Who won Imavov vs Curtis?
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 loses 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 loses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.
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 at 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 year and 7 months later than Curtis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 75 less professional rounds, 39 to Curtis' 114.
Imavov vs Curtis form
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 had defeated 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 defeated 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 beat 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 beaten 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
Curtis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 20 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.
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