Cannonier vs Imavov

When is Cannonier vs Imavov?

Jared Cannonier will take on Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 8th June 2024 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville.

The fight will be contested over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Cannonier vs Imavov stats

Jared Cannonier steps 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 will make 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.

Jared Cannonier's UFC record currently stands at 10-6-0, while Nassourdine Imavov's comes in at 5-2-0.

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

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Imavov will have an advantage over Cannonier, with a 31% submission rate over Cannonier's 12%.

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

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

Cannonier is 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 has fought 18 more professional rounds, 57 to Imavov's 39.

Cannonier vs Imavov form

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

In his last fight, he 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 has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat 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, he beat Chris Curtis at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by majority decision in the 2nd round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

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 recent activity, Nassourdine Imavov has been fighting more than Jared Cannonier.

Jared Cannonier last fought 10 months and 17 days ago, while Nassourdine Imavov's last outing was 3 months and 1 day ago.

Cannonier's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Imavov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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