Imavov vs Allen

Who won Imavov vs Allen?

Nassourdine Imavov beat Brendan Allen by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 28th September 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Nassourdine Imavov.

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 Allen stats

Nassourdine Imavov stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Brendan Allen made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

This was Nassourdine Imavov's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Brendan Allen marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Nassourdine Imavov's UFC record stood at 7-2-0, while Brendan Allen's came in at 12-3-0.

The stats suggested Imavov had a large advantage in power over Allen, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Allen's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Allen had a large advantage over Imavov, boasting a 58% submission rate over Imavov's 29%.

Nassourdine Imavov was the same age as Brendan Allen, at 28 years old.

Imavov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Allen. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Imavov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 months later than Allen, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 46 to Allen's 68.

Imavov vs Allen form

Imavov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 4th round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Roman Dolidze at UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Imavov on 3rd February 2024 by majority decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, his fight against Chris Curtis at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

Before that, he had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest in the United States.

He had defeated Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Brendan Allen had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had defeated André Muniz at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brendan Allen had been fighting more than Nassourdine Imavov.

Going to this contest, Nassourdine Imavov had last fought 4 months and 26 days ago, while Brendan Allen's last outing had been 6 months and 28 days ago.

Imavov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Imavov vs Allen start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:10 PM UTC , which was 5:10 PM EST or 2:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Imavov vs Allen?

Nassourdine Imavov was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Brendan Allen made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.