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Light HeavyweightUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. ImavovJanuary 14, 2023

Sean Strickland, Unanimous decision, 5 rounds.

Walking in

Sean Strickland

Record12-5
Strikes landed / min5.59Top third
Strike defence64%Elite
Takedowns / 15 min1.09Mid-pack
Takedown defence85%Top third

Nassourdine Imavov

Record4-1
StreakWon 3 straight
Strikes landed / min4.08Mid-pack
Strike defence63%Elite
Takedowns / 15 min0.95Mid-pack
Takedown defence76%Mid-pack
TellMileage index

Crossed into the heaviest third of head strikes eaten for their age in January 2023, 79 head strikes before that night. Never-yet-stopped fighters carrying that kind of mileage took a first KO in 11.0% of fights; the lightest third ran 15.6%.

What happened

Sean Strickland
Nassourdine Imavov
182/405Sig. strikes123/269
194/420Total strikes131/277
1/1Takedowns0/1
4:12Control0:12
Target
134/347Head67/207
38/48Body41/46
10/10Leg15/16
Position
175/396Distance104/248
7/9Clinch19/21
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