Nassourdine Imavov vs. Brendan Allen
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Brendan Allen
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 6 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 22 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 14-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nassourdine Imavov
Distance 80.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 9.6% (norm 10.0%)
Brendan Allen
Distance 82.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nassourdine Imavov
Head 77.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 8.4%)
Brendan Allen
Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Imavov L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Allen L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 573 / 1153 | 49.7% | 40.5% | 682 / 1411 | 48.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 119 / 136 | 87.5% | 70.6% | 68 / 102 | 66.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 92 / 137 | 67.2% | 69.4% | 135 / 189 | 71.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 534 / 1105 | 48.3% | 38.8% | 583 / 1345 | 43.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 155 / 210 | 73.8% | 71.6% | 184 / 231 | 79.7% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 95 / 111 | 85.6% | 83.3% | 118 / 126 | 93.7% | 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Imavov L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Allen L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 527 / 1330 | 39.6% | 39.5% | 805 / 1614 | 49.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 72 | 66.7% | 70.4% | 58 / 81 | 71.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 78 / 106 | 73.6% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 341 / 1055 | 32.3% | 37.9% | 746 / 1547 | 48.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 112 / 184 | 60.9% | 71.3% | 132 / 175 | 75.4% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 128 / 169 | 75.7% | 82.1% | 63 / 79 | 79.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Allen has more cage time on record.