Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Sean Strickland vs Nassourdine Imavov

Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Card

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Sean StricklandWinner

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UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov

Saturday, January 14, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Sean Strickland def. Nassourdine Imavov

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Mark SmithDerek Cleary · 46-49Sal D'amato · 46-49Mike Bell · 47-48Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00

Sean StricklandRound 5Nassourdine Imavov

32 / 81Sig. strikes35 / 65

40%Accuracy54%

35 / 86Total strikes38 / 68

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

1:19Control0:04

6.4Pace / min7.0

95%Control share5%

Sean Strickland

Targethead 84% · body 16% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 84% · clinch 16% · ground 0%

Nassourdine Imavov

Targethead 66% · body 34% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 63% · clinch 37% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Control edgeSean Strickland held 79s of control to 4s.Striking edgeNassourdine Imavov struck at 54% accuracy to 40%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R4

Pace downSean Strickland's significant-strike pace moved -44% from R4 to R5, 6.4 against 11.4 per minute.
Accuracy shiftSean Strickland's significant-strike accuracy moved -17 pts, 40% against 57%.
Defensive driftSean Strickland absorbed significant strikes +52% faster than in R4, 7.0 against 4.6 per minute.
Pace upNassourdine Imavov's significant-strike pace moved +52% from R4 to R5, 7.0 against 4.6 per minute.
Target shiftNassourdine Imavov's head share of landed strikes moved +22 pts, to 66% head with 34% body and 0% leg.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Sean Strickland

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Nassourdine Imavov

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

182Sean Strickland sig. strikes

123Nassourdine Imavov sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+114%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Sean Strickland)