Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

1 Feb 2025

Middleweight

50%

Adesanya

50%

Imavov

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 2 · 0:30

Israel Adesanya

"The Last Stylebender"

24 – 6

6'4"80" reachSwitch37 yrs4-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 63

Nassourdine Imavov

"The Sniper"

17 – 4

Well-Rounded5-fight win streak30 yrsOrthodox75" reach6'3"

CFR 64

★ Official Result

Nassourdine ImavovwinsKO/TKOR2 · 0:30

def. Israel Adesanya · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Adesanya

→

Actual result

Imavov wins

KO/TKO · R2

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Adesanya at 50% vs Imavov at 50% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

Adesanya has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 17 points.

Risk flags

Adesanya's chin rating of 18 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

AdesanyaImavov

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Adesanya

Imavov

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'4"+

Height

6'3"

80"+

Reach

75"

Age

+30

Switch

Stance

Orthodox

Adesanya

Imavov

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

63.4

63.8

61.2

Performance Avg

56.4

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

Adesanya

Imavov

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

5.2

/ 10

6.1

/ 10

4.7

Style: Pressure

5.6

6.3

Style: Volume

6.1

5 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

4 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

6Distance2

0Clinch0

0Ground5

Adesanya

Imavov

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

1.5

/ 10

1.3

/ 10

1.0

Wrestling Style (/10)

0.9

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

0.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Adesanya

Imavov

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

2 consec. KOs

Verdict

Never stopped

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R3.0 stoppage

KO round context

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Most recent fight

Last KO loss

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

19/30 fights

Chin rating based on

12/21 fights

Adesanya

Imavov

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

4-fight 📉 slide

Current form

5-fight 🔥 win streak

L · KO · R2

L · Sub · R4

L · Dec · R5

W · KO · R2

Last 5

W · Dec · R5

W · KO · R2

W · Dec · R3

W · KO · R4

W · Dec · R5

Adesanya

Imavov

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

39%

44%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Adesanya

Imavov

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

5.2

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

6.1

1.5

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

1.3

1.0

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

0.9

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

4.7

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

5.6

6.3

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

6.1

Adesanya

Strike Zones

Imavov

Adesanya

Attacking

6 landed

Absorbing

7 absorbed

Imavov

Attacking

7 landed

Absorbing

6 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Adesanya targets the body (50% of attacks) — Imavov absorbs 50% of strikes there

🎯Imavov targets the head (86% of attacks) — Adesanya absorbs 86% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Adesanya

RND

Imavov

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Adesanya · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Joe Pyfer

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · 2026-03

L · KO · R2

Nassourdine Imavov

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · 2025-02

L · Sub · R4

Dricus Du Plessis

Submission

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08

L · Dec · R5

Sean Strickland

Decision

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · 2023-09

W · KO · R2

Alex Pereira

KO/TKO

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · 2023-04

Imavov · Last 5

W · Dec · R5

Caio Borralho

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho · 2025-09

W · KO · R2

Israel Adesanya

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · 2025-02

W · Dec · R3

Brendan Allen

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · 2024-09

W · KO · R4

Jared Cannonier

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov · 2024-06

W · Dec · R5

Roman Dolidze

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov · 2024-02

News & Media

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