Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Nassourdine Imavov
Nassourdine Imavov
“The Sniper”
17-4-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Nassourdine Imavov def. Joaquin Buckley (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Joaquin Buckley
Joaquin Buckley
“New Mansa”
21-8-0
Saturday, September 3, 2022
Accor Arena, Paris, France

Nassourdine Imavov defeated Joaquin Buckley by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa, held Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Accor Arena, Paris.

Fight stats

Nassourdine Imavov
Joaquin Buckley
0
Knockdowns
0
51 of 109
Significant strikes
46 of 174
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
26%
68 of 142
Total strikes
55 of 183
2 of 7
Takedowns
0 of 3
29%
Takedown accuracy
0%
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:56
Control time
0:29
Significant strikes by target
40 of 90
Head
27 of 145
9 of 13
Body
8 of 13
2 of 6
Leg
11 of 16
36 of 88
Distance
44 of 171
8 of 10
Clinch
2 of 3
7 of 11
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 35
Sig. str.
10 of 48
21 of 42
Total str.
13 of 51
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:43
Ctrl
0:22
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
14 of 30
Sig. str.
10 of 45
25 of 56
Total str.
12 of 47
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
2
Sub. att
0
2:10
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
22 of 44
Sig. str.
26 of 81
22 of 44
Total str.
30 of 85
1 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:03
Ctrl
0:07

Judges' Scorecards

Ben Cartlidge
#ImavovBuckley
1109
2109
3910
Total2928
Derek Cleary
#ImavovBuckley
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Mark Collett
#ImavovBuckley
1109
2109
3910
Total2928

Media Scores

17
Imavov
–
0
Buckley
●29–28 Imavov×17
All 17 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

89%
Imavov
2%
Draw
9%
Buckley
133 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Imavov80.5%●29–28 Buckley8.3%●30–27 Imavov6%●29–27 Imavov2.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
95%
Imavov
R2
93%
Imavov
R3
92%
Buckley

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-4-0 (1 NC)
Record
21-8-0
5
Win Streak
0
30
Age
32
6'3"
191 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
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Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

4.28
SLpM
3.62
54%
Str. Acc.
36%
3.17
SApM
3.10
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.74
TD Avg.
1.43
32%
TD Acc.
45%
81%
TD Def.
70%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Nassourdine Imavov · 5-0
  • W
    Caio Borralho
    UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs BorralhoSat, Sep 6, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Israel Adesanya
    UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs ImavovSat, Feb 1, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Middleweight
  • W
    Brendan Allen
    UFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint DenisSat, Sep 28, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Jared Cannonier
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs ImavovSat, Jun 8, 2024
    TKO · R4 · 1:34 · Middleweight
  • W
    Roman Dolidze
    UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs ImavovSat, Feb 3, 2024
    Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Joaquin Buckley · 3-2
  • L
    Sean Brady
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kamaru Usman
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs BuckleySat, Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Colby Covington
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleySun, Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 4:42 · Welterweight
  • W
    Stephen Thompson
    UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 2:17 · Welterweight
  • W
    Nursulton Ruziboev
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs NascimentoSat, May 11, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 17 fights
66.1
Avg sig. strikes
42.5
0.55
Avg takedowns
1.12
2:23
Avg control time
1:17
123
Career high strikes
86
2
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Nassourdine Imavov
Strike target
Joaquin Buckley
70%
Head
62%
20%
Body
28%
10%
Leg
10%
Nassourdine Imavov
Strike position
Joaquin Buckley
71%
Distance
75%
16%
Clinch
6%
13%
Ground
19%