Cannonier vs Imavov

Who won Cannonier vs Imavov?

Nassourdine Imavov beat Jared Cannonier by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Cannonier vs Imavov stats

Jared Cannonier stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Nassourdine Imavov made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Jared Cannonier's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Nassourdine Imavov marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Jared Cannonier's UFC record stood at 10-7-0, while Nassourdine Imavov's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Cannonier had a large advantage in power over Imavov, boasting a 59% knock out percentage over Imavov's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Imavov had an advantage over Cannonier, with a 31% submission rate over Cannonier's 12%.

Jared Cannonier was the older man by 12 years, at 40 years old.

Imavov had a height advantage of 4 inches over Cannonier. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Cannonier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Imavov, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 61 to Imavov's 43.

Cannonier vs Imavov form

Cannonier had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Derek Brunson at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

He was victorious against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Imavov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, his fight against Chris Curtis at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest in the United States.

Before that, he had beaten Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had defeated Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nassourdine Imavov had been fighting more than Jared Cannonier.

Going to this contest, Jared Cannonier had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 7 days ago, while Nassourdine Imavov's last outing had been 5 months and 21 days ago.

Cannonier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Imavov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Cannonier vs Imavov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 10:40 PM EST or 7:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cannonier vs Imavov?

Jared Cannonier was a 21/20 (-100) underdog going into the contest, while Nassourdine Imavov made his way into the ring at 10/13 (-110) with oddsmakers.