Imavov vs Curtis

Who won Imavov vs Curtis?

The fight between Nassourdine Imavov and Chris Curtis finished in a no contest at UFC 289 on Saturday 10th June 2023.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Imavov vs Curtis stats

Nassourdine Imavov stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Chris Curtis made his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Nassourdine Imavov's UFC record stood at 5-2-0, while Chris Curtis' came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Curtis had an advantage in power over Imavov, with a 57% knock out percentage over Imavov's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Imavov had a large advantage over Curtis, boasting a 33% submission rate over Curtis' 3%.

Nassourdine Imavov was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Imavov had a height advantage of 5 inches over Curtis. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Imavov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years and 7 months later than Curtis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 80 less professional rounds, 39 to Curtis' 119.

Imavov vs Curtis form

Curtis had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by in the 2nd round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Imavov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Imavov vs Curtis?

Nassourdine Imavov was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Chris Curtis made his way into the ring at 29/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.