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UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland
25-5 · USA
VS
January 14, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
204.0lb
Weigh-in
194.0lb
Sean Strickland def. Nassourdine Imavov by U-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Strickland24/740/000:14
Imavov19/500/000:00
R2
Strickland22/721/101:49
Imavov22/580/000:00
R3
Strickland47/780/000:00
Imavov24/450/100:00
R4
Strickland57/1000/000:50
Imavov23/510/000:08
R5
Strickland32/810/001:19
Imavov35/650/000:04
Total
Strickland182/4051/104:12
Imavov123/2690/100:12

Scorecards

Strickland vs Imavov

RdDerek ClearyMichael BellSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R210-99-1010-99.6-9.4
R310-910-910-910-9
R410-910-910-910-9
R59-109-109-109.2-9.8
Total49-4648-4749-4648.7-46.3

Media (20 cards) · avg 48.546.5 · 20 Strickland · 0 Imavov

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Strickland-Imavov.

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
StricklandWin probabilityImavov
46.8%53.2%
KO / TKO
56%
Submission
7%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 15.6 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 Strickland, blue toward Imavov. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Strickland47%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%51%19%
Submission3%6%5%
Decision20%43%22%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes81 (34110)act 182
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.8)act 1
Imavov53%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO32%61%21%
Submission4%8%13%
Decision17%31%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes78 (33106)act 123
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~159 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R215%
R314%
R48%
R55%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Strickland
50.6%-104
Imavov
+10448.8%
Most takedownstie 46.9%
Strickland
28.4%-115
Imavov
+11524.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Strickland
Expected: 81.0
81
Over 81
39.4%
+152
Exactly 81
0.6%
push
Under 81
59.9%
-152
0102203
Imavov
Expected: 78.0
78
Over 78
39.5%
+152
Exactly 78
0.6%
push
Under 78
59.9%
-152
098196
Takedowns — over/under
Strickland
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
34.8%
+187
Under 0.5
65.2%
-187
035
Imavov
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.0%
+213
Under 0.5
68.0%
-213
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 15.6 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
Strickland46.8%44.9%+1.9+112
Imavov53.2%55.1%−1.9-137
By method
Strickland by KO/TKO26.2%19.4%+6.8+325
Strickland by submission3.4%5.2%−1.8+1489
Strickland by decision17.2%21.8%−4.6+278
Imavov by KO/TKO29.8%20.9%+8.9+293
Imavov by submission3.8%13.1%−9.3+529
Imavov by decision19.6%19.7%−0.1+318
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds79.0%70.2%+8.8-301
Over 2.5 rds63.6%59.5%+4.1-176
Over 3.5 rds50.1%51.3%−1.2-121
Over 4.5 rds42.2%45.9%−3.7+104
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision36.8%44.3%−7.5+111

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
70.7Striking77.5
Imavov +6.9
57.3Grappling61.6
Imavov +4.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StricklandImavov
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1631
Pound-for-pound
1566
1551
Divisional
1514
1531
Striking offense
1514
1489
Striking defense
1500
1476
Grappling offense
1518
1595
Grappling defense
1523
Physical
31 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'3"
76"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.59
Strikes landed / min
4.08
41%
Strike accuracy
55%
4.18
Strikes absorbed / min
2.43
64%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.09
Takedowns / 15 min
0.95
63%
Takedown accuracy
24%
85%
Takedown defense
76%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.4
Form & résumé
71%
UFC win rate
80%
-2
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
28
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean Strickland
  • LJared CannonierS-DEC R5
    Close -10328d before
  • LAlex PereiraKO/TKO R1
    Close -1286mo before
  • WJack HermanssonS-DEC R5
    Close -25011mo before
  • WUriah HallU-DEC R5
    Close -2021y 5mo before
  • WKrzysztof JotkoU-DEC R3
    Close -2641y 8mo before
Nassourdine Imavov
  • WJoaquin BuckleyU-DEC R3
    Close -2554mo before
  • WEdmen ShahbazyanKO/TKO R2
    Close -1201y 2mo before
  • WIan HeinischKO/TKO R2
    Close +1321y 6mo before
  • LPhil HawesM-DEC R3
    Close +1011y 11mo before
  • WJordan WilliamsU-DEC R3
    Close +1052y 3mo before
Strickland — win / loss by method
Record: 25-5-0

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
40% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
16% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (67%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (23%)Submission() 0
3 (23%)Decision() 0
Imavov — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
4 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Strickland
Imavov
17
UFC fights
5
234.9 min · 13.8 avg
Octagon time
63.0 min · 12.6 avg
18y 4m
Career length
10y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Strickland
Imavov
273W–73L · 78.9%
Overall
58W–15L · 79.5%
207W–58L · 78.1%
Wins
49W–13L · 79.0%
66W–15L · 81.5%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Strickland
Imavov
83W–34L · 70.9%
Overall
48W–19L · 71.6%
83W–34L · 70.9%
Wins
36W–15L · 70.6%
0W–0L
Losses
12W–4L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Strickland
Imavov
6.22
Landed / min
5.64
39.0%
Accuracy
46.7%
65.4%
Defense
65.7%
0.26
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
80.4%
Time at distance
44.4%
Grappling & control
Strickland
Imavov
1.09
Takedowns / 15 min
0.95
63.0%
Takedown accuracy
23.5%
85.1%
Takedown defense
76.2%
0.26
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.38
62.0%
Control share
44.3%
Strike target map
Strickland
  • Head84%(1,102)div 64%
  • Body11%(139)div 19%
  • Legs6%(73)div 16%
Imavov
  • Head76%(195)div 64%
  • Body18%(47)div 19%
  • Legs6%(15)div 16%

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

Sean Strickland
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Nassourdine Imavov
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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