Jared Cannonier vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jared Cannonier
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.3 wins over .500
Nassourdine Imavov
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.39 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jared Cannonier
Distance 88.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 10.3%)
Nassourdine Imavov
Distance 80.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.6% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jared Cannonier
Head 76.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 8.4%)
Nassourdine Imavov
Head 77.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cannonier L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Imavov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1007 / 2223 | 45.3% | 40.5% | 573 / 1153 | 49.7% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 146 / 186 | 78.5% | 70.3% | 119 / 136 | 87.5% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 92 / 113 | 81.4% | 69.1% | 92 / 137 | 67.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 779 / 1918 | 40.6% | 38.9% | 534 / 1105 | 48.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 252 / 341 | 73.9% | 71.7% | 155 / 210 | 73.8% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 214 / 263 | 81.4% | 83.3% | 95 / 111 | 85.6% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Cannonier L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Imavov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1137 / 2668 | 42.6% | 39.5% | 527 / 1330 | 39.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 83 / 127 | 65.4% | 70.9% | 48 / 72 | 66.7% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 57 / 98 | 58.2% | 69.0% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 870 / 2369 | 36.7% | 37.9% | 341 / 1055 | 32.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 233 / 328 | 71.0% | 71.3% | 112 / 184 | 60.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 174 / 196 | 88.8% | 82.1% | 128 / 169 | 75.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cannonier has more cage time on record.