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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov
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Jared Cannonier
Jared Cannonier
17-6 · USA
June 8, 2024 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main event
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Nassourdine Imavov def. Jared Cannonier by KO/TKO (Punches), R4 1:34
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Imavov14/301/100:10
Cannonier21/321/102:05
R2
Imavov28/460/000:00
Cannonier17/320/002:16
R3
Imavov21/321/200:46
Cannonier18/300/001:57
R4 · 1:34
Imavov19/260/000:14
Cannonier8/150/000:00
Total
Imavov82/1342/301:10
Cannonier64/1091/106:18

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
ImavovWin probabilityCannonier
57.7%42.3%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
8%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 18.2 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Imavov, blue toward Cannonier. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Imavov58%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%33%
Submission6%10%
Decision33%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes98 (42133)act 82
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.4)act 2
Cannonier42%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%44%
Submission2%5%
Decision21%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes87 (37119)act 64
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~185 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R216%
R39%
R45%
R53%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.5%
Imavov
53.1%-115
Cannonier
+11546.3%
Most takedownstie 47.0%
Imavov
37.1%-233
Cannonier
+23316.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Imavov
Expected: 97.8
98
Over 98
39.4%
+153
Exactly 98
0.5%
push
Under 98
60.1%
-153
0123245
Cannonier
Expected: 87.4
87.5
Over 87.5
39.7%
+152
Under 87.5
60.3%
-152
0110219
Takedowns — over/under
Imavov
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
29.1%
+198
Exactly 1
13.1%
push
Under 1
57.7%
-198
035
Cannonier
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
22.4%
+347
Under 0.5
77.6%
-347
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 18.2 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Imavov57.7%54.3%+3.4-130
Cannonier42.3%45.7%−3.4+110

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
75.2Striking70.4
Imavov +4.8
58.7Grappling39.3
Imavov +19.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ImavovCannonier
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1571
Pound-for-pound
1621
1582
Divisional
1624
1524
Striking offense
1537
1501
Striking defense
1494
1500
Grappling offense
1466
1526
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
28 yrs
Age
40 yrs
6'3"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.53
Strikes landed / min
4.68
54%
Strike accuracy
52%
3.26
Strikes absorbed / min
4.13
62%
Strike defense
60%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
0.44
32%
Takedown accuracy
43%
77%
Takedown defense
63%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
63%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
40%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
357
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Nassourdine Imavov
  • WRoman DolidzeM-DEC R5
    Close -1724mo before
  • LSean StricklandU-DEC R5
    Close -1371y 5mo before
  • WJoaquin BuckleyU-DEC R3
    Close -2551y 9mo before
  • WEdmen ShahbazyanKO/TKO R2
    Close -1202y 7mo before
  • WIan HeinischKO/TKO R2
    Close +1322y 10mo before
Jared Cannonier
  • WMarvin VettoriU-DEC R5
    Close +1071y before
  • WSean StricklandS-DEC R5
    Close -1181y 6mo before
  • LIsrael AdesanyaU-DEC R5
    Close +3991y 11mo before
  • WDerek BrunsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1642y 4mo before
  • WKelvin GastelumU-DEC R5
    Close -1492y 10mo before
Imavov — win / loss by method
Record: 13-4-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
31% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
31% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
5win2loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (60%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(50%) 1
Cannonier — win / loss by method
Record: 17-6-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 2 losses
W
59% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
12% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 4 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
10win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(67%) 4
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Imavov
Cannonier
8
UFC fights
16
121.1 min · 15.1 avg
Octagon time
206.1 min · 12.9 avg
10y 6m
Career length
15y 1m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Imavov
Cannonier
95W–22L · 81.2%
Overall
298W–68L · 81.4%
61W–15L · 80.3%
Wins
186W–44L · 80.9%
34W–7L · 82.9%
Losses
112W–24L · 82.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Imavov
Cannonier
48W–19L · 71.6%
Overall
61W–36L · 62.9%
36W–15L · 70.6%
Wins
61W–36L · 62.9%
12W–4L · 75.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Imavov
Cannonier
6.04
Landed / min
5.06
48.2%
Accuracy
47.9%
63.0%
Defense
60.3%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.36
52.4%
Time at distance
74.9%
Grappling & control
Imavov
Cannonier
0.87
Takedowns / 15 min
0.44
31.8%
Takedown accuracy
42.9%
76.9%
Takedown defense
63.3%
1.49
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
39.0%
Control share
30.8%
Strike target map
Imavov
  • Head66%(360)div 63%
  • Body22%(120)div 20%
  • Legs13%(69)div 17%
Cannonier
  • Head63%(604)div 63%
  • Body21%(202)div 20%
  • Legs16%(159)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Nassourdine Imavov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Jared Cannonier
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.