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.

This was Nassourdine Imavov's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Nassourdine Imavov's UFC record stood at 6-2-0, 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 9 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 76 less professional rounds, 43 to Curtis' 119.

Imavov vs Curtis form

Imavov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Ian Heinisch at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Phil Hawes at UFC Vegas 19 on 20th February 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Curtis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against 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.

Previous to that, he had won against Brendan Allen at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Phil Hawes at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had been defeated by Ray Cooper at PFL 2019 #7 on 11th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 2019 #7 on 11th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 2 round contest at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Nassourdine Imavov had last fought 1 year, 6 months and 10 days ago, while Chris Curtis' last outing had been 2 years and 29 days ago.

Imavov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 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.