sat, Jan 14, 2023), where Sean Strickland won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland?
Nassourdine Imavov is 17-4-0 (1 NC) and Sean Strickland is 31-7-0.
Who has the longer reach, Nassourdine Imavov or Sean Strickland?
Sean Strickland has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Nassourdine Imavov, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Nassourdine Imavov or Sean Strickland?
Nassourdine Imavov is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Sean Strickland stands 6'1" · 185 cm.
Who is older, Nassourdine Imavov or Sean Strickland?
Sean Strickland is 35 and Nassourdine Imavov is 30.
Who has more finishes, Nassourdine Imavov or Sean Strickland?
Nassourdine Imavov has 11 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Sean Strickland has 16 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).
More comparisons
Sean Strickland vs others