Fighter profile

Nassourdine Imavov

“The Sniper”

Middleweight · UFC record 9-2 (1 NC) · 12 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 6 Sep 2025

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)86

Power74

Striking defense80

Takedown defense88

WrestlingProvisional measure66

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (12 detailed fights; as of Sat 6 Sep 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED88.1

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED95.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Reach: 190 cm (6'3")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 30

Last 3: W W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

12 detailed UFC fights · 39 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 6 Sep 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed20.1significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.9per round

Striking differential+5.2per round

Takedown attempts0.72per round

Takedown defense81.4%of attempts stopped

Finish rate44.4%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 20.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.9
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +5.2
Striking accuracy: 55.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 58.7%
Knockdowns per round: 0.05
Target: head / body / leg: 68.1% / 19.8% / 12.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 73.1% / 15.2% / 11.7%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.72
Takedowns landed per round: 0.23
Takedown accuracy: 32.1%
Takedown defense: 81.4%
Control time per round: 0:44
Submission attempts per round: 0.31
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-2-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 44.4%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 0 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 0 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 2 / 0
Average fight time: 15:17 (over 11 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Nassourdine Imavov — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 6 Sep 2025	Caio Borralho	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho
Sat 1 Feb 2025	Israel Adesanya	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 0:30	UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
Sat 28 Sep 2024	Brendan Allen	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
Sat 8 Jun 2024	Jared Cannonier	W	KO/TKO Punches	R4 1:34	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov
Sat 3 Feb 2024	Roman Dolidze	W	M-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov

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Nassourdine Imavov — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 10 Jun 2023	Chris Curtis	NC	CNC	R2 3:04	UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana
Sat 14 Jan 2023	Sean Strickland	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
Sat 3 Sep 2022	Joaquin Buckley	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
Sat 6 Nov 2021	Edmen Shahbazyan	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R2 4:52	UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
Sat 24 Jul 2021	Ian Heinisch	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:09	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
Sat 20 Feb 2021	Phil Hawes	L	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
Sat 3 Oct 2020	Jordan Williams	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana

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