Sean Stricklandvs
Nassourdine Imavov
Sean Strickland def. Nassourdine Imavov (Unanimous Decision)
Light Heavyweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, January 14, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Sean Strickland defeated Nassourdine Imavov by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov, held Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
31-7-0
Record
17-4-0 (1 NC)
2
Win Streak
5
35
Age
30
6'1"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
75"
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Stance
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Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
5.98
SLpM
4.28
42%
Str. Acc.
54%
4.53
SApM
3.17
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.66
TD Avg.
0.74
62%
TD Acc.
32%
68%
TD Def.
81%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
Sean Strickland · 3-2
- WUFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs HernandezSat, Feb 21, 2026TKO · R3 · 2:23 · Middleweight
- LUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2Sat, Feb 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du PlessisSat, Jan 20, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Nassourdine Imavov · 5-0
- WUFC Fight Night: Imavov vs BorralhoSat, Sep 6, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint DenisSat, Sep 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
Common Opponents
Sean Strickland
Nassourdine Imavov
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 25 fights · 9 fights
97.2
Avg sig. strikes
72.8
0.72
Avg takedowns
0.67
1:21
Avg control time
2:12
186
Career high strikes
123
4
Career high TDs
2
Strike Distribution
Sean Strickland
Strike target
Nassourdine Imavov
81%
Head
68%
14%
Body
22%
5%
Leg
10%
Sean Strickland
Strike position
Nassourdine Imavov
92%
Distance
72%
3%
Clinch
17%
5%
Ground
11%
Fight stats
Sean Strickland
Nassourdine Imavov
0
Knockdowns
0
182 of 405
Significant strikes
123 of 269
45%
Sig. strike accuracy
46%
194 of 420
Total strikes
131 of 277
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
4:12
Control time
0:12
Significant strikes by target
134 of 347
Head
67 of 207
38 of 48
Body
41 of 46
10 of 10
Leg
15 of 16
175 of 396
Distance
104 of 248
7 of 9
Clinch
19 of 21
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
24 of 74
Sig. str.
19 of 50
24 of 74
Total str.
19 of 50
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:14
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
22 of 72
Sig. str.
22 of 58
27 of 78
Total str.
27 of 63
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:49
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
47 of 78
Sig. str.
24 of 45
48 of 79
Total str.
24 of 45
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
57 of 100
Sig. str.
23 of 51
60 of 103
Total str.
23 of 51
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:50
Ctrl
0:08
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
32 of 81
Sig. str.
35 of 65
35 of 86
Total str.
38 of 68
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:19
Ctrl
0:04
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)